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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-21
ALGER BOUGHT THE COW.
Washington correspondence of The ST. Louis Globe
Democrat

Washington correspondence or The st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
There are too many milliOnaires among Mr.. Nc
Kineys Cabinet selections TO suit people. And
vet the head OF the long table down to the foot
OF H. so far the seats have been filed every pros
, peotive secretary boy who began with no
capital but brain and muscle. Gage clerked for 500
a year and saved money. He drove a lumber agon
ard added TO his assets. AlEer lad without a
cent. and with only the coat his back when
he went TO doctor In town and begged 10 be allowed
to do the chores and attend school The doctor had
no need OF a boy but Ayers earnestness his
interest and he took him and gave him the Opportu-
nifty for an education. Many years afterward, when
Ager had more hundreds OF thousands than the
superannuated physician had dollars. the millionaire
went TO his benefactor, who in straits and told
him he wanted to pay that debt.
You don't owe me anything" said the doctor.
IL owe you my education" argued the rich man.
"Bosh." returned the doctor, you owe that to
yourself
II must have cost you trouble and expense. and I
want to make it good" Alger urged.
We'll" replied the old man, grimly. IF there
was any trouble. | have forgotten 1t. The only
pense | can recall was the loss of fine When
you came to live with me, Ager, had the best COW
In these parts You completely spoiled her with your
awkwardness. 1t wasn't three weeks until you had
her 50 skittish nobody could so near her. l had to
sell her for beef
There" said Alger. II certainly owe for that
cow and there Is about forty years interest due
the debt. m going TO pay it,"
The cid doctor finally yielded That animal brought
a higher price than any COW which has been sold In
Michigan since the time Of Lewis Cass.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-21

our horses to stumps or fences, and tnen cram !,
bering on-thlt is because we wear sknr.s anu
sit on side saddles. I'm going 10 reIpin'.
Aftcrvard when Il was too late. Tebiem-
hered AmabeIs threat In regard to reformatioli:
Cyrus Green now came forward and walked
by his front nigh wheel He had seen us; anu
he nourished his whip and said HudduP: -
could see his bleared old eyes SHINE WIN III
terest. He licked his lips as he stepped up ~
us while his horse sagged back against the ha' :
ness glad 10 walt
What? why! / say. Oh it's you two women,
amt it?" he began. Had no accident!
He seemed to be hunting for an ACCIDENT as
dog noses for bone when ne Smells pu' '"""''
mo" said Amabel. ,,
Amt? Why how's this, Ell? What we both
off for?'
we got off"
"Oh. what? Amt either OF ye hurt none?
mo"
His eyes travelled carefully over US.
What We got in that bag!
"a cat? Mercy sake. But women will do the
oueerest things." He licked his lips again
"Eh? don't believe it's cat
What do you think 'ts? l.,
'Eh? | don't know I'm sure. Whose cat Is
it?"
1T was Mahala Bacons.''
what? That's so? Whose is II now
IRIS going to BE- Sarah Ramsey's"
Cyrus Green rubbed his hard, pitch DlacKeneo
hands together. He laughed somewhere. for
there was the sound of n laugh, though tnere
was little change in his countenance. But MS
countenance was not FORMED 10 express eHo.ioi
| suppose. however, that curiosity may be ciasseu
as emotion. 49,.
Sarah Ramsey? Why. she's the one that
married Portugee. n lives on the Cape amt
she?'
yes"
81 remember Folks talked bout her wantln
TO marry an outlandish critter But they say ne
makes a good husband. Goes coddin 10 the
Banks Off month after month First-rate hus-
band he makes
Mr.. Green seemed disposed toward converse
tion: and he evidently thought that to be or
month after month coddin' was part or the
making of good husband.
.Re them your horses" he now inquired.
(To be continued)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-21
THE TOYS.
nv covrNrnY pArMoRE

BIT COVENTRY PATMoRE
Ny little son, who look'd from thoughtful eyes.
And moved and spoke in quite grown-up WISE
Having my law the seventh time disobey q,
] struck him. and DISMISSED
With hard words and unkss'd-
His mother. who was patient. being dead
Then. fearing lest his grief should hinder sleep,
visited his bed
But found him slumbering Deep
With darken'd eyehds. and their lashes yet
From his late sobbing wet.
And ]. with moan.
Kissing away his tears. left others OF my own
For on a table drawn beside his head,
He had put. within his reach
A box OF counters and a red-vein'd stone.
A piece of glass abraded by the beach.
And six seven shells,
A bottle Of bluebes. ,,
And two French copper coins. ranged there with
careful art
To comfort his sad heart.
So when that night prayed
To God, I wept and sad 49,
All. when at last we lie with tranced preath'
Not vexing Thee In death.
And Thou rememberest OF what toys
We made joys,
How weakly understood
Thy great commanded good
Then fatherly. not less
Than whom Thou hast moulded from the clay.
ThouIt leave Thy wrath. and say:
81 will be sorry for their childshness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-21

Of time. II the toast house became as notabL
WINS coffes house Of old. another John Dryds. y
Dr. Johnson might be forthcoming to dornna," y
and we need another DR.. Johnson. The occasIor e
has been said, produces the man. 'H
Toast Is more than a delicacy; II Is a frienx
sick-room ally. Toast and water Is cooling "a ~
wind Of the morning across fields OF dew n ia ~
which. swimming In beef-tea. constitutes the ~
solid food that the patient may take. In the n NV
sery and at school toast is recognized conconn,.
Of an invalids tea, and many a boy has shamsn,
Illness to achieve It. Otherwise sch ,olboys h.d
few opportunities OF tasting this luxury toast n,ss
over n gas jet being a very inferior article A -
jet, however, has been known to embrown chez
very pleasantly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-21
THE SCEPTICAL CUBAN.
FEARING THE PUMP. HE MUST SEE HIS MILK
DRAWN FROM THE COW.

DRAWN FROM THE COW.
W f.. Curtis in The Chicago Record
The sceptlcism of the Cuban is proverbial. He has
taught by long years OF experience not TO be-
levc in anything he hears unless its truth Is
demonstrated. and thus the cigarmaker of Tampa
ropudates the American miikman. He declines to
buy milk from the He has heard about pumps.
Therefore, over in Ybor City and West Tampa,
where the cigar factories are. the dairymen drive
their cows from door to door and milk them into the
pans ana pals that offered by their customers,
just as Is done in Havana and In many OF the South
American countries.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-18

Belf-plty l. the most elusive and de.
eeptive form Of sslasaaeaa; Il begulles
the most ss1,e mind which yields 10
H. and disiniegraies the clearest juds.
ment II u becomes . habit. ltlsa kind
OF sentimentaliam which finds ~ food
IN our vanity and groWs By what Il
leeds on. Il Seems like q consolation
TOT our mistakes and mlsforiuuea. but
Z really IL an anodyne which protects
ua from a pain that IL essential 10
health. When We blunder and fair. We
ought 10 suffer. since suffering puts ~
on the road 20 a recovery Of what W
have Lost, or 10 the conquest OF that
which Ne have not had the strength 10
grasp. What We need h the ion.e Of
relenilesaly honest dealing with our.
selves. II we have been weak. small.
mean. We want 10 know our defec.s
and call them b. names that accurate.
y describe them. II We have not -
cured the appreciation We crave. ~
ought. for characters sake. frankly
fully and squarely 10 accept fhe fsct
that We have missed the appreciation
because We have not done The work
that would have won a. n We deal
with ouselvcs In this spirit. Ne pay
ourselves the highest respect and PAT
ourselves In the way Of being worsny
Of Il. But too many Of ne DO nothing
Of the Kind. We begin TO pity our.
selves. to look upon Others a. uneen-
sroun and unsympsthetlc. 10 lay the re.
sponaibihty for our failures on some
person OF Circumstance. We soon come
10 think of ourselves a. martyrs and
victims; We build up . fictitious char
aeter for ourselves: We create unreal
sorrows aud bear unreal wrongs. We
end BY corrupsing and dehililating our
selves 10 srca q degree that We cease
10 have a clear vision. a truthful
tongue. or q loyal heart To put the
result Of a course OF self-pity In plain
speech. We deceive ourselves % Ions
aud 30 persislentiy that Ne become
chronic liars 10 ourselves aad chronie
slandefers % others u Il az awful
thing 10 become al lncarnats Ne Ia a
universe which is releutlessly truthful
The Outlook.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-18

The sabbaih IL DOR man. and q "a
ior the best part Of him. the only par,
that viii endure. Il l. most reasonas.s.
therefore. TO al him 70 observe Il. Il
ls intended wholly Tor his happiness
In wasilne u he Il wasting himself.
We Invite him 10 church because there
he can SET the most ont OF the sabbath
Tor himself Whatever tends 10 the rlr.
tues Of the home. Of the family. OF the
community. TO the rest Of the body.
aud relreahment Of the soul. that i
lawul Tor the sabbath. The sabbath
lakes account In time Of the veriiles Of
eternity. Il Il the sien ald slsnal Of
Immortality. lne promise OF 0od. u In
mortal lie. and the acceptance Of that
promise on the part Of nan. The
Christian should BE- thoughtful and SIR
,umspect IN regard 20 the Sabbath. II
Is not 70 BE- ear,catured a. Il vas By
he Purltana into . prlson-day, q DAY
II punishment-'vhich things. Indeed
have a show Of wisdom In viii "
ship and humility and severity Of the
bods, bat are Hol OF any value a.
pgalnst the Indulgence Of the flesh.
This l. Valy 10 create dlsFsspecl tor the
sabbath and 20 provoke defiance Of the
most reasonable and most benehceni
law itself. But. on the other hand.
the Christian may not DO what to him
would Be blameless Il By doing Il be-
may seem 10 encourage the general
spirit Of sabbath brcakins The In.
leflnr.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-18

The real home Of the peacock o. pea.
fowl u In india There they were and
are hunted. and their flesh IL used fol
FOOD. A. these birds live In the SAME
region as the iiger. peacock hunting T.
a very dangerous sport. The long train
Of the peacock Is not its tai. a. many
suppose. but u composed OF feather
which grow out Just above the tail. and
are called the iall-coveris. Peaeocks
have been known for many hundred
yeara They are mentioned In the BIZ
bic: Job mentions them. and they are
mentioned. too. In ! Kings. 10. Hun
dreds Of years ago In Rome many
thousand peaeoeks were killed for tho
great feasis which the empcrors made.
The brains Of the peacock we're con
sldercd a great treat and many had TO
be killed Cor a single feast.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-18

Though Ireland possesses seventy
six round towers the puzzle Of the
antiquary. Scotland has only two.
these Of Alternately aud Brechln. When
the Scotch towers were built scotland
had not yet become one kingdom-ii
was sim divided into four. Alhan. Pict-
land. and Caledonia were all more IA
millar namea In the north were Plcts
and Scots From Ireland. then called
Scotia. had crossed a colony. who set
tied In Argyleshlre IN the nth century.
Fergus. their hrst prince. came IN the
ffth sentury. Hut IN the ninth cen
fury TIE colony from Scotia gained pre-
dominance. and the feuds and dlsson-
alons were never ending until. Ia si3.
Kenneth II. the Great became King Of
the Kingdom Of Picts and Scots. lie u
was who married the daughter Of the
Lord Of the Isles and. In thanks for hls
great victory. sent The sword aud eoat
Of armof Of the plellsh king 10 Iona
In perpetual memorie" lie. too.
brought the FATAL charEre. LA Fall.
or Stone Of Destiny. from nunsian-
mage 10 Scone. whence Il vas carried
b. Edward !. 10 Westminster, and
placed IN the coronation chair.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-18

-" """N ~ sue NN"|"uN WN|I
"A shipper node 81 ilio Is he CIV.
ing nsed of lhe present dsy Men ans
women are eesrlne ihemsrltel ott
with elaborate and unnecessary form.
slllics end afe lhp slaves ~ foolish ras
IONS from rhleh they r. 20 real ~.
joyment" We hear tam like this 80
az sides. bnt Of ~haf nee Is ne tax
unless u - followed BY actiong We
are al agreed that We ought 10 live
more amply. tui We are I'll afraid 70
make any change Ourselves We 40
ihls and have that. not because We Wish
but because other people expect u of
ne. until Il seems a. lhousa We sele
ordering our households wholly Ia &C.
cordance with the gleW1 " others. and
very likely Of those WAC really cars
nothihg Tor a. Why not have the
courage Of our convictions and I've IN
the way which viii yield The beat re-
sulisg IL It simply because We are
afraid Of being thought peculiar. or &c
We. after all really love the cords thar
bind va Il Is always dilheult 20 kn1v
hon far ~ may break away from e.
iabilahsd customs without lniaglhs ou.
i@sasnee. Tat. until We are ready 10
make so1ls change. Il Il h1.dly wc4iA
while 10 taik.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-18

Il Il not merely BY watching the ne
Of Christ a. Illustrated By flis actions.
or His principles set ioria by Ills
words. that We gain likeness 10 Hin.
There l. q strange power IN personality
TO anect other natures The child
grows 10 be llke one whom b. constant
y watches. Ne may OF may not make
a conscious effort for that Likeness. bat
the likeness comes People Of larger
growth. maturer. more independent de-
yslopment are often strangely drawn
h. constant contact into likeness a.
one another. without ~ much a. d
thought q the process. John ,als
We shall BE- llke Him. Tor ve shall see
Him a. he IL. What " need hefe l.
10 zee Christ see Hlm. not merely a.
Ne vas. bat a. Ne h. aud ~ shall
and the likeness taking hold upon u.
and faahionlng us into Itself.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-18

removed. To bis great asionlshmeni.
be found himself Ia a very handsomely
furnished room In the presence OF
notwithstanding white man. who ap-
peared 10 BE- about 20 years old. his
long white beard and flowing hair over
bis shoulders giving him a venerable
and aged appearance. although bis
bright eyes aud siurdy-looklng form
belied an appearance OF weakness The
skipper was welcomed by this man. and
vas given a hearty neal In the midst
u Il. three women came a. al Of them
light-colored Indians. who we're intro.
luccdq 20 him as the wives OF this
strange man. Three slaves walled up
1n them AZ the table; the meal itself
sas Of the most substantial character
After the meal was over. the Old man,
whom the skipper calls the Doctor
Tor want OF any other name. a. ne
refused to give his real name. took fhc
Captain outside and showed him
around. The house was located Ia a
Nild hammock surrounded by a mum.
Der Of wild orange trees. aud vas a
most substantial stone structure, iva
stories and very strongly built. With
loop holes Tor rifles on an sides. A
short distance away stood Two ancient.
looking cannon. both brass plcces 81
snanish origin. few rods away were
'our or ave loW.iramcd shaniles. IN
which The Captain could see 10 or ~
negroes Tho Captain was very much
struck hy an this. and asked lhe oli
man why q was thar people had never
heard Of him before Ne smiled sadly
and replied that be had lived a hermlt's
lie. and ALWAYS Intended To-. and TIA,
ne Captain must promise. before he
left. that he Would never reveal his
place This naturally after some dls.
'usslon. the Captain had 10 aoccd, TO-
Amer a great deal 10 urging. the Old
man told 10. STORY somewhat ss 'fol.
lows,
Tie was Ss years old some time be-
fore the var he was wrecked on the
Florida coast and by some means fen
IN with some Seminole Indians. They
treated him kindly. and foF a year he
remained on the east coast. and then
hnally drllted over toward the west
Hearing reports Of an island IN the gulf
that was very rich. bat was ncoplcd by
different race from those with whom
he was. he arranged FOR an expedition
60 70 there. Leaving the west coast
mainland with a party OF % warriors.
they proceeded smone the Thousand
Islands. and searched Tor nearly
week before s4ey found the Island.
They landed one niehl hu, were sur.
nrlnpa by he islanders. and an u hla
snumaad were killed. Being white
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-18

- flrti 0uner Forced Fredarlrk the
Great Prom Bohemia.
Capt Vim. = Hogarty. OF Kansas
Clay, Kan. has Ia hls possession az
old duellng pistol which was originally
owned BY Josef Maria Graf Won Damn.
who WIS ommander-ln.chlef OF the
Austrian army during the Seven Years
War and one Of Austrla's greatest he.
roes. The pistol Is In an excellent
state OF preservation. although q has
been little used since a. owner. IN
1851. drove Frederick he Great from
Prague and forced him to eyacuaie
Bohemia.
Josef had two Of these pistols. and
sitter bis death one passed 10 each
branch Of hls family. William Theo-
dore Maria Won Damn. a grandson. who
was banlshed from Austria In isiS
brought one Of them 10 America. and
before bic death Al Qulndaro. few
years ago, he gave Il 20 Capt. Hogarty.
Il Is inlald with gold and silver, and
artistically carved. Capt Hogariy
prizes Il sery highly lie n himself
something OF military hero having
been decorated By congress for his
disiintulshsd bravery IN the battles Of
Anileiam and Fredericksburg hence
u IL pleasure Ia him 10 own . pistol
which was carried BY such great
military character a. Josef Maria Graf
Won Damn. Kansas City Star
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-18

God IL love. and you can never e..
cape from love Ne sorroN. no sin. 40
eslrangemeni. no darkness can enable
yoa 10 escape from love. The omnlp
osencs d the omnlpoiencs q love. and
the Omnipreseneo l. the omnipresenre
Of love. You may loosen your hand
bul he will not loo.rn Hla. Il Is not
The Strip which the babe has on the
mother. It Is The strong arm Of the
mother holding the babe. that keeps
The child safe. DtatA and Tie aud pfln.
clpalltiss and powers and thlngs pres.
ent and things % cume mis4i separate
me from my love Of Coz bat neither
NE nor death. nor municipalities. nor
powers nor things present. not things
10 come. nor height. nor depth. nor
any other created thing. shall be able
10 separate me from Gods love ~.
man Abbott. D. y.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-18

The following lisi shows tina, a great
deal OF money Il made from popular
music In England.
Sir Arthur Sullivan Is said to hass
realized 10000 By his celebrated song
The Lost Chord"
Balfe appears to have received hlgt
prices for the copyrights OF some Of hll
songs For 4 Dreamt / DSelt In MAJ
bic Halls" he got 5000. the same foi
when other Lips" and 1900 foi
The Heart Bowed Down.
When recently put up for auction
fi.2i2 i5s was obtained Tor the copy
rlght Of Michael watsons song. An.
chored."
Sir Arthur Sullivan sold the copy
r.ghi Of one Of his songs. Sweet.
hearts" 10 Mecsrs Chapel for 600.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-18

The riil or talent which he Lord
ruts into our hands 10 use b. proper.
TONED 20 every man's -se,esal ability. b
ne does not require rcr,ice which ne
are untitled % perform Hc doca nor
exact DAY labor. lehl being dcnIel
does not require us to cui without al
axe. OF carve without q chlsel dor.
not load the child with the burden 90
the man. does not require b. % use ate
talents. having ability 20 use only one
We may. indeed. IN ouf unulslom and
ambition. attempt many ihlurn Tor
which We are unqualified and which
are beyond our strength. but We are
not thereby serving TIE lord truly. H.
uoald be- iar better that We should a.
that thing. however lovly. which ths
lord lays 10 our hAna-and DO Il faith
fully and wsll.--James caiross. y. =
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-18

Nsw torh's rasumatls nan.rabes.
The system OF pneumatic mail-tubel
isf which Mayor sirong broke ground
o. August 2. promises to bring about a
nolahle Quickonlng In The distribution
81 letters In Greater New York Tubes
lft 10 connect the postoness Of New
ara nIooklyu. and others. a.
rlihhsl Al preseIt.-nre TO radla,s from
ihs New York rcsloih,c 10 an parts Of
Manhattan Island The lines that are
hrsi 10 be finished. and which may be
sone some time IN October. will con.
meet The postofilCe with the Battery
on one side. tni with the Forty second
street station on the other.
There u NJ COZ siderable part Of Man
haitian Island TO which the summer
aud fall will not bring considerably
charger The mall-ubes are IN Item
~ an unusually loug lisl Of Improve
menis hat are either In progress or
irgsnd.nf Before November FIN
avenue viii have been rcpaved. aud
possibly the demolition OF the Old re-.
6efsolf will have begun: the great A.
iorla Hotel viii be finished. the new
shsrrys aud the Delmonlcos viii b.
Gar along iOWarG completion. Dr. De-
peua New York Central cheap cab
system viii be- working. progress may
possibly have tetn made IN aecclerai-
ing The street car syslema OF the
Fourth. sixth and Eighth avenues.
space wil have been cleared for two
neN small parks on the east side. and
on TIE west side the improvement OF
81 Johns ChurChyard Park viii doubt.
less have some forward The upper part
u ne island produces o. surprises
every season. ata Ia not idle this snu.
met. and a. iol the new paving that
Is going on. and the schools. prisons
eaihedrals college buildings model
isnemsnis. and recreation piers that
are a-buildlng. there IL no end 10 A
The average human being delights IN
change. ans part OF the fun of llvlnr
A or visiting a biz and fast-erowlnr
MS ls 10 keep the run OF Ia changes
especially Of al those which profess
"A b. Improvements
Happily the changes now IN progress
here Involve the demolition Of very H.
ne that viii be missed. and nearly an
on them viii be Welcomed. even by on
and conservative residents. Harper,
weekly
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-18

But ! do sin. you say. -assln anJ
again. and that u what makes me fear
ia. Try 10 DO better. bui fan and
J fall all day long ny not TO BE-
covelous and worldly. but poverty
tempts me. and ! fall: ! Try 10 KEEP
nay temper. but people upset me. and
! say thinga q which am bitterly
Ashamed the 9ezt mlnuic. Can Goa
love such = one a. meg- MY answer
Il II God loved the world when Il vas
dead IN trespasses and sins. and nor
trying 70 b. better much more viii he
love you who are not dead IN tfespassei
and aims. and are tryine 10 be better.
II he we're not stlll helping you. ll Hls
Spirit we're not with rou. you would
care no more 10 become better than
dog or an OK cares. And II you fall
why. arise again. Get up. and 20 on.
iou may BE- sofely bruised. and soiled
with your fail. but h that any reason
for lying still. and giving up the strag-
gle oowardiy. In the name Of Jesus
Christ. arise and walk. chas. Kings
ley.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-18

Fog Kathleen Masourueen" gn.
composer. Mr. y y. Crouch. receive
just e. The copyright was afterwsrl,
boughl By q London arm for f55..
She Wore a Wreath ~ Roses. an
other well-known song. vas sold BY
the composer tot a. i0s. but when ~.
copyrlgh, came 90 b. disposed of Z
fetched ft0o.
AMONGST modern songs the follow
lns prices have been paid Tor their
copyright.
Mlss coil.ns made 1000 a year when
slngisE "la-.a-fa-hoom-ds-ay. aud
the copyright ieeaed filso.
The copyright Of Dream Faces. b.
fetched is.l. They An Love Jack.
feio. Two Lovely BLACK Eyes. fss0:
"the B.gie Man. isso: Porter. Por.
tea" ftso. Nancy Lee" f6so. Grand.
fathers Cicok.r tao
Ercl sons composcl by slrnor Paoll
Tcsti he composer Of For Ever ana
fof Ever" u said TO be nov worth 10
him about ffoo.