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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07

They say you Jest made half a crap
an things A. lookin' slimi
That the squire closed out the mort
gage we've been aowin' OF hin.
An thara mighty little ter keep u.
warm In the winters colo an
snow;
But you look after the house. Molly.
an III take kccr o. the hoel
I've been half-round the country. work
IN from sun ter sun.
Bet all had on Jlnklns. an johnson
u wuz that wonl
An I've come home like the prodigal
an the veal won't have no show;
But II you'n take keer o. the house.
Molly, III take kecr o. the hoei
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07

Hell have beer reading The sor-
rows Of Satan
she-l,'s nice Of you to take an IN
,ercsi n me TROUBLES Of yoaf lrionda.--
Town IolIl-.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07

the outside world hears little. The
work Of the alliance h absolutely nom
UNCONVENTIONAL Il pay no attention TO
the secretaries and cares little Tor the
disputed points Of dogmatlc christian
ny. The purpose Of the alliance Il 20
spread the simple tr'lhs Of christian
ny among those v Ire unfamiliar
with them. Mr.. ear's lectures
ere Arllllnely Int
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07
THE NATIONAL GAME
SOME NOTES AND COMMENT
ON CURRENT EVENTS.

a Review Of Quarter OF a Century a,
baseball History Crooked PLAY.
err We're Discouraged In the Earl,
Days OF tho League.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07

BRIEF but com
prehensiye. inter
estlng and In the
main historically
correct review Of
the National
Leagues career Is
from the pen OF
Charles Zuber. Of
the Cincinna att
Times star" He
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07

"NfNA-ah NNNNA
on che attendance Public confidence
waa shaken IN the honesty OF the
game. ana d took several yean o, hard
work and losses Of many thousand dol
lars 10 restore Il asain 10 good stand.
ing before the American public. Presl-
tent Hubert vowed these four players
should never again be admitted TO good
standing In professional ranks. claim
ing they must be held up A. horrible
examples 20 the rising generation Of
ball players And he never devlated
rom his stand. which resulted In much
good. and probably put the game on
The
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07
InreIIahle Adtentnrer.

who desire TO embark In he game.
Boston. Chicago. New York and Phlla-
delphia have never forgiven Mr.. Brush
FOR ehamploning a hght which compelled
them to give up half OF their gate re-
eeipis TO the visiting clubs. and this.
more ihnn anything else. has caused
the formation Of the little four" and
later the little Eve" against him ever
since. However. results speak louder
than theories. and the very fact Of all
making q living AZ the game stamps
the equal division rule as preferable
TO rule that permitted three or four
clubs 10 hog both ends and the middle.
while the balance. perhaps presenting
az good. u no; better. drawing attrac-
lions. we're Obliged 10 be content with
such a small share that they could no,
pay expenses and we're driven out OF
the business. as we're the cities FIRST
mentioned In this article The motto
OF Live and IL, 1--we" ls the foundation
OF the very existence OF base ball 10.
day.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07
THE JOKER'S CORNER
WIT AND WISDOM. ORIGINAL
AND SELECTED.
Overcoming Obstacles or the Tragedy
Of the Theater uat-smashed his
Trunk. or the story % . Near-sightsd
Farmer aud an Elephant.

Oily. I'm glad
ter meet you.
how air the chill
dren alll
I've been away
sence the fust o.
May. clean up ter
the gates o. fall;
But I'm done with
'lectioneerin'
no matter how
times may goi
70. you look after
the house. Molly
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07

4 holds to-day. Devlin. who was a
great pitcher Al that time. claimed he
vas not 90 much to blame in the mat.
ter as the other three. and In 1850
presented himself al the annual League
meeting a. Buffalo. armed with en-.
iorscments 81 good character. etc.
from prominent parties In Phnadei.
phia. wherc he resided After being
Invited into the meeting he told pitt.
nl story Of sick wife. hard luck and
advcrsliios. and heggtd TO be given
one more trial TO prove he would not
be- tempted 20 throw a game again.
After listening to his stories. Prcsi.
dent Hubert arose and said Jim.
Ne pity you 10 your trials and troubles
but you have no one TO blame but your
self and YOU
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07
HON. E. G. SPAULDING.
THE FATHER or THE GREEN
BACK NEARING HIS END.
lie Il the Richest Man In Bunaio-
saved for the Government Millions Of
Dollars just Before the war
sketch Of Ills Life.

E5R HE Hon. Elbridge
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07
Depressing meet

the exposure Of the above named GUAR.
Get had a
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07
Dl,i.lcv Of Receipt.

was OF such a nature that Il was hard
work TO keep the membership Of the
League intact from season TO season.
The larger cities controlled all League
meetings. and their desire for money
prompted them 10 enact such unequal
division Of receipts that the big nsh
ate the little hsh before tho seasons
were half finished. and the iiaE OF dis
trcss was hoisted from the mauthead Of
every small city entering the League.
Ultimately all were driven to the wall.
ana such League wrecks a. Worcester.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07

ball again In the National League. You
must be living example to those
Who gamblers may try 20 mislead In
the future" Poor Jim burst out sob.
bling like a child. and touched by the
sight. and thinking OF hts suffering
family. Mr.. Hubert started a subscrlp-
zion Tor him. heading the list with sss
|rhe rest OF the magnets added their
mite and Devlin returned home and
FOLLOWED various occupations Tor years.
Hulbert was true 20 his word. and
while liberal 20 fault In helping a
fellow creature In distress was arm as
a rock on the stand he had taken
against dishonest ball playing. No
doubt the thousands Of players earn
Ing a living In the hundreds Of clubs
throughout the country owe their live.
lihood 10 the hrm stand taken
ror Honest nah Playing
BY President Hubert and his assocl.
utcs from 1879 10 the time OF his death.
IN iSS2 Mr. A. &. Mills then took up
the roins and made an able executive.
To him we owe the present hnlwark Of
the national game. the National Agree
mont Nick Young. who was secretary
OF the League under the Hubert and
Mills administrations. took up the
relns when Mr. Mills retired In 1885.
owing TO pressure OF private business.
and has been the president ever since
To-day base ball IL noted as being no,
onl~ Americas national sport bu,
hcnest and upright from the head Of
the League 10 the most humble PLAYER
IN ita ranks. or IN the ranks OF the
many minor branches growing from
the trunk Of the grand old oak. Dis.
honest ball playing was not the only
troubles the League had 20 contend
against In the earlier stages Of lts ex.
istence. The
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-07
Hartford. Troy. Syracuse. Buffalo
Providence and indianapolis were


OF the avarielous legislation Of the
owners Of clubs In Chicago. Boston and
other large cities. Franchises which
ara now considered worth $4,000 each
we're then a drug on the market. and
franchises offered TO small cities were
lhen considered gold bricks. more 10
be dreaded than desired. In the lat
ter part OF the SOS President Brush
became Interested In base ball In In
annapolis this clty'a second appear
ance In Lengue company and was
elected its president Being thorough
business man he
Realized the Importance
OF making concessions to smaller cities
10 enable them to live. lie started a
night FOR the equal division OF receipts
IN all cities and after an uphill fight
accomplished his object. and history
shows It was the turning point In the
existence OF the biz League. Success
crowned his efforts 10 such an extent
that since the formation OF the twelve
club League In 1891. through the Joint
Efforts OF Messrs. Brush. Byrne and
Robson. OF the League, and Editor
Richter. o. Sporting Life" not one
club has shown any signs Of financial
distress, and from being a drug on the
market base ball franchises have at
tanned a value which places them be-
yond reach Of
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-30

Bay City. Texas. April 2s.--The airship
passed over Matagorda at u M, Sunday.
18th instant. a little boy saw It. ran In
tho house and told his parents to come and
SEQ the big bird flying; they stepped out
OF the house and saw It; twas going In
westerly direction. Several other reliable
persons saw IL also. M.
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day with prayer. aud tears Sc. up and con-

o"S Win pidyVfu uuu teuis SCI VII anu Vuu-
secrate.
There is a tradition born OF Eastern SUI
perstition that from statue standing on
Theban plains when stricken by the rays
OF the rising sun there comes forth music.
but we have no need TO invoke the extraya-
gance of oriental imagination 10 add dig
nifty or glory to this statue OF our great
countryman. Music drawn by solar rays
from inseusate stone could not add one
cubit TO tho towering stature OF his fame.
His character and his deeds will be at
once tho inspiration aud the theme of
many minstrel song, and with harps With
laurel wroathed and to sublimiest strains
attuned bard after bard sweeping silvery
dactyls from quivering strings viii chant
the peans OF his praise. the resembling an
them OF HIS fadcess glory.
The day god TO the zenith mounting In
tho majesty OF his morning march viii
shed upon this statue n radiance rarer than
ever flashed from Jewels set in kngly
coronct, and as he sinks In splendor 10 his
setting behind curtains OF amber and rose,
his dying rays will light with lines OF
more than earthly beauty this majestic
| figure. which we will here leave as a silent
witness 10 our faith. and thus upon each
| recurring day, through all the coming
years VIII there be here fifty symbolsed
the orient and the occidcnt OF that great
life which in glory ended on that historic
field. from whence passed our hcros soul
10 heaven, his name to an immortality OF
| fame
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mothers OF the South has been bcqueathed
TO their daughters and 10 their sons.
They talk about the New South" It u
the same splendid old South. risen from the
ashes and devastation Of carnage and DESC
latIon to the forenoon OF a prosperity ana
progress that shineth from Nadir 10
Zenith. and the women Of the South have
wrought II.
Their words OF cheer. their faith, their
devotion, their unquailing courage, their
love, lifted us from the slough Of despond
and made MS men again.
Again. oh, worthy daughters OF the
worthost mothers TINT God over made, In
behalf of all my comrades, l thank YOU
for this gift, the coinage OF your hearts.
Speak. oh. stone TO the coming centuriea
our revcrent remembrance OF womnn's im-
perishablo devotion 10 the South!
DAUGHTERS OF CoNFEDERAcv.
After the last speech was delivered Mira.
Kate Cabell Curric aud bevy of beautiful
girls. representing the thirteen States and
Territories OF the Confoderacy. Joined
hands and pulled the cord which held tho
largo veil on the monument and hid tho
statue Of the Confederate private from
view. AS the large veil slowly dropped
the band played Dixie" and the vast
multitude OF people Joined in round after
round OF applause. The rope which hold
the veil on the statue of tho colder broke.
and It wss therefore impossible to fuliy
unvell 1t, but this was tho only accideuo
which married the ceremonies,
| The young ladies representing the Statos
and Territories then came forward and
laid lovely floral tributes on the base OF
| tho monument in the following order:
Maryland MISS Mentoux; Virginia. Miss
| Lille Goode; North Carolina. Miss
knuckics; South Carolina, Miss Taylor;
| Georgia, Miss Pearson; Florida, Miss
steele: Alabama, Miss Goode; Mississippi.
Miss Halle Bryan; Louisiana, Miss Feet
MentouN; Texas, Miss GRADER; Missouri.
Miss Eugenia Mendcx Arkansas. Miss
lrene GRADER: Indian Territory, Miss
Watts; New Mexico. Miss Ollie Robertsa
Arizona. Miss Groenlaw.
This was followed by floral offerings
from II majority of the people presents
flowers from tho smaicst rose to large
wrcatbs and bouquets. flowers from the
| city and flowers from nearly every county
in North Texas Tho monument ~as
| fairly banked with flowers
Two notable incidonts of tho ceremonies
were tho placing OF flowers upon tho
| statue OF Albert sidney Johnston by a. j.
/ Gray. IA private soldier who wns nenr
Johnston when he fell at shiloh, aud Miss
Hcaurosnrd Of san Antonio. n niece OF
General T. c. 4. nouuregnrd.
| Camp Sterling Price tonight presented
| Mrs, Jackson with a handsome medal.
T. W. Blake OF McNin WAS among the
visitors who came from all parts of tho
State The crowds are rapidly leaving to-
night and all carry pleasant recollections
of the scenes they have witnessed. II has
been day Dallas Will never forget.
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less vigilance and supcrhuman effort that
we are indebted for this. tho most magnin
cent monument gracing tho sacred soil OF
the South.
II IL their contaminated work and free
will Offering; designed and erected with the
primary object of pqrpctuating the memory
of our Confederate leaders and soldiers.
Nevertheless every element cnpspires In
imposing upon It the higher and moro sa-
cred duty OF extolling age after age down
the corridors of time. the grandeur Of the
mothers and daughters OF the Confcderacy,
Grand monument, may 1t stand through
successive ages unharmed by winters biast
unsoathed bv summers forked lightning
and mistaken by the deep-toned thunders
or tho EARTHQUAKES shock, proudly pro-
claiming TO our race and blood. the eS-
allied genius OF our leaders, the matchless
prowess of our soldiers, and the sublime
oonstanoy and devotion of tho glorious
women of the South,
Aud may our great Republic likewise
stand. proudly proclaiming TO the nations
OF tho earth the benehcence OF God-given
liberty: and may tho American remain
unitcd prosperous and happy longer than
this granite retains It's soidsty. is the
prayer OF every Confederate veteran.
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fire of the Federals in battle. At the battle
OF Seven Pines (Fair oaks) saw him.
General Lee and General Magrudcr under
huavy fire OF musketry, and remonstrat-
ed against his so exposing himself when
there was no special necessity for 1t. Dur
ing the first of the seven days fighting
near Richmond he was much exposed TO
the enemy's fire. and General Lee ordered
him to quit the field. Some days afterward,
When General Lee appeared in the cabinet
Mr. Davis iccularly said he had supposed
he was commander In chief. but that Gem
oral Lea had ordered him from the field
And on the day of the battle between
Richmond and Petersburg ! saw MIR. Davis
In company with General Beauregard uu-
der brisk fire of cannon and sharp
shooters for n considerable time, during
which several persons present were hit
and one soldier boy standing near the
president had his arm shot of by a shell.
At the request OF some OF the officers pres
ent l urged him TO leave the field, as his
exposure 70 the fire of the enemy was UNI
necessary In tho cabinet the next morn
Ing, referring TO my advice that he should
quit the field the evening before. he said
he felt "a did that he could render no
service there but added: '"rhat it would
hava been au unpleasant thing to ride OH
under fire
! will conclude what I have to say by
adding that l have been somewhat &C
quaintei with many of the grelt men OF
this country for the last forty or fifty
years, and while there may have been a
few persons superior to him in some spe-
cial line of human effort, President Davis
combined more of the elements OF real
greatness than any Other man have
known. lIo was, in It's noblcst sense, q
Christian statesman and warrior.
President Davis had the chivalric cour-
age Of Richard Occur do Leon, and the
Roman virtue, cOrastancy and love OF lib
orty Of Cato. God bless his memory.
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ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON.

The eldest grandchld of Stonewall jack
son exposed to view the figure Of Albert
sidney Johnston, who was one OF those
who carried the arms of Texas TO honor.
.Iudge Norman q. Kiltrell OF Houston pro-
nounced the eulogy
When the great apostle Of the new faith
drew near the end of his ines eNenttul
iouruev. his mind retraeed the pants no
Ma tfuddon and recalled the stripes end
imnrlsgnnent. the perils by land and by
sen and all else that ne had dared and en-
du-cd for the truth and the Masters sake,
and with the eye OF unolouded faith catch
me- vision OF the joys reserved Cor me
faithful OF God, in tones oil eXultant irl-
umph he exclaimed: have fought Gooi
fight | have kept the faith. hsnceiorih
mere il laid VI for me crown OF fight-
eousueSs.
So TO-DAY. my countrymen, Of the end OF
a tourney OF more than Il third OF cen
NV, o,lr mipds revert to the paths We hsHe
,roiden and we recall :he gloom ana sc
c,orv of The past; wars dread alarm "
snl.odor a that day when first nc starry
cross in beauty caught tho raliillce OF d
southern sun the onset ana the carnage
tho agony Of susponsr' tHs uHSpe.haoie
so,.row of dread, certainty, the eNhtAiion
., dietary. the anguish Of dofeli, the dark
.ss ~ that hour when the symbol VI a
80, nation's hupet, with rays o. 4 dpatn-
ices slory. lingering amid It's torn and ~
~ ,olde MAS forever furled; the trials
l.i , oars of the years following upon the
ana folding OF that glory-klssed banner,
, ,yhan poyerty, grim and gaunt. Kept watSn
and ward at every he1rthstone. an" ~ an, an
an ~ bruised hearts rose above tho dlh
van ~ habltations. we dwell upon ne
o OIL, Na and hardship of the journey from inc me
,aio ~ humiliation and Weakness 10 W.
vale VI risscl heights OF prosperity and
hesnv"' and as we stand today where peace
n nor ninions spreads o'r this fair iano III
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ROBERT Fl. LEE.

Lucy Hayes pulled the cord which ex-
posed to view the eftigy of the great COM
mandcr-iu- chief, Robert Y. Lee
Judge George n. Aldredge euloglzed Rob-
ert Il. Lee. He said:
With the anlmcsitles that led UP to the
war between the States, Lee had no lot
or part.
He was lieutenant colonel in the Federal
army when hostilities began. He had
cvinced such ability in the Mexican war
that Mr. Lincoln rendered him command
of tho Union forces. No one knew better
than he how much was comprised in this
oner. He knew that the Federal forces
would outnumber tho Confederates four
To one. That with the machinery of gov
ernmcnt, the treasury, the navy and all
the factories against lis, the contest would
be vastly Unequal. He knew. also from
what had come to Washington, Jackson
and Taylor. what almost regal honors
awaited a conquering hero Had he ac-
cepted the generous offer the names of
Grant and Sherman would have been I'M
| knows 10 history. Their blended glory
would have shown forth In him Never
was more tempting chaplot offered to hui
man brow Never did farer vista open 10
| mortal kon. But his great soul scorned all
consideration Of self He was n citizen OF
Virginia and not Of the Union, and his
supreme allegiance was to- his sovereign
State. He was native of Virginia, and
when the mother in her hour of peril called
IN hon rascue
ncoa NOT roco,,t IN Won HE ocbievo.
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IN wv H., nrdo,'d .aia,, ~, We
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20. l'u. 80 -. 80 - a. IT,
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sroNEWALL JACKSON.

The youngest grandchild OF stonewall
jackson unveiled the form of her grand
father and Judge Henry w, Lightfoot
spoke of tho great aoldler-the right
arm" Of tho Confederacy. as Lee called
him; the right eye" as President
Davis referred 10 him A most finished
pcroration it was giving the story of the
man. the soldier and. above all. the Chris
tian,
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BuckIen,. Arnicu saIve.

Tho best salve In the world tor cuts
bruises. sores. ulcers. salt rheum. fsves
sores. letter, chapped hands. chilbiainss
eorns, and all skin eruptions. and positively
cures piles, or no pay required. 1t 10 guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction or money
refunded. Price rs cents per box. Fer sale
by George w. Heyer.
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Not his to ask the reason why;
HIS but 10 do and die.

And On shloh's fateful field he sealed
with his blood his devotion 10 the land
with tho glorious history Of which Ills
great name is Immortality entwiuod,
Knrhtly and chlyalrie soldier! Heroic
aItar meier was poured richer Offering than
his precious blood He died In the battles
front and when on the wings of tho shout
Ing OF his victorious legions his soul was
borne home TO God,
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Deadwood. Pamela County, Texas

conroo, Texas. April 2o.-B. II. Hord
night operator. most respoc'ap'c soh''o.
ZEN. reports seeing the much talked 0!
S Al, and travelling southwesterly.
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plenty smiling, and behold sur waste places
restored. our shattered affairs rebuilded
our political aud industrial power estab-
lished and recognized. and -nillious hither
Fastening with their energy, their enter
prise, their wealth and their good citizen
ship, TO lay them as offerings at tho feet
OF tho recrowned re-enthroued queen, In
tones OF rapturous oNultatlon We cxc!aim;
We have fought good fight. we have
kent tho faith and behold now what won
drous rewards have been for us laid UP In
this the land which the Lord our God hath
given usl
Profoundly grateful to the God OF our
fathers who has led Ms out Of desoation
and deep darkness into the sunshine OF
radiant hone and glowing promise faithful
In fcalty and LOYAL In love TO our common
country. conscious OF the rectitude Of our
own purposes. and according 10 every MAN
the same honesty of conviction and mtcg-
rity of conscience that We claim for our
selves. bit craving of no man permission
making TO no man apology. here in this
Pantheon of nature. under as fair sky
as ever archcd the earth, GU the soil OF a
| land hallowed by patriot blood and yooa
with the glory Of its sons and with eyes
dnimod by tears, the holy tribute OF OUT
hearts 10 departed valor, we have gathered
TO set apart and consocrato this spot for
ever and for aye TO patriotic and holy
| memories.
1nvc,tlng tho richest bencilc,ions Of
heaven upon cur action, we here aud now
in the presence OF God and thcsc witnesses
| by these stones and statutes, blessed 10y
woman's prayers, consecrated by her de-
votion and baptized with her tears. testify
unto all those that now live and unto gen
| eratlons to Gomez that we cherish with i'm
pcrishablc pride the achievements of thos,
whose memories we hero enshrne, that W,
! loved thom living and mourn them dead
that We glory In the deeds Of those who a
their country's call followed thcso might,
ones untalteringly. though death held higl
carnival bout dutys path; that while ac.
ccpting In all their fuliness the practical
result OF the gauge of battle. we hold wifi
answering fidelity 10 the faith once de-
liyered TO the fathers" aud that