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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16
GRAINS oE ooLn.

True humility. the basis Of the ChriS.
tian system, Is the low. but deep and
arm. foundation Of all real virtue. But
this, as very painful IN the practice and
little imposing In the appearance. they
have totally dlscardeA Their object Is
10 merge an national ana an social SEN
tlmcnt IN lnordinate vanity Burke.
We can only have the hlghcs, hap
/ plness. such as goes along with belng
a great man By having wide thoughts
and much feeling for the rest OF the
world as well as ourselves. And this
sort OF happiness often brings 500 much
pain with % that We can only toll Z,
from pain by its belng what We would
choose before anything else hccaus,
our souls see that @ ls goOl.-Gcors
Eliot
Boasthood O. the great fact OF human
history. 70 exists ln some form. How
shall % De controlled and kept undor'
70 o. this which constitutes the one
problem of government and of society
in all our communities. poisoning all
domestic lIt. making holrths bitter
and hearts hopeless. 10 % the one
problem Of an personal liio, of yours
aud mine. aud %, our families. so woe
o. SO great as that which socs the mani
hood and womanhood going down In
fersuality 10 the doyll.-RcV. S. T..
Horrlck.
Can q BE- possible that man. a human
form. to whom homage Is pale both BY
animal and vegetable; the focus OF in
genuliy: the wonderful exposition Of
cause and effect: the living poem OF
perfect measure; the mechanical won
der Of the world: was born and created
20 grow; and, having done his best to
lnjure or benefit mankind. he, a perfect
score In the plan Of creation, shall
cease to exist when the body sinks;
and the soul stained with sin shall
meet with no just punishment. when
laws against sin govern this worldl
Or, n he has raised the lowly. forgiven
he crring and relieved the suffering
aud needy relative. Is 10 be blottcd
out. even az a worm II trodden down.
and reap the benefit Of 40 approving
con,cionooi-9. W. Francis. n. \.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

vegetation along artificial water-cours-
os. There Is another queer thing about
the termination" OF the lakes. Their
shapes differ greatly. from time TO
time. as n they were the products Of
accident rather than design. For In
stance. Ismonius Is at the intersection
OF the canals Euphrates running north
and SOUTH and Protonllus running east
and wesO. Now. on December 20, 1881.
'schiaparelll perceived that the latter
was double. and there were two lakes,
one north Of the other. and both greatly
elongated In an east and west direction.
The lakes were. IN fact bands continu-
Gus with the channels OF Proionilus. but
much wider. But on May %. 1855. ;he
distinguished Italian discovered Eu-
pirates double and Protonilus single.
lsmcnius was again n pair OF twins,
but utterly unlike the twin lakes OF
1881. In the FIRST place. their positions
relatively 10 each other were different
One was due west OF the other. Sec
ondly. their shape was changed They
we're round. not elongated a large
number Of such eases can be cited
which cannot easily be explained on
any theory Of design. but which strong
~ suggest mere chance.
At the next opposition Of Mars. late
IN January. 1899. the planet will b.
stll farther away from the earth thar
he Is this time but az an equally goo,
elevation. Tho outlook for new an,
startling revelations during the mex
few years Is not. therefore. particular!
good.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16
SAVED by HIS DOC.
Intelligent Caniao Dug us Master d
Of IA DwNr-Iu

Intelligent Caniao Dug iiis Master ou.
81 ~ Cave-ln.
Hcnry Miller came as near losing his
lie near Cregw. iil.. this fall as man
could and riill escape. and q was only
owing 20 the slgaclty OF bis dog that
be ocaped doan. says an exchange.
Miller went out one morning IN
search of nuin, taking bis dog with
him. When he aligh,cd from the train
ho proceeded 10 a walnut grove two
miles south Of Crcggs.
After filling his sack be espled n
woodchuck on a nolghborlng side hin
and, shooting a. Il. ran q into Us hole.
Leaving his dog on guard he went TO
the house Of Jacob Meyer a mile dis
tant ana borrowed shovel with
which to dlg the animal from is bur.
row.
Miller soon dug a deep pit IN the side
Of the hill. when suddenly a portion
OF the overhanging bank gave way and
buried him under a half ton OF gravel.
Fortunately his face was not GOV.
cred aud he was able to breathe. but
he vas % Weighted down Il was i'm
possible TO move a muscle. lie shouted
Tor aid until he was hoarse and was
about to give up In despair when he
thought OF his dog. Calling the faith
ful beast, he babe him dig. The dog
seemed TO comprehend and scratched
gravel so zoalously that al the end OF
half an hour Miller was able 70 move
one arm and room succeeded In oscap-
INK from hls position.
lie was 70 thoroughly frightened N
took the FIRST train back 20 the cts.
Before leaving be refused an ofier OF
$50 for the dog.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

George Pomgoy was a very mis-.
ehieyous boy IN school. but quick TO
think OF some means TO escape punish.
ment when caught h. O scrape.
When IN the sixth grade bis cousin
from Now York state was visiting him.
and one day they went TO school to-
Ecthor. They sat IN double seat be-.
hind the high stove and we're having
a good time. but becoming rather
noisy the attention OF the teacher was
attracted and she stole down unno-
iiced hy either until she was Just In
front Of them. Before she could reprl-
mand them. however. George arose
perfectly composed and said.
Pardon me. teacher Miss Payne.
this is my cousin. Frank White. from
Buffalo. who With his parents ia visit.
INK u.s. Mother would Do pleased 10
have you call"
The Introduction and Invitation were
80 naturally and cordially given the
teacher could not rcprcss smile. and.
70 is needless 70 say. no punishment.
was given.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16
mo rnsll.h rr.a. ln rn.a..

Tho present marko, price OF tolds O.
, ronct a dOlon. Of an the means OF
Riding on Infested Esricn OF sluea and
other pests there o. nothing to touch o.
iafic.ona regiment OF tolda Thoy
uiu keep tho Nori garden clear of n-
lc,t cuCmlos i0g any length Of time.
and in view 90 lhis tho toad trade has
fpmns up. Az evening che toad catch-
cu af out and along The banks OF
streams and undCr holro rows they
fad tho LITTLE brown aluE-t1lora. walk
ar s1lcmnly in straight lines on thc
rroa ior worms and be.tlet The willy
catcher lt them ono by one and
slows them IN bis sack. and % be
knows anything of the ways 0f Wild
things Do wil 600 all his rccoptaclos
On an hour. Three or four dozen may
81 taken On an evening almost any
whCrc-cveu GA Hampstead Heath.
Fior's.a and private people with large
gardens buy he toads al 6 pence a
dozen. Answers.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16
esssss ga ssSss = 4 = sss's g s. ~ @& $685..
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i PROBLEMS ABOUT MARS. 4
ss&s%%s . q & = ~ =

Many noticeable encroachments OF the
dark areas upon the bright ones have
been recorded. Then again, the 'ea-
nails" are more numerous NJ one time
than at another And the phenomenon
OF doubling. nrst observed about fifteen
years ago by the Mlanese astronomer.
schiaparelll. is also visible only at GER
tain times. and TO yery different de-
grecs OF abundance.
Tho Seasons Of Mars.
Inasmuch as the axis OF Mars Is int
ca over Ike lhe earihs-oniy q little
more The ruddy planet has seasons
Tho gradual disappearance Of white
patches around the poles, presumably
snow. every summer. and the forma'
lion OF dark belts around these shrink
ing areas are among the best known
OF the seasonal changes on Mars. but
tho other variations referred 10 have
also been iouad 10 be related, 10 O
great extont. with the time Of year al
which the observation was made II
was not an unreasonable surmlse. then
that the occasional oncroachment OF
dark areas on the bright ones might
represent an lnundatlon OF low-lylng
and almost perfectly level lands. In
consequence Of a slight rise OF the sea,
II. as Is credible. the Marian oceans
are very shallow one can understand
why their color fades out near the
edges. and ho'S the access OF little
water from the polar regions might
produce the effect observed. So. too,
with the canals n they are veritablo
water courses. and u the little dark
spots az their Intersections be lakes
,ss they have sometimes been called,
their Visibility and the duplication OF
both canals and lakes might well be
dependent on the time and plentiudC
Of the water supply from the poles.
sch.aparolu. however. has suggested
that the variations Ia the size and coloi
OF the dark markings might possibly
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16
rWo nIoYcIr sTonlrs-
How the Queen Was Told some Plain
Truths.


Truths.
a wcll-known monarch. VINO. Tor OBJ.
vious reasons. we will call the king OF
Ruritania, does not approve OF ladies'
cycling, says The Gentlewoman. HIS
daughter greatly enjoys the healthy
exercise OF spinning along the roads
OF her fathers dominion. She was In
the habit Of rising early and going out
before breakfast Unfortunately her
royal papa met her and her suite one
morning and be was 80 angry that all
the suite were well scoldcd and tho
princess herself was kept IN the palace
for three weeks and was not permitted
TO attend any OF the court festivities for
The following month. The queen Of Ru-
riianla agrees with her royoal husband
IN his dialikeio rcyclng and very strin-
gent court rules have been advertised.
closing many paths and thoroughfares
/ 10 the overwhelming wheel. One day
her majesty was walking out with her
dogs when a cycli5t came along one Of
l NAA' NAAAHH hiANNN AAtAN ANN NANNNNs AN
Indignant queen stopped the cycllst
and Informed him that bicycles were
not permitted near the royal abode
The cyclist who must have been an
ill-bred churl then proceeded TO expos
iulate, Earnlshlng his language with
sundry words such as In England are
usually represented by the fourth let
ter OF the alphabet and a dash. The
bewildered queen started In astonish-
ment and her lady-in-waitlng. coming
up opportunity for she had fingered
behind 10 gather some flowers at her
majeaty's requeHO asked the rude BIZ
cycllst II he knew he was addressing
the sovereign lady Of his country. The
abashed cyolist was 30 overwhelmed
at this Information tina, he said not a
word but mounted his bicycle and fed
away, and. report says. never stayed
his wheel tlll ne reached-let u.s. say
the capital Of the adjoining kingdom.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

Tho kud lndy Ten re 81 B: 1oi
.Ho love of dsInE that make. goa tho
Nrtiohod being you arc5
Dismal Dawson Nomr o. is thc loyo
ul WuUvy
Tbr ku. ,ady Good era aous DO
you mean Goo tcu mc tbat you urc "a
misort
Dismal Dawwn-Oh, no. dome
moan mc lo,lu' money, 7 moan 70 other
people Didn't love tlalr money s1. @
wouldn't be- So hard fer mc Co 30 hold
of 10 NOW and then. indianapolis Jour
nal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

Tramps are causing a good deal Of
trouble IN certain localities 90 western
KansaA They open newly made graves
and exchange clothing with the
corpsos. The dead bodies. after being
at,ired In the old clothes. are placed
back in their graves to await Gabriors
algnal.-Exchange.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

Mrs. Nub5ins My husband r. a per.
feet brute" Friond-"You amaze me"
Mira Nubblns -"sinoe the baby began
teethlng, nothing would quiet the lliih
angel but pulling his papa's beard. and
yesterday he vent and had his beard
shaved on."-Tlt- Bits.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

on Files creek. W, Va. while q. W.
Daniels and Vincent Louk were cutting
a tree. a splinter rebounded az tho
trunk broke from the stump striking
Louk. and killing him instantly. lie
was 90. and had been MARRIED elk
months. Exchange.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

WAS It whisky that brought you
hore?" asked the prison visitor. 81,
think. lady. from the way the copper
smelled.' answered Dismal Dawsok
"ihat u was sin. indianapolis Jour.
nal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

Jules soule. a Mississippi newspaper
man, has died ln the hospital In New
ORLEANS, as the result Of bullet wound
INFLICTED BY John H. Miller. editor OF
ihe Biloxi lAlss) Herald The trouble
gfew out Of a newspaper controversy.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

Seven milos an hour Is the camols
limit nor can Il maintain this rate
over ,go hours. It's usual speed Is aro
miles an hour.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

a oirtl old het arrested In New York
few Gays ago had $4,000 concealed In
her excuse Tor a dreas. she aald sho
80, The money IRON he aalo Of fAgs
pieAed oct q gnrhass boxes.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

Lady mdmlung glfa at wcldlasl-
Al, these nre the souvenir spoons.
Maid dndlmanilyl-N1. indeed. uinl
They're solid siiver."- Judge
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

iaudludt- How DO yon Ike your ~
tiers, Mr., riply;
New Eoarc Not more fhal uozcn
Ia n dlsh AMI well seasoned.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

"Ah, old man. you seem 10 have
something op your mind"
Yes, my wife Just gave me o plccO
Of hers Detroit Journal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

That lovely orango-colorod object
which CLEANS with unmatched splendor
high up In the eastern aky every clear
evening Just now "a the planet Mars.
Although one Of the smallest OF the
eight large bodies which royolye around
the sun. II has probably excited more
popular interest than either the giant
Jupiter with his belts ard great red
spot, or Saturn. oncIrclod with a rims
that makes Tammany and the circus
manager turn green with envy. Mars
has only half tho carth's diameter, and
only about ono-sovCnth its weight; but
@ Is believed 10 be more nearly IN the
same condition as the earth than any
other extra terrestrial sphere IN the
solar system. And suspicious have
been entertained that perhaps Il might
even be inhabited by turkey-eating.
noyel-readlng. opora-lovlng. cigarette.
smoking mortals like human beings.
Hence. whenever the earth catches up
with Il In the race around the sun.
~ u Ahta NNAf IN thAlg AMtAAg ~aiA
months. and comes within hai.ing dis
lance Of the rudy little ball. astron-
omors scrutinizo Il eagerly. Just now
the earth Ia running about neck and
neck with II. and viii continue to DO
30 for two or three weeks TO come.
On December 10 the earth. which has
the inside track. crosses a straight line
draNa from the sun TO Mars. and the
latter Is then said to be in opposition"
20 the sun.
Distances from the Earth.
The earth does not approach Mars az
l0sely at this opposition as Il does
sometimes His rb.t Is much more
ellipuoal than The eHrth's. and the two
are farther apart IN some places than
In Others In early August. 1899. they
came within 35.OO0.O)O miles OF each
other, and Mars then spannod an angle
OF nearly twenty-sevcn seconds; In Oc-
totor be was 100000 miles away al
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16
RICH AND YET POOR.
PECULIAR AND DisAcREEAnLr
PLic41 OF a WIDOW.

whole Fortune Consists Of stamps
Her Husband bought eia5.ocO worth
OF tho Columbian Issue she Can't
sell Them.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

HAT llfe IN this
city IL not all roses
and vino for every
body is a WORKOUT
fact says the New
York Herald. For
every woman who
bsthos In milk to
preserve the soft
noEs CT her skin.
who revels IN luz
ury and makes
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-23
THREE oNsLow STATESMEN

| correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
HIGHLANDS. N. @.
In my communication which ap
peared in your valuable paper of re-
cent Fdate, referring to three of the
greatest characters that ever Ons3ow
produced, to wit: David W. Sanders,
Daniel L Russell, ST., and Christopher
Stephens, all being born near each
other on the:sound. And having written
somewhat extensively about the two
first characters, it would seem to the
reader l was using partiality not to de,
vote a short time to the life and char
acter of one of them who was my neigh.
Dor and friend, to-wit: Christopher
Stephens. But before I proceed to
dilate on him, allow me to correct, or
rather add to the life of Hon. David
w. Sanders, an important Office be
held in Onslow, which was omitted in
my notice of him. He vas elected
High Sheriff of Onslow and held that
office in 1887, '38, 80 and 40, having
served as clerk of the old county court
prior to that for the years of 1880, 81,
'32, '33, '35, '35, SO Sheriff four years,
Clerk seven years. The record shows
this. Mr.. Stephens wa born and reared
in Onslow. He received a very limited
education and was reared to hard
work. He learned the value of money
early, and that time lost in idleness
was never regained and he kept these
two things constantly in mind, and
acted On them day by day. He, too.
like Sanders and Russell, Sr., accumu-
lated az vast fortune by sobriety, in
dustry and economy. He never specu-
lated but little in any, way neither did
he trade or traffic, but he cleared the
soil and tended the herd and was of
great benefit to the world by actual
production. He vas a producer, and
his management of his finances was
superior or equal to any man. He
wrote abad hand and was not ALWAYS
posted by reading, but his Judgment
was very good.on property, and aday's
work Of a hand with shovel, spade, ak.
hoe, cart or plow. He was a sun rise
and sun set man. He never asDired to
any office, but Contented himself bv
adding field to field, c r of land to
acre. and dollar to dollar; a reliable
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-23

and good neighbor, Haan of truth and
candor, whose word was his bond, and
he gloried in industry, and one who de-.
veloped the country. If we had all
men like Christopher Stephens, the
court house, the Jail and poor house
could be dispensed with and peace and
plenty would abound in all our borders
He would face the snow storms, cold
heat, dry or wet weather night or day
to drive his business. He removed
from the sound to Richards, and went
in debt about $50, 900 for one among
the finest plantations in Onslow, the
John A. Averitte place, and met every
payment as it fell due, and died own.
ing land worth $50, 900 or $40, 900 and
United States bonds for about 500 900
He was elected by the people county
commissioner at the organization Of
the first board after the old county
courts were abolished, and served on
the board in 1868, 80 70, and was
elected chairman of the board. IN
politics he was a Democrat, and voted
the Democratic ticket.
If you want to see as fue, if not the
finest section of Eastern North Caro-,
lima, visit the village of Richlands and
it's surroundings of about stem miles.
and the Kit Stephens plantation With
it's fine road, a row of cedar g and
level land; then gee Catharine Lake,
and Alliance Springs. Come and Gee
what a poor young man amaesed in
his life time Of houses. land stock and
cash, and then consider the road is
open to you as it was to him, and that
the muscle, and the bone and the brain
of a young man is beyond calculating
if properly directed, by avoiding drunk.
enness, horse racing, betting, gambling
and card playing, but to till the soil
and tend the herd and grow rich as be
did.
He lost all of his sons, and the dar.
ing one of all, his youngest, in tie
Southern army.
Peace to his ashes, and a blessing On
his family, for he lived respected ard
died regretted. Never did he set a bed
example to the world or before his chi.
dren, With an aching heart and many
thanks to his p~osterity for favors be
bestowed on the writer, we now bid
him a long farewell. J. II. FoY.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-23
FR1sKY GEORGIA EDITORS.


Editor Rufus McLain Fields, now o
the Nashville Sun, celebrates a happy
event as follows:
"a great event has happened
In our part of the town
That's slightly calculated
To turn things upside down;
The world don't run exactly,
To tell the homes truth,
On same old fashion schedule-
For baby's got a tooth.
"Pa took and danced a breakdown
When it's discovery vas made,
An ma she laughed an cried some,
An nurse got on parade;
Granma, she cut up as frisky,
An says she feels her youth
A comm back a-leapin'-
Since baby's got a TOOTH"
"We've done tole all the neighbors,
An tole the pos'man, too, .
An wrote a thousand letters
To al the kinfolks who
Amt here to see the wonder,
From Atlanta to Duluth
An I'll bet you forty dollars
The baby's got a tooth"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-23
JEDGR WAxEM's PROVERBS

Detroit Free Press: What a states
man don't kno is sometimes wuth
knoin'.
Becaus a farmer has to fasten bis
galluses with a male he has an idee
that he kin help himself by Citing into
politics.
The more parliamentary rules a con-
gresham knos the less likely be is TO
tend to the biZnus he was lected fer.
When a man wants to go into poll
ticks he amt asst eff heze a patriot, but
how much money he kin put up fer
campane perposes.
A man kin be a politician, and be
kin be onnest, but he haint got no time
to spair eff he trize to be both at the
same time.
Their amt no way Nv teIiin how.
many votes thar is to gallon Nv IicEeF
till the jugs empty.
Every now and then the CODES
Nv liberty wonders what she is nel'
fer.
The money power is nifty nj a ma
jority all the time.
The country wood be full Nv monu
ments hiern church steaples eff ever
statesman had as big q one as he thlnH'
he ought to have.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-03-23
~HOUSE-FIFTY Sixth DAY.

Much Of the day was spent in elect.
ing Railroad Commissioner and Libra
rian, and other work and talk. Dur
ing the afternoon session the following
work was done;
Bill to allow W G. Lewis, a Justice
of the peace at State sville, to practice
law. Passed.
By consent, Adams introduced a bill
to pay the expenses of James II. Young
in the contested election case of Brough.
ton VS.. Young. The amount involved
is $500.
Bill to allow Cumberland county to
construct a sewerage system for the
county jail. Passed.
The consideration of the machinery
act was resumed as left off at the ad-
journment of the morning session. Mr..
Johnson moved to reconsider the vote
by which Col. Lusk's amendment to
section SO, changing the word ''conclu
sive" to ''presumptive." The motion
was sustained. Col Lusk came upon
the floor and renewed his fight for re.
tention of the amendment. The vote
resulted in the adoption of the amend
ment a second time. The machinery
act then passed the third reading by q
vote of IS to 16.
Bill to Gno c1by OF 6alolgn
to levy a special school tax. Passed
third reading.
The machinery act was passed.
To tax certain itinerant agents and
dealers in Johnston county. Passed.
To open Mill creek, Davie county.
Passed.
To establish a dispensary for Vance
county. 70 be left to a vote of the
people Of the county.
To allow the Clerk of Court of Mar
tin county to be absent from his cm3e.
Passed.
To establish another term of Wake
Superior Court, making July term for
civil causes also. Passed.
MI. Atwater offered a resolution that
the Senate do not ad urn ''sine die"
until all the bills On the calendar are
either passed or Killed. Passed.
The Senate refused to confirm the
appointment of Nh. G. E Kestler as an
assistant enrolling clerk, appointed by
Speaker Hileman this afternoon.
By leave, Mr.. Mitchell introduced a
bill to incorporate the Mapleville Acad-
envy in Franklin county, rules sus.
pended and passed.
Bills disposed of as follows: