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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-10

An epidemic ~ generosity ls rarln-
Ia Great britain within a period only
extending over a few days Sir Blun.
dell Maple has contributed flgl 900 q,
University College Hospital: Lord
lyoaEh has distributed a sum ~ RS 600
between two charitable institutions
and Lady wallace has bc1ucathei 10
the nation a collection valued 40 seycr.
40 millions OF money Moreover tho
Mansion House Fund Tor tho Relief Of
,ho Famine in India has already roach.
D1 o. sum 0yc- 100000. uo,w.ihr,ari.
IHr Coo u0ur1''r numerous appeals 'or
subscriptions which are bs.re made O,
,hr public Ia connection With Che ru.
U.'Ur D1wmruUuf..1. The total
auHm. contributed tbfHrrh hr Nan.
Uan E.Hs. Cor lar.IIef ofihe nurr,
.r IuIa In i,.1-s was t5lse0b The
rapid accumulation 90 tlJ fund on this
occasion s causing csucra m-pr.se.
and little loub, is fclt that q h.rher
figure viii Dc reached than was a,-
ta.uCi 10 those years.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-10

Mrs Patrick Campbell has been In.
'cr'iewed-this time Tor the English
illustrated Magazine. she has beep
talking Of course. about the characters
she has unprecedented. and tells us that
ne iavorites are Juliet. Rosalmd and
Lady Toazle For the rest: DO YOU
know how ! revcl IN comedy! You
would not have thought Ia No. don't
say you are like some OF the
critics who viii have Il can only DO
Mrs. TanQueray. That was a lovely
part, own; so too, was Mrs Ebbsmlth.
But believe memo. dont-wat ana
see Only, when you think Of me- don't
lct Il be as the heroine OF melo-
dramal You had better believe tho
critics than that"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-10

Most Of the worlds supply Ct plau-
mum comes from the southern part Of
the ural Mountains. In Russia. Ae-
ooidlng 70 the report Of the Russian
ministry % finance. the increased De.
ma1d for the metal In 1895 raised the
price Tor the raw material 70 nearly
$500 pound. and yet only 300 pounds
Of % were produced during the year. In
fact. the production foll Oh largely from
that OF the preceding year. Platinum
u.s. also found 90 California. IN South
America and in n1rnco. Il was first
heard 81 in Europe in 1888. when Uuoa.
o. spanish explorer carried home speci-
mons from Peru
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-10
LAKE MICHIGAN.
The Means by which q {. Made p,v,g.
able AN the Year Round.


able AN the Year Round.
Navigation on Lake Michigan h new.
or closed. Steamers run back and forth
across the lake and between the ports
On the west shore Of the lake during
the entire winter with remarkable reg
ularity The first attempts AZ winter
navigation In the trans-lake routes
were made by the Detroit and Milwau-
kee Railroad Company and by the now
defunct Engelmann Transportation
Company many years ago. and the sue.
cess OF winter ventures became estab-
lished as the character Of the steamers
was improved and Developments we're
made In marine englnery. Now winter
navigation proceeds almost uninter-
ruptedly, and the new car ferries steam
back and forth with little regard for
weather or 10, ice The success OF the
car ferries on Lake Michigan and the
car ferry which dehea winter In the
Straits OF Macklnac IL probably the
cause Of the announcement that nero-
uations are IN progress looking to the
construction OF ice-brcaking freight
steamers that will enable their owners
10 keep them in commission on the
Lake Superior and lswer lake route
during the winter. The report ls With
out foundation.
There De- vast difference between the
navigation o. Lake Michigan from one
shore TO the other and along l,s west
shore and the navigation Of the great
lakes throughout their lengths and
through the inter-lake channels. Ice
breaking Is expensive. and occasionally
The fee foes defy the crushing powers
OF the best Of the so-called ice break
ora. One o. the car ferries was recent.
y stalled by a foe near Menomlnee.
which deied not oaly the steamer. but
The explosive power Of dynamite. The
trouble OF winter navigation on the
chain OF lakes would occur In the IN
ter-lake channels and Ia the canals
owing 20 the cloggIng effects OF the Ice
% would be- almost impossible 10 oper-
ate canals during midWintor.
Another and very serious bar 10
general lake navigation IN winter Is
the prevalence OF snow-storms. during
which nothing whatever can be seen.
Snow Is more obstructive 20 the sight
than fog and during a driving snow.
storm Il Is Impossible 10 see anything
ahead. even In the daytime. Winter
navlgaiors on Lake Michigan. who are
never out OF sight OF land for any great
length Of time. experience their chief
annoyahce from snow-storms. They
manage 10 steam into port when snow
Us flying thick. because OF their famu.
iarlty with the route. but they occasion
ally get into trouble while they are
wrapped In the tumulious privacy OF
the storm"
II does no. follow. by any means
that because winter navigation is sue
cessful on Lake Michigan Il can be
made successful Ia the upper and lower
lake service.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-10
BADooNs IN SOUTH ArnloA
Tho Farmer IA, inue Cause q, Lon.
Them.

~ '1G 4 " ~ RIGA
Tho Farmer Has tlte Cause 20 Low.
Them.
While poilun O. most lgrrtI.sIy usal
on South African farms arlins, bur.
rowing creatures Of thc jarkai Kind
balloons are best dealt with IN omen
warfare with the riao and large baboon
hunting parties are often formed
among ugishborIng farmer. 1yr
Chambers Journal A short dcrerlp.
lion ~ one % these baboon hunts NAV
be OF Interest 90 readers Boa the mother
country and Will give them an II,, ~
some " The outdoor experience of
their colonial cousins iu f.rm.rr dis.
iricis between Cape Town and tha yaaf
river Tho special character of b7ta8,
hunting s derived ron tLp fact tb,i
balloons are generally found in iarr.
troops. numbering up 90 cirlty or 100
" more. ln some of tho l1rr01 frrur
The snoeuUhsrg agd Commas pare
fangos in t'0 Midland districts 0f Old.
colony. Tor instance. Goo rocky trarfr..
and k11lcs covered with bush and
bowldcrs are often infested ly anon
troops So long as Troy are Isft unt.s.
turbed in their tr0nrhoIIs. lid irrr
must The farmer De- content 20 ss, mn.
tale Of BITS losses in stock grow bIs-ar
every day SIHg.c.hauI,I u1, much
can ho done. Tor balloons mo II..rrIf
TO approach. and % surprised M sI.s,
quarters they have a good idea az Do.
Tending themselves with large stones
Il 10 one 90 The farmers most tartsl.g.
Ing experiences to stand 40 the dbor ~
his homestead. gun iu hand. and s..
the balloons just out of RANGE on ,sr
rocky sky Tine a Tow hundred yards
(nVay- sprirr.ng on an f8u-s lt,
y large dog now squatt.ur on their
mehos IKE uushmlu and 90
ow that ihc cunning beasts are iesf
.aichiuF 600 hi7 back ls uaI al,
they may seize their opportunity 90
sWoop down ggd rata DIS fueEe Th..-
predatory methods Goo. asg r.ruirre.
by cruel and 'uI'0nu haun,IH .u..
can always br r..H-uIs.H alta r..r..
They win attack cattle. tearing tfa.rf.
dera away With .a..r Hrr r.r..uf
hands ana sheep 1af erI,a -r. or.r
found by th' h.rtulu with n..r
hlndQua,ieu stripped uf tlc fssh r.eff
20 the bone aud Doc Co J.e ia slow Ion.
turc.
Moreover, the habo0a ls no rgspss,-r
OF persons. and thc costly lunortsl
"lcngwool' or the priceless Anror,
HAY fall a victim mo- lees than Che conn.
mon Cape 'hlmcl' or "cap1tgr." which
would only fetch a half sovereign or ,1
at the market 10 Cadock or Graaa.
Rclnct
These facts are mentioned 90 show
hat the farmer has little cause 90 love
balloons and that d Is 20 the interest of
hose who sunor from the raids ~ those
nerciless frcchooters Co combine I'm
orco go as 90 Kan Oh as many cf Tho
ommon enemy az each coup do main
ss possible.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-10
The LITTLE RED conpusoLrs


fAfN - ~ T. z >
almost in'ohr"i'hbly saaiI aud Ven
humorous some Calculations
There are 800 many things otherwls,
uhknoWahle which the little instru.
heni helps us know well. which woult
forever be In the realm OF "tho Infinite
were i not for that tiny BIZ Of conyo,
glass, that nothing should surprise no
10 Us revelations. says the Microscope
rake. for example. the red corpuscloi
Of the human blood One thlrty-twt
hundrcdth Of an inch Is lts diameter
One hundred and twenty one-thou.
sandths OF the entire blood quantity Il
red corpusclcs. They are individually SC
minute that Il requires a microscope Of
considerable power 10 see them at all:
ana yet their number Is such In one
man that n chain we're made OF thom
each corpuscle just touching IFS neigh.
Dor Il would be- over 1000 miles long
Three gallons OF blood In a man Of nc
pounds weight Is a fair average aud
Oa6l Of a gallon OF the above 10 red
globulea One cubic inch Of these
corpusclcs made into o chain OF single
cIrpGsclc'B breath would be- 5000 by
$500 inches long. or 100000 inches
As there are 23i cubic inches in O gale
lua O.3sl Of 23l would give the cubic
measure Of red rlobulos lu ,he above
man Thus 1900 oOJN g,yes liDSJI.0l1
inches Reduced fo miles. this equals
counting C3.acO inches 10 the milo.
2.4i- milcs' The little invisible rod
cofpusc''s or oxygen carriers of cur
blood would then. u "hI,chod" together
INTO chain, reach two-thirds ACROSS
lho American continent s slnrlo hair
'r9m ones head would make In callbor
very many hbers aa large. and vet /
mail as these c1rpuscles are. they are .
giants when compared with many we'll /
known individuals OF the bacterial I.
world Think 81 q body which has 10 .
'e magniilol 800 dlamc,ers 90 be visible /
l' all You have here some Of the
nonoeocci Yes and these inconcelv-
'hly small bodies are endowed with /.
Ute. organization and means OF proDa.
,aiioa.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-10

INK the sides Of the corral The TO-
suit d tha, the stoclmnn. unless one
OF his riders stops on guard. Is likely
10 wake mp In the morning and hud
his herd siampoded n Il Is the round
mp the first thing the wranglers XIV
thunder Of hoofs come from the
prairie shrill nelghlng. VIII the
herd answers IN equally shrlll notes.
The hoof beats sound nearer anf gear
or. the herd grows more and NOR ox-
cited and uneasy until finally the wild
mustags dash IN and mlngle with the
COW ponies and In n moment more all
are of for some place no one knows
where The wranglers. or herders.
will be fortunate indeed n they can
control their own animal and avoid be-
ing forced TO join IN the stampede.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-10

E,uH-Wba,' Can't keep y5u- on
rasemcut With uo' J.nNs tmIlyl-
SO, emit | was drawn on a jury
th.a week and couldn't &c, cut Of n.
"pld you Try" Indeed ! dld. / aid
my best to mako myself out 20 De n
helpless iguoramus. but they would
not let me TO- Great Scott. mani
The way to escape Jury duty Is TO ac.
as II you knew something. View York
Weekly.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-10

Hundreds OF farmers in weesaw
township ia the northern part % Der.
rion county Mich. are excited over IN,
finding OF a quantity OF spanish and
Mexican gold coins which were recent.
y uucarthcd by Mathew Paddock
while plowIng. An old legend b. that
years ago a vast quantity OF money
was buried Ia that part OF the town.
ship and the finding OF the gold coin.
of ancient date as Gar back as i7p
strengthened che story Thirty year.
ago INDIANS sought in vain Tor the hli.
den treasure. Now farmers are nee.
lectIng their work 20 search Tor On.
wealth.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-10

a remarkable birth has ius: occurred
In the family Of John Hlrgs al sion.
ham, y. Y. his wife having become
the mother OF three bouncing babies of
ten pounds each. What g. suIl NOSE
remarkable about this event and a
fact which Is puzzlIng the medical pn,.
iession Is that one Of the infants h,r
three eyes. one OF them being located
just above the bridge Of the nose. while
the other two eyes are In their normal
position.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-10

Sir William Hamilton mentions A.,
tailor whose name he does not rlvc
who was blind from birth. and vet
hy the sense Of touch alone. could dls.
unsuish the patterns OF Scotch plalds
used In the Kills Of the Highland COS.
TUNES. matching the cloth with an the
eNaciuoss that might be expected OF
ore haylaA perfect vision.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-10

Joseph Jefferson recently said 10 ono
81 his audiences: An anecdote thar
might Interest you ls Of a picture In
an English museum. painted by Sir
Joshua Reynolds. In which an angel h
seen 70 be endeavoring 10 draw pavy
Garriek toward its own realm. repre-
sented by serious matters Of life ana
then another figure. representing
comedy, attempting 10 draw him m lts'
direction. Reynolds never finished n.
that Is to say. In completing Il he con-
veyed the idea that Garrick was ain
undecided. But he himself tReynolds1
told Garrick that he supposed be would
select tragedy. Garrick said be didn't
know about tragedy. but that comedy
itself was a serious business have
found. myself. that there l. no satire
In this"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-10

The Great Dro,cs OF wnd II,r... A..
NJ Longer ~ Value.

=" LANCER ~ Value.
Tho Wild horse of Texas has become
one 90 The greatest nu.sanccs within
'hc borders Of The Lone Star state saw
,se New York Herald 30. satisfied
With i's own freedom the wild hors,
has adopted thc tactics OF the Ap,ehc
and The Sioux and s,ampcdcs It's
brethren. Noycl.sts have taught rs 10
believe that the wild mustang is cm.
alemaiic 90 freedom pure and noble
The Texas vrchman regards him as
an cm.ss1gy Of the cyll one. for ne
brings Co his ranch despair and loss
Toy Che LIST decade the droycs ~
horses that run free Ca Texas have
been steadily increasing iu number ana
strength. Years ago % was worth
wh.lc 90 catch these animals 10 SON
Nowadays % H ha~1 work 90 SEN ,
mustang for use even as COW p,pt
Formerly 20 was Tho case that tho-,
was mo- horse Tor tho stackman n,
1i''c-rrowCr Ike the Texas rosy
which haj VIA FOR the frst -FOUR ,r
i've years 90 its llfc Lean ana sIncwy
as 'n Arab with 40 endurance OF mn
Indian and a capacity Tor steady sp,el
that can only Do likencd 10 locomo.
tive, be was O. treasure Wen season.
cd, a COW pony could be ridden 100
miles Tn q single day and come ont %
The oue'urtor with fatigue with ny.ng
co,ore. The Wild horse. however
That same animal which tho iO.c,nt
novelist Describes as the "hcry up.
tanned hllcvcs the sweets OF
FREEDOM are ~ very sNcc, that on his
brethren In bondage should share
hem VIII this In mind. therefore
he owoops down uron tie Enclosure OF
the rareAman. induces the COW pnnie,
TO brave the torror1 OF jumping q barb.
virc fence and take chances on clear
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-10


That OF France" asserts the American
iragedionne "bocause IN that country
ufamatlsts have been In most Instances
allowed % writo without other than
political restrictions. In all that per-
taina 20 social life IN the uses and
abuses of an social pleasures In a
treatment o. dramatic evils and public
social Vices the French dumatlst8
nave not found their pens sheathed
ether by those IN open authority or
by the more influential but less
STRAIGHTFORWARD Mrs. Grundy. This be-
ing true q appears 20 me the more
strange that America. which Is usually
Keen 20 keep pace with the swlftest
~ the race for achievement. should,
even In a desnltory fashion. give ear
20 silly Trades against the French
drama. Thanks 10 the energetic liter
airy prudes, who as a rule monopollze
public utterance. anything from the
French r. now Immediately stamped
as being horribly immoral. and a very
large unthlnking class accept this
stigma as just Moreover the cry Is
sent up that the public taste IN this
country Is rapidly declining. and the
clan Is made that sooner or later tho
American public viii be az loose IN It's
morals as the whole French people are
supposed to BE- by the circulation %
THIS foolish talk And al this Is
charged against the stage because
trenehmen write good plays and
Americans produce them. What a SER
mon on frivollty "a 'Frou-Frou. what
warning against a moral mlsstep Is
Odette.' what an eloquent exhortatlon
70 the young Is Camille"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-10
BIRTH OF splRrruALlsM.
uydc,mc, \, y, the Home Of Mr. John
n. Tax.
tNcVarG letter.

lNrNafs LfttCrl
The birthplace 90 spiriuallsm was a
house In HyicyIlle. Wayne county.
y. Y. few miles from Newark. The
spirit app.ne" phenomenon begau ir
March lSiS, IN the family OF Mr. John
u. Fox, az that place After a while
the raps occurred only In the presence
a. the two sisters. Margaret and Kate
The family having removed 20 Roches.
ter. the raps accompanied them. and
new phenomena, including chairvoy.
cvcc and the movement OF pondorous
bodies without apprcciable agency were
developed.
IN November, 1879. the Fox girls an.
reared iu public hall. and the pho.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-10

A medical journal says there arc
i'm 10000 to $1,000 germs In an or.
airy oyster" singular, Thare
m 10000 TO $4,000 more than there
4 II a church fair oyster stow
vel and Plain Dealer.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-10
Washington I.et,er)

EBHAPS no man
In congress more
{ thoroughly de-
serves his good for
tune than does Geo.
II White. the coll
ored representative
from the second
NorthCarollna con-
grossional district
In person Mr.
White incllnes 90
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-10
SWEET ON MILLIONS.
THEODORE HAVEMEYER HAD A
PENCHANT FOR RICHES.
He Amasscd "a Fortune Of otOo. 900. 600
the Result Of Speculation In sugar
Known AN over the World NJ the
American sugar King.

HE late Theodore
a. Havemeyer was
the grandson OF
the Havemeyer
who founded the
great American SUI
gar Industry which
created so much
wealth for him and
his descendants.
Theodore Have
meyers wealth
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-10

What strucN you most durlrg your
recent tour Of the pacIac slopcg"
MY wiie's sporty brother and 10
never struck me Ter less than $40 at
time, elthtr"-Atlarta Consultation.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-10

Il has lately been proposed to usa
ihin sheets Of watcrpruoied asbestos M
place Of the usual spongy material ON.
p'oycd Tor the inner sole Of shoes. No,
only would dampncss thus be excluded
but Il is said the natural temperature
81 the Zoo, would be better retained.
because asbestos Is a poor conductor Of
beat
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-10

Cashier at Bank-"You will have 70
bring some one to Identify you befor,
We can cash this draft Got ANY friend,
In the town." Stranger-"No; I'm the
dos ieease man."-Golden Penny.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-10

-''' " y = II.
sketch Is 20 last but twenty minutes in
order to accommodate his personality.
Il viii have 20 De over ak yards IN
circumference. 10 Is 20 be called "rhe
Girl From Iioboken." and Wal,er
love. a young Australian actor. Il 10
play the role OF the villain from New
York.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-10
THE FoX HOME

nomsa were freely manifested and
subjected TO many tests, In May. 1850
The Fox girls arrived IN New York.
the alleged spiritual manifestations be-.
came the subject 90 extensive ncwana.
per and conversational discussion.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-10

"''" ''"A'ei lhliHti llNNN Win ni
iamlly Antonio ls thrifty and in-
dusirioul man and has prlparaI. Two
weeks ago Doe moved from h.a old homo
into another house that had not vrt
been occupied. For several days after
Antonio ana hiH family moved into
their new home they heard strange
sound coming from tho collar AZ
Anton ID was busy VITA DIS farm work
ana ..a.n at the house were cugarcd
IN ac ting things lo rights no effort wac
mao" 90 ASCERTAIN the cause ~ tho
sounds. Eut when day after day pass
"a und iho noise from the cellar dit
not cease Nunez determined 90 mako
an Investigation and called in "a few
friends 20 hla assistance. Armed with
rhoiguus they mntD their way Into th.
cellar They bad hardly rrachcd ma
side OF The stone wall place whom fr,p
the recess beneath The stairway bound
Cd splendid specimen ~ a California
lionosa. Before a shot could be- gr.d
The animal escaped through tho op,p
door a second later and the lion "a
Big ugly beast made a jump for The
stairway but this time Antonio war
ready nnd BILLED tho animal 90 the first
IRE. Wh''o DTS friends stood fu,rI M,
the daaiN.s Antonio made q roarah
under'.-t1 the stairway and found
-FOUR cubs They were a. comfortable
rs kittens having an old coat and a
quilt Tor bed Nuncz took The biting
anG scratching cubs upstairs and Tor
the resi oi the day and Oar into me
night waited Tor tho lloncss 90 return
but The brute dii not come back Nun.
81 Is going 10 Cry and raise che cubs
The dead Hon measured xix f,ot from
tip 20 zip.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-10

This Is portrait OF Hon. W. r. Day
assistant secretary Of state. Mr.. Day
halls from Canton and is a warm per.
sonal friend Of the president Owing
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-10

Shc-"Oh, bother this wind and
dust"
He-"Thcy saw a peck Of spring dust
Is worth a kings ransom"
she-"Not when ms In your e,e"
He-"ll all depends whose re is
ln."-Fun.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-10
THEATRICAL TOPICS.
SAYINGS AND DoiNos OF THE
PLAYERFoLK.
Fanny Davenport Has Come out as .
Defender % the French Stage Does
Not Justify II. Disregard for Deoensy
Interesting News aud gosslp.

AMY Davenport
vigorously defends
the French stage.
but Il IL only from
the art point Of
view She does not
undertake 10 iusii-
~ IS frequent de-
hance Of what we
regard a. decency
'The most enlight-
oned stage today IL
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-10

George H. Fortescue Of "EvanrelIne-
lame Is having a vaudeville sketch
written around him. Although hig
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-10
A BLACK STATESMAN.
ONE OF THE MOST STRIKING
FIGURES IN CONGRESS.

h'nEuiariy Enough the Only Negro In
The House Hears the Name ~ white
Determined aud Peno,erlnr In u.
Methods.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-10
LIONS DEN IN CELLAR
STARTLING DISCOVERY MADE
BY a FARMER NEAR suNoL.

"ne OF the Animals Makes H. Escape
III" Other II Killed aud a Inter %,
Cubs Found Under stairway win
Raise the Litter.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-10

AN FRANCISCO
special TO Chicago
News The cellar
Of a house. the up
per floors Of which
are inhabited by
human beings. Is a
strange place for
Wild beasts 20 make
their home. but Il
has happened far
back la the hills
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-31
.Milligan, W"kin & Co.
A few SI.9s MaadlIins Loft.
A LITTLE WHITE LAMB


Hgurfn Tor a IhriAtmhs HNt,
New York World: Two pennies drop
ped on the ledge of the brass-barred
window The postal clerk looked up.
He was out OF sorts. Two holidays In
succession had been too much for him.
A little golden head appeared, Just top
ping the ledge,
"Well?" snapped tho clerk.
He had just opened his window In the
postoflce yesterday morning, and eight
hours of the hardest kind Of work were
in sight The little girl, who had been
first In the line, hesltated a moment,
Then she plucked up courage.
please, mister" she began, II want
stamp for this to send 1t to my little
brother"
In her hands she held up package
done up in brown paper and roughly
tied with bit of coarse Irvine, II was
almost falling apart in her tiny hands,
She held 1t out to the clerk, who took
1t with the same grace that he had been
taking thousands Of packages during
the holidays,
He looked at the address to see
whether it was foreign or domestic.
Then he looked back at the child.
There was queer look in his eye that
had not been there before. PostofIlce
clerks see many strange packages and
any quantity OF them addressed to
Santa Claus" But this one was not
for Santa Claus. II read: