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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01

John Habberion states with the sol
,mnlty OF firm conviction that mos
lultocs are extremely frightened by
dragon nles aud will not come within
Yards Of them. lie says that one or two
.rled dragon lies suspended from nnc
eilk under the roof Of an open porch
Infested with mosquitoes will scare an
d the little pests away, and they Will
not come back while the dragon ilies
are there. This. be says, he has tried
with surprising results. u Is a we'll
known fact that dragon flies are pre-
tatory and voraclous Insects. aud that
they subsist largely upon gnats, midi
yes and mosquitoes. and % Is but nat
iral that the mosquito. who IS a wise
insect. should regard the spindle. "
darning needle or dragon ny ne the
small bird regards the hawk.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01
AN Thlas. to Ter Mhn M.l,..

The irony Of fate forms a strong leay.
en- In the story which comes from Kan
sas about the luck Of Mrs. H. n Leon.
ard. While engaged In the task Of
searching among lot OF old letters she
discovered that her brother had de.
posted IN a Trenton (Tennl bank. in
1868. $4,000. Not long ailcrward ne
was killed In the civil war. Inquiries
ELECTED the fact that the bank was stlll
In existence and had sought the de.
poaitor's heirs In vain. In this story
yc have first the tragic fate OF the
nan who owned the money. and then
The ill-siarred career OF Mrs. Leonardo
husband. who. having only las, fan Sc
cured divorce from her TO enable him
20 marry another woman. was mur.
cred within two months Of his second
larriage, Mrs Leonard since the loss
her husband by divorce. has been
obliged TO adop, the arduous profession
washerwoman Now she alone az
u the parties concerned. comes on,
head,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01
A TRIUMPHANT SPOUSE.
lie wished the Mayor surcc" In the
Encounter

lie wished the Mayor success, In the
Encountcr.
Il Is not often that a defeated and
suhdued husband makes written ac-
acknowledgement Of the superior physl-
cal and intellectual ability Of his wife
hut an anomalous instance Of this hin
has become public through the medium
Of letter received by the mayor oi q
western city. says the New York World
The letter came from q town that doe
not appear on the map OF the county
In which Il % located. and u roadi
as follows;
Mr. Mayor ot the city. kind and re.
spocted sir. VIII You plecze ancei
back and Oct me know u thare Is q
woman out thare Of the name OF Sar,
Jane Smith. but pleeze do not let hei
kno that have wrote this for O. might
stir her mp TO come back heer wich G.
not dczircd by her husband. wich /,
me. have took the last mawling
dezire TO take at her hans for { Low
peace She Is 2 woman OF a good deal
OF ability an odgucation an am not
or she wood not OF fooled me so. She
got me to sine paper the kontents
Of witch was a bin OF sall an powr {
Atturney OF an ! got on crth, an che
No out an want 10 kno II she
Is out thare. n so pleozo to 90 an gii
tina, there bin OF sail an powr OF At
turney away from hlr and send u 10
me an the Lord will bless you an
will send you dollars an % sen,s
on viii do az much for you some day.
Go armed fer sary Jane ways las and
\ pounds an II you rlle her you won't
elt The bin Of sail an you will be IN
dolnger. Try 10 HOAX an petit her into
giving up the papers Ter II she eits
real rllcd the hole state melisehy with
The eovnor AZ lis head couldn't bulge
hlr. BE gentle with hir Pleese don't
mention me for she nigh, come back
n sou aid. Win rcspccks 10 your
family ~ horin ycrt' come oui ~ rlie
with sals Jaae rgmaiu Tours until
doth REUBEN SMITH"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01

Cincinnati claims to have the strong
est man Ia the world, Sandow not exc
cepted. His name IA Henry Holtgrewe,
and he holds not only the gold medal
II the state Of Ohio for lifting. but also
the sandow gold medal for foais Of
strength. Sandow gave the latter TO
him to defend II against all comers,
and he is now prepared TO defend Il
against sandow himself. He Is 80
years OF age. and was born In Osna-
bruck, Prussia lie came TO Cincinnati
twelve years ago. When a lad at school
In Germany he showed the strength Of
three boys and his father had the same
reputation. but he did not make any
special effort at the development OF
bis natural strength until two years
ago. when the sandow-Montgomory
lnibrosllo attracted public attention
For several years he has been known
for HE strength. due 10 the facility
with which he handled furniture and
lounges about his saloon. but he has
never belonged 10 a gymnasium. Two
years ago he fitted up a training room
IN the yard IN the rear Of bic saloon,
and his training has been entirely ac-
cording TO bis own judgment Since
he met SandOw he has continued his
exercise with greater zest, and can now
10 all the feats OF strength Sandow did
then ard more.
He Is about Ave feet six inches IN
height His chest expansion Is an inch
more than Shadows. and he measures
one inch more around the muscles Of
the arm. lie can M dead weight,
with one hand that other strong mer
cannot lift with two. One OF his foati
Is 10 lifi a dumb-bell weighing s0i
pounds with one hand. and put Il above
his head. then to let one man Of l5l
pounds hang on TO each end. lie take
o 900 pound dumb-bell. puts Il straight
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01
nRseps WORMS FoR SALE.



FOR batting Purposes
From the Lewiston Journal. Josiah
CrowGyc q farmer living nearly three
miles from this place. enioys the repu-
t1tion of being the only angleworm
raiser In Maine. he occupies an old
farm and uses sort Of primitive hot.
house for hir worm colony The box
in which DE kept them covered the door
Of the old forcing house and was built
four feet deep and flled with soil TO
within eighteen inches OF the top. Dur
Ing last spring and summer Crewdye
and his boys gathered the festive
might walkers" In large quantities and
whenever any blowing was done the
bows walked behind with pals aud
giihoso. az the worms. which we're
forthwith transferred 20 the incubator
Crcwdye estimates that he put three
barrels OF walkers into this incubator
during the summer. From Dec. / 10
Jan. /. 1896. Crcwdye sold thirty-cisht
quarts OF worms at 81 a quart Fisher
men left orders at Charles Blanks
Z grocery On the village Tor Crewdye. AMI
he brought Ia the worms TO on all de-
manGs When the cold snap came on
q In February and the thermometer rnu
down 60 ~ degrees below zero the
worms were all right and kept on mul.
tiplyiug and thriving The day after
Christmas Crowdye's son Karl was In
the incubator watching his father re-.
move the manure from the box. intend.
Ing 10 replace 1t with frcsl. TIL.
work was called feeding the crawl.
ess." Kari played on his harmonica
making quite noise. and was lur'
prited. rs was his father to observe thu
worms working mp out Of the ground
their head sticking out about two
inches. while they swayed their nCall
TO and fro AZ II tickled 20 death 70 heal
the music. When the boy ceased play
Ing the worms slipped back into theli
warm beds. This story was told ant
was doubted until a reporter saw IN,
story verified. The led with his moutl
organ seemed 10 have the Same efiec
upon the might walkers" as the win,
instruments used by Hindoo snake
charmcrs have upon the scrpents tina
roam undisturbod In the Orient.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01
HENRY nnLTnREWr

r'er his head with one hand. and lies
0own upon his back and rises again
without letting the weight touch the
h1or. lie takes a 25O-pound dumb-beu,
puts d across his neck aud shoulders.
balances man on each end
two others midway. and one IN the
center. and walks backward and for
ward across the room.
Recently he had built q platform
after the style Of Shadows Il weighs
200 pounds On this be places hio dumb
bells. which weigh 1000 pounds. aud
eight men. Eho weigh 1900 pounds.
and lifts the whole weight with his
shoulders.
Holtgrewe Is a great hero In unpro-
fossional clrclcs In Cincinnati. and his
friends have for some time been urg-
ing him TO make a public declaration
o. bis strength. He Is quiet and un
sssuming. but leaves Cincinnati with
absolute confidence In his ability TO ca
iablish bis claim 10 heing the strongcs:
man IN the world.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01

Lewis Barney a farmer OF Narrows-
burg n. Y. recently purchased a bicy-
Gle for his daughter Susie. contrary to
his wifo's wishes The young woman
and Mr. Frank Webb. her aiIanced.
had planned an clopement for Sunday
afternoon. but Mrs Barney had Sc.
GREETED her daughters wheel during tho
forenoon and refused to produce Il.
When informed OF what had occurred
young webb determined 10 overcome
an obstacles. and that evening APP
poared with a tandem at a nelghbor's,
where Miss Barney was calling. and
after a ride OF three miles they were
married. Mr.. ana Mrs Webb then rode
back 10 the barney homestead aud were
forgiven.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01

Henley Is the foremost amateur row.
Ing regatta in the world. II was estab-
lished In 1889 by the citizens Of Henley
contributing 100 guineas for the pur-
chase o. a trophy. which became the
Grand challenge cup. TO be raced for
annually Ny eight cared crews. Suisse
quently other trophies were added: In
~. Stewards Challenge cup for fours;
Diamond Challenge sculls in ~; Silver
Go. .c,s for pair-oars In '45; also. In
Ladies' Challenge Plate FOR eight-oared
crews: IN ~. Visitors Challenge Cup
for fours. In 50. Wyfold Challenge
Cup Tor fours: In GS Thames challenge
cup for clgh,s. OF these. all are
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01

ienlloI Is practically absorbed In tho
race track. betting on the races Is by
no means the only form Of speculation
'"dulge In. invest my surplus money
ovhat largely In stocks. and have
se,l proper .onately successful in that.
Everything | have gone into on Wall
street has made me good monoy. |
snatch and study stocks. especially In
the winter months. as closely as | do
horses In the summcrO My most suc-
cessful season was three years ago. I
quit SiGS.000 winner. was $4,000
ahead before the Morris Park meet, |
lost $4,000 there the last three days.
! always figure expenses with tho
losses. Just to illustrate the ups and
downs OF the business | will say that
six years ago. the first year the Eliza
beth. n. j.. track opened. started In
there. then went 10 Linden then to
Brooklyn and az the end OF the three
meets was 100000 winner. but In the
fall was loser on the season. The
biggest wager ever had bookmaker
take from me was taken by Riley
Grammar. on Clifford against Domino
In the special race at sheepshead bay
In 1894. placed a single wager OF
$4,000 with him and lost Mike
Dryer made the biggest wager ever
heard Of. and believe II was the larg-
est bet ever made by one man on a
single race Il was at Sheepshead Bay
eight or nine years ago, when he bet
$4,000 on Joe Cotton, lie won, but as
the odds were twelve and fifteen 10 one
he did not make a great deal. The next
Pttsburg Phil thinks professional
betting on horse racing a perfectly
legitimate business. and has no apollo
giles to offer for engaging in Il.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01

This Is today the only English boating
trophy on this side the ocean.
1SSl.-Carncll sent 70 Henley q four
cared crew that had the previous year
won the American intercollegiate re-
gatta on Lake George. II lost at Hen
ley. as well as on the continent
lS95-Cornen sent an oight-oared
crew to Henley. entering only for the
Grand Challenge Cup. This crew won
rs FIRST heat from LoandCr By what
may be technically called. suppose.
default It's second heat was against
Trinity hail; at the half-mile. pulling
forty-four TO Trlnlty's thirty-eight
strokes. Cornell led by half a length.
AZ the mile pulling the same number
Of strokes, Trinity had closed the gap
and was beginning TO leave Cornell.
whereupon Cornell collapsed.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01
noslar. Llr, I.,nr,r rh,n n,,...

The death Of Dr.. Reynold salmon AZ
the age OF loo has revived the discus.
sion regarding the length OF life Of
medical men. Dr., saltymann. an Eng.
lishman, says tina, during the sixteenth
century doctors averaged 90 years and
9 months. In The seventeenth century
the average was IS years and 5 month";
and now It Is Sc years and 7 month";
Thls gradaal Increase Il attributable 10
. better knowledge oi preventive medl.
sinea--Nsw York World.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01

4 test case was recently decided IN
the Supreme Court Of New York State.
Special Term. In the matter Of the
Rochester Whist Club against the
County Treasurer. IN which @ was held
that a mans club was his home, and
that a regularly incorporated club or
gunization did not come under the
provisions Of the Rainos excise law.
The decision as handed down by Judge
Dayy. says that the application for an
order directing the County Treasurer II
Monroe County 10 issue n liquor tax
certificate TO the Rochester whist Club.
under chapter ne Of the laws Of 1896.
r. denied. and the writ or certiorarl
wanted herein IS Quashed but without
costs 10 either party" The case was
instituted solely 10 test the law In rs
relations 10 social clubs
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01

BLACK balllng." But then very few
men are black balied" In arisiocrauc
clubs. The member who proposes
and the member who seconds
candidates name generally get
quiet tip" from the membership COM
mlttee or some member Of the board OF
governors. that his candidate Is going
to be opposed, and so withdraw the
name before It comes to q vote. This
Is hanging up"
The Ardsley Casino Is one OF the
most "sgagger" clubs in the summer
resorts around New York. The mag
nlncent clubhouse Is In a beautiful
park OF 200 acres overlooking the Hud-
zen at Ardsley. midway between Dobbs
Ferry and lrvingion. The great park.
shaded by thousands OF giant trees, Is
inclosed by a high granite wall. and
there Is a stone lodge and lodgckecp-
or at the main gate. The membership
well. the membership includes that
portion OF New York's -Four Hundred
which reside along the Hudson, be-
tween Yonkors aud Sing Sing In The
GUNNER time
The officers are: President. Philip
Schuyler: ylce-proSident. a. l.. Barber;
treasurer. Fred l.. Eldr.dge. secretary,
Cyrus Field Judson. executive COM
mittee. John d. Archibald. George II.
fairs. DR.. Roderick Terry Gen. sam
i'homas. G. C. Worlhnglon, and Sen.
Calvin S. Brloo
7. officers refuse TO give the names
% the men who had proposed Col In
gersoll. or OF those who had objected Ia
his candidacy.
Col. lngcrsoll WAS seen al his SUM
mor home, near the village OF Dobbs
Ferry. yesterday afternoon.
Were you one Of the gentlemen whu
signed the original prospectus for "a,
Casino?" he was asked
Col lngersoll paused for a moment
aud then replied: Some time last
year \. l.. Barber asked me to sign d
paper Tor the purpose OF organizing 0
Casino club. and also asked me to SUB.
scribe for some OF the stock. sub.
1cribed for $1,000. payable when call.
ed for. Some month aftorward I re-.
-eived notice asking me to pay one
half Of my subscription sent a checl
FOR $500. Last winter was away from
home most o. the time. In my ahsenc,
the check was returned. with the state
ment that my name had been propose,
Tor membership, but there was no see
ond.
"Anerwarl I was informed tina
some action was taken by the govern
ne committee. so that aid not Obtain
/ A second. and so Tar as know the mat
ter there rests. I never asked TO be-
member. never asked anybody TO pro
pose my name. and never said a wor,
On the subject To anybody.
Il have also been informed tina
,ome Of the committee objected to M
on account OF my views about orth0
loxy. II It Is true. find no fault
These gentlemen. being Christians
have simply acted In accordance wit
their creed or crced8"
Mr.. Judson. when asked about Co
lngCrsolrs rejection, said:
THE colonels name was propose
md then Withdrawal. but | don't kno,
why Col. lngorsol's son-in-law. Wa,
1on II. Brown. was elected a mombo
Of the club a few weeks ago. under
stand that he came In In the colonel
place The family Is represented. any
how"
There was some feeling anon
certain members on account OF N
coloners religious views" said Nj
Barber. "and his name was temperate
withdrawn. ! do no, consider the ma
Ter as settled by any means"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01

A number Of ladies who form tho
Reading Glass Of Ray Ridge. near New
York city. being anxious TO raise
money Tor the establishment OF o free
library. have started a gardon-truck
market and are selling Ia products In
the vicinity. Their own carriages are
used In the work Of distribution Wa
have heard Of attempts to extract sun.
shine from cucumbers. and OF the fail.
uros which ensucd Il Is to be hopel
that these ladies will meet with better
success Their free library, considering
the circumstances which surround i,s
origin. should provide a salad" Of tho
most comprehensive and appotiEing
Kind, for local literary palatcs.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01
nae onuRcH oF BID. spIRIro.
An Imposing Festival on a saiars nay
In Florenae.

IN Florence.
One day In Florence ] went with
fcllow-couniryman 10 the church OF ST.
splriio. says the Cornhill Magazine.
II was the saints festival. Outside
the morning was hot and still, and you
could hear the larks over the red eartn
and blossoms Of tho distant fields ana
gardens. Across the churchs thresh-
old. however all was yellow with can
die light The atmosphere was Slckiy
sweet and hot. thanks TO incense, now
crs warm humanity and the multitude
of untlmely tapcrs a woman knel'
By my side and prayed audihly Tor Ger
tain desirable blessings. with hcf
bright eyes upon the richly garbeu
officiating Clergy by the altar Two OF
three amazed tourists stood and con-
templaied the candles the worshipers
and the clergy through opera glasses,
passing remarks between their views.
heard a British youth whisper. What
rot" none too quietly. Anon the fune-
ton at the altar reached It's zenith.
The worshlpers seemed to hold their
breath. what was coming next
Why. this: The reverend bishop
showed symptoms OF fatigue or
Fuiiocation. Instantly two Of the
lesser clergy relieved him OF his
mltrc. the one then respectfully wiped
his episcopal brow. while the other with
the palm OF his hand smoo,hed his
sleek hair at the back Afterward the
function proceeded. In the evening
this same church was decorated oxter-
nally. also with countless lights to its
woatheryanc There was 70 wind to
spoil the garish spectacle but there
was a vast assemblagc OF the faithful
ana the dllcttanii In the space about
the church and an inanity Of tokens Of
Joy. The word Bella was banded
from tongue 10 tongue. and from thell
eyes you would have thought the PEG.
pie had received "a national and per.
sonal boon OF the highest kind They
we're the llneal ancestors Of those i'm
/ pulsye men and women who COO and
more years ago. when Cimabuc's MA
donna" was ready for It's shrln,
escorted q. with incredible reloicIul
and the music Of trumpets. FROM ht
studio TO the church OF St Baria No
/ yolla. They recognized In this sad
faced virgin the source Of new emo
/ lions. and as such d was exceedingly
welcome quite apart from u.s. religion
character.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01

w NhAhaf % fheataF.
The large audience present IN Ne.
leGer's theaier Chicago. recently was
iAcn by surprise when Rev DR.
homas united In marriage C. Il Al.
81 and Mrs Jennie Harklns After
70 sermon had been delivered and The
cred hymn closed the people vera
alling FOR the bcnedlctlon when The
as'or signed to couple who durlns
he service had occupied seats near the
entrance to the private boxes Taklns
'holr position on the stage. Or. Thomas
reformed the marriage ceremony ana
acy were pronounced man ana wife
he bride and groom we're congra,u.
yea by friends In the audience and
alRed out Of the building with ,hs
hers Of the congregation.
McNicker's thoa,er Is used suna,,
'enoons by members Of the peopIe's
ureh OF which nr. Thomas "a pastor
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01

Some papers have printed the alleged
advice Of an ex-racer. who Is on the
stan Of ar eastern paper. to use soap
upon the chain instead OF graphite. u
the links appear to require a lubricant.
Every man or woman who takes that
advice should be permitted TO turn in
an expense account against the paper.
Soap contains water and some free pot
ash. so that It's application means OK
idization Just aa certainly as II water
were 10 be poured upon the metal
There Is no reasonable excuse wiz
soap should be substituted for graphite
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01

Friend -"How's business now. Old
boyg bad as ever?'
Manufacturer - NO; doing better
han We were
"Glad to hear that You told me some
weeks ago that your mills w,ro run
ling az a loss"
mo loss now; not a halipcnny."
Prices gone up?'
NO. Men are on strike"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01

The record stands as follows. reclud.
Ing this years race:
is69,--A Harvard varsity eight
rowod oxford over the regular Oxford
Cambridge four-mile Thames course.
and was defeated by six seconds
iS16.-Firs, Trinity College Of Cam
bridge University sent a four-oared
frrw 70 our Centennial regatta At phll-
eieiphia. and wss defeated BY a Yale
four. 81 which Cook. Robert J.. the pres.
mt faie cearh, wee stroke.
isis. Columbia seal q foul-oared
crew % kuRland which succeeded Ia
nIns|ns ne Visitors Challenge Cup.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01
LIVES by ALoosE HIP.
ruis {, out OF Joint At wuI aud Then
Col ccts Damages

fnis Il Out 81 Joint 40 wili and Thea
Col ccts Damages
Frank Flannery has done up Gulh-
RE, OKLA, and Wichita. Kan, for over
one thousand dollars In a novel man
uer Flannery is a respectable looking
man who pretonds TO be travelling as
a post office inspector for the govern
menL AFTER being In Wichita a few
days he was found lying ON one OF the
sidewalks OF the city with his hip ont
OF Joint. and near by him was a loose
board on the sidewalk. In the courst
OF few days he began a damage suit
against the city. but on the advice OF
the city physician a compromise wa1
effected for $500. when he got the
money he disappeared. and the next
day was found on the sidewalk al
Guthrie with his hip dislocated again
a similar compromise was made Will
him there. II now turns out that Flan.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01

OF 'fltlhuuib Ihiif
the greatest OF turf plungers. not ex-
cepting Riley Grammar. who. however
Is a good second.
Pittsburg Pills real name 10 George
L. Smith, and not Phil at ALL His latect
exploit was winning $4,000 on Sir
Walter In the Brooklyn handicap. Tho
next Monday he lost $4,000. and after
the Sir Walter win he lost eighteen
straight races and all his Sir Walter
money went gllmmerinE. That does not
trouble Pittsburg Phil. however. Moth
ing does. He is a sport to the back
bone and bears his losses like a philoa-
opher II his face Is q true Indication,
his carelessness is not al assumed.
Time has dealt lightly with him. and
he does not look his 81 years
In recent Interview plttsburg Phil
said: 1T was sixteen years ago that
began betting ON horse races and then
! had only about $40 or si5. ala no.
make my FIRST wager until had stud.
led the horses thoroughly End formed
my own judgment wa1 thoroughly
convinced that had picked the win
ner but I bet according TO my capital
just few dollars.
Il was successful and / have been
successful ever siEce-Without doubt.
the most successful man who ever
I played the races In this country
went from my $40 bet 90 500 WAGER
and then TO $500. ana quickly into the
thousands. During an these years
have listened TO no advice. though 80
has been offered to ne By the whole.
sale. have listened to no tips frcu
the stables. have stayed away from
the stables have listened TO no own.
ers or jockeys. Their opinions are al-
ways biased. | have relied solely 1i
my own judgment. formed by carefully
watching the horses ana knowing