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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-14

4 very euflous usc 20 which the
camel O. sometimes put among the
desert tribes is related hy O dating
uished traveller. he tells us tast DC
once saw one employed 20 appcase a
quarrel between two parties. much as
the "scapegoat" was used On the re-
lisious rites Of the Jewish people. The
camel was brought out and accused hy
both parties TO the controversy OF all
the injuries, real end imaginary.
which hey had suffered. an the mis-.
CHIEF that had been done they laid
upon the camel They unbralded Il
with being the cause OF the icud which
had separated friends. reyilcd q with
oyerl oppmbrious epithei and anal.y
killed u. declaring themselves recon.
cited over its body Exchange
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-14

nor.s rhat rr-svr. n--, - A-y S,ss.
Kind o. Dict.


Kind % Dict.
The most extraordinary appeN's
known "a a horse belongs 10 Billy.
handssme bay owned BY A. Deepai"
iieux & Son. the butchers of the Pa
cihc Fruit Market. Horses are ile-
quentiY known 10 show a liking loF
sugar and instances are related where
they would drink beer. but who ever
saw q horse that vas fond Of meat ana
fish? Biily's duties are TO draT lne
firms delivery wagon and biz stand
Is on Merchant street IN front Of ne
shop. Here he II often on exhibition.
eating with an apparent relish steak.
liver tripc and In short almost any
variety Of meat handed him. Some
times. after having bad his 81 Of oats
and hay. he refuses 70 munich meal.
but this seldom occurs. Biilya appe-
tito developed several months ago No
one knew Of 4 until one day he was
seen 20 reach into a butcher cart that
was tied just ahead Of him and calm-
y began eating a steak. After that
be was often led with ,hc firms wares.
and many a bet has been won and lost
on bis appetite The horse formerly
varied bis carnal meals by purloinins
iiah. bat be was cured IN a manner
that was ludicrous 70 the spectators
bat very painful Tor the equine phe-
nomenon.
Tie reached into a nsh wagon one
day when his olfaciories detected the
odor Of hia fayorltc smeit but an ac-
tive and belllgerent crab took oflense
30 the intrusion aud promptly fasien-
Cd 70 hls lower lip. Billy shook he
head franilcally and whlnnied In pain.
but the cruslaoean held on until be
was crushed BY being banged against
the side Of the wagon. Since then the
horse has kept clear Of dsh. Billy a
the favorite Of the market. and
strange teamster who had the tcmerify
10 lay his whip across hlg back one
morning 20 take him give room was
nearly mobbed By indignant hutcher.
and ighmongern lie o. also the Del
Of hla owners family. and bis sieti
hide and general evidence Of good car,
show thar be- does not lack alieulion
San Francisco Call
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-14

games. Ia rs Of which he played AZ
short field. That season be was cred
tied with making some remarkable
performances. both At the bat and In
the field. he was re-engaged for the
season Of 1896. when be participated IN
i3e championship games. IN all OF
which he played a. a third baseman.
and again aid good work. His batting
performances for last year included the
making OF ten home runs. rs triple bag
gers and 80 double basers Upon the
advice OF Manager siallingE the Phila-
delphla club drafted him last fall he
has been doing some pretty clever work
this year for the Philadelphia.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-14

Increase ~ Eariish Speaking Papui.t,an.
Only eighty years axo. within the
tine OF men still living. there were in
all the world but thirty millions Of
people who spoke English. Today the
people who use the LANGUAGE e. their
own. IN varying degrees Of excellence
or inaccuraCy. number i20. 600 coo. In
other words. In spite Of wars and pes
thence and famine. 40 common IN the
hrst half. they have doubled every 40
years This can be said Of the people
Of no other tongue. Included amons
the English speaking race are the i'm
migrants TO the great American re-
public. whatever their mother tongue
since their children inevitably acquire
English, the language of the country.
How much more rapidly the people In.
crease who use English than others
h seen In this statement; In period
OF 20 years the population increase In
the United States vas S. per cent. In
England and Wales. 20 per cent: Ger
many. q per cent. Russia. 30 per cent.
while In France there vas virtually no
change Already one-fourih Of the
civilized world llncluding Russia IN
Euronel "a English speaklng- or II We
include the onilrc native. unclvillzoi.
and Immigrant population Of South
and Central America and Japan. d D.
81 per cent The people OF Russia
proper constitute i6 per cent. Germany
3 per cent. France : per cent. Austria.
Hungary PER cent and italy and
Spain about per cent each.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-14

Many years ago. when printed music
vas dearcr than lt "a nov. a quiet Ola
man. evidently lrom the country. went
into a music shop and asked 10 see
certain book OF tunes The assistant
laid before him an ohlonE volume with
two tunes on a paEe-a book familiar
10 old-time choir singers. The oit
man drew oui Of hls coattail pocket A.
ancient yellow hfe. and opening TIE
book az the hrsi pagc began % nlag
softly. turning me Leaf with careful
hpgsrs az each page was anlahea rha
assistants. very much amused 81 arni
gleW weary o. ne dfonins noise after
a time. and ono Of them. valllne I'm
a tune was ended. genturtd 10 Az
politely, DO you think you win taks
the book. slri Does Il seem 10 ruli
youf" The nfe vas lowered. ana he
player. looking over Il Al TIE youth ~
surprise. said genlly. Il cannot Ten.
have PLAYED only hair the tunes. :
And be piacldly turned another leaf.
Weekly Telegraph.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-14

Professor Hlnions patent baseball
pitching gun was a decided SUCCESS In
recent game at Princeton. Eight
strike outs. one base on balls. one Wild
pitch and four safe hits IA the record
IN three innings In the FIRST fair test
of the machines pmctlcablllty ln an
actual game. Mines representing the
Ivy club and TIGER lnn. two Of Prince
tons social clubs. played a match
game, using the gun 10 pitch Tor both
teams. and the contest attracted a
large crowd OF interested people. prom
lnent among whom were Mrs. Cleve-
land with a party Of friends and many
Princeton professors. Who came 20 see
what success Professor Hlnlon's IN
vention would meet. The sun Is dis
charged by the haisman. who. when
ready for the ball 10 BE- delivered
steps upon an electrical lntercep,lne
plate. connected BY wires with the
trigger OF the cannon. The speed with
which the ball h thrown Il regulated
hy compressed air. and prong-llke pro-
jectors from the lannon's mouth Inn
part a rotary motion TO the sphere
when discharged. producing a curve In
eny direction according a. the position
Of tbe proiecting prongs h changed.
There IA but ore serious defect IN the
operation Of the machine that viii pre-.
vent lts use In games and that Il tn
long time required for reloadlng. This
was especially noticeable In the game
because the lnterceptlng plate was oul
Of order and the frequent delays there
BY neceasltaled dld no, sllow the ramr
10 be finished.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-14

Forty years ago Il was proposed 20
break up the Constitution as worthless.
but there was such an indignant protest
that the Idea was abandoned. Twenty
yean ago she was sent TO carry yarl-
Gus exhlhlts-herself being one to
the Paris exposition. On her way back
she came near going TO the bottom.
she stayed for some time In the Brook
Ign yard and was then towed 20 Ports
mouth. where her sticks were taken on
and she was rooted over and dlsman-
tied. Exchange.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-14

l.lsna - Nv os,,aanl. :. : S.ll.al-
a. l.l...

i.iana - new oaisaoni. = : Dsiishi-
fai Place.
'Thc Island OF New Caledonia. where
have lived for TIE past 10 years. Il a
French penal colony. said G. G. Free
man, an English gentleman. % q wash
ington Post reporter. = went there for
my health. expecting 10 stay only a
short time. bot went into the business
Of raising coffee. for which that COM
try = well adapted. and finally con-
cluded 10 stay permanently. New Cal
edonia Il 1900 miles east Of Australia.
and. although within the tropics. has
a delightful climate for 10 months In
the year. During January and febru-
airy the weather Is 30 excessively hot
that one can not live In comfort II
"a 30 miles wide by 900 long. There
are between 5000 and 5000 convlcts on
the island. and perhaps an equal num-
Der OF ticket-of-leaye men-that Is.
men who have served out their terms
OF Imprisonment. but who are forbid
den 10 leave. and have TO report 70
the authorities twice q year. They are
vulnerable splrltloss lot. these ticket
of-leave fellows. who work just enough
10 keep from starvation. end whose
highest ambition Is 70 get money
enough for a debauch. The convicin
are treated VERY humanoly By the
French officials and I doubt II there Is
a penal settlement In the world where
the men have the same care and consid-
Grafton shown them. The coIeo plan
taiions are worked largely By negroes
who come from the New lIebrldes un-
der contract 20 stay two or three years.
the local labor being very unreliable.
The pay OF the laborers Il e. per month
and rations, rice being the principal
article OF food This cheapness Of la
Dor Ia the explanation Of the profit IN
cultlyaiing coffee n we had 10 pay
the wages current "a the United States
there would be no money IN rs pro-
duciion. We export 10 France and arc
allowed a rebate n ono-half OF tha
entry duties. which Is considerable
bonus There are a few Englishmon
in New Caledonia. hui no Americans
] believe. outside of che consul. The
/ French are very Jealous OF foreigner.
and discourage sll outsiders from com.
/ ing there"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-14

Mrs. Gotham suppose. AIRS su.
burhs that you must and @ llnicull 10
keep good servants IN the country"
Mrs. suburbs nlnlcnns Why. you
city folks don't know nythine about a.,
Just fancy. the best cook ever had
sisged with me only a month" Mrs.
Ootham-"w Why did she leaveg" Mrs.
suburbs-"She eloped with my hus-
band ] tell YOU these glfls Don't
know when they-e well or
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-14


No Foundation.
Youth takes Itself with the same Sc
iiousncis which belongs 20 age In a
time Of less knowledge. and one % the
greatest proofs Of more complete mas
teIy hy the world Of the ART OF living
.1 the wish and ability 20 De- careless
says Scrihnera. The one who o. learn
Ing 20 dance counts the stop and that
Do what axe hal ceased 20 do. while
youth b. san whispering zone. two.
three" most scduious.y % itself q
i1 uc. the th.ng do not
fofn So ilrorilnt. nor q Do. as q o.
sometimes claimed. that agc Cr the age
is more skeptical; tui. generally. age
nowadays has mastered lis elementary
knowledge earlier until Do has % o. an
actor an often played role. and need
not BE- coming the part all the time.
10 does not lose iis digniiy because.
sometimes. like royalty. % travels In
cugnito. and 10 Il chooses under other
titles 10 seek freer ne q knows how
90 DO Il and darcs DO 70 AMI De- welcome
10. though q creates q very different
state Of things from any that ever ex-
lsted before Seclgs thc beat brow.
% sophomore and the solcma Eyes Of
buds" no one darcs 20 talk LONGER o.
the happy. careless da'a OF youth
There Is a change IKE "samuscr.
snd really. Ia ylew of TIE present ccI,
dlilons. there O. nothing 90 be done OK.
cept 10 advise youth to hurry up a,
fsr as O. caa and rroN Ola
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-14

Tim Munane In Boston Globe. I
have been asked how account for Bos.
tons success. II IA easily accounted
for up-to-date ball playing by a lot
Of nrst-claas material IN the pink Of
condition: caschers who have eiectual-
" stopped base stealing; pitchers with
confidence that they were TO be we'll
supported. an inheld capable Of play
ina an the nice points and on the alert
for different kinds Of hitting. and an
outheld covering an immense lot OF
ground. These are a few Of the rea-
sons. Then Boston has the finest string
Of base runners connected with any
one club. The men are hard and will
Ing workers. and they remember how
they were treated when they were play
ing In hard luck by the loyal brigade
who had confidence IN their ability 10
play good base ball
"Ahl but viii they keep Il upf~
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-14

A peculiar death has occurred M Ga.
lena. MINI. A Young glrl happened To-
zee newly married lady sitting on
the lap uf man. The man was The
lady's husband. Tho girl In fun. TOLD
around that the lady was seen on a
mans lap. The story came TO the ears
Of the husband. he found the source
Of the story and gave the girl such
talklng to that she was thrown into a
spell Of hysieria, from which she died
the same day. The city has taken sides
In the matter bitterly
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-14

Samuel Gillen. the clever lnaeider.
who has been playing third base and
short field for the Philadelphia club
this season, was born M 1870. at ALLIE
gheny. Pa. aud gained considerable
local prominence as nm amateur before
starting out on his professional career,
which be dld with the Davenport club.
OF the Illlnols-lowa league. In 1891 he
participating In co championship games
that season. In Sc Of which be played
NJ short stop. In 1892 he was with the
Quincy club. Of the same league. and
had fielding average Of sos MS a short
stop. In 1898 he was with the Macon
club. Of the Southern league. In 1894
he was with the Wilkesharre club. Of
the Eastern league. participating In
lOe championship games that season.
Ia all OF waich he played a. third base-
man. In 1895 be was O member OF the
Detroit team. OF the Western league,
participating In i25 championship
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-14

Bicycle hurts yoar bnslncss. too. ?
suppose" asked the man who wanted
10 be- funny
Not the bicycle itself" answered
the living skeleton. but some Of
those bloomcr Girls Il putin up ex.
hibltlons that has led the public 70
SO the idea that p'raps I alnt %
much Of freak a. they used % think. +"
Cincinnati Enquirer
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-14

was an easy marx from that time on.
lie became Wild and unsteady, losing
nearly every game he pitched. and
when released Scranton picked him up
a. a makeshlft, but his usefulness was
gone Aud In the South shc following
season he again became the wonder
that be- seems to be- In the southern or
Texas league circuit.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-14

Il has been estimated that 10000
dead fishes were caal upon the shore
OF the lake It Lorlng Park. Mlnneapo.
lls. when the Ice melted thls year. the
unusual thickness Of the Ice during the
winter hAving caused the fishes to per-
lsh Of sullocatlon.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-14

sArNTrgED SLOWLY HOMEwARD
,tslisr Of this great oat and rest
ni Dorothy GRAY. ~aud. while I en-.
ey ihn beautiful New Ensla.d scene
Ism iell vou Wnat you wish TO kaow
-ffr flr. Hor-s. dear.~ SIZE cae.
N.l.d Nhcn th1y u.r stnsly rcl.rl
I'd cutie ihc same oii .turi MAMMA
Cal t1itr goi thoroughly over thc orr
nrllncc OF nc lssscs enc f-uy
.lfl.r1i bccaise 90 ils loyalty to tis
EHttrf clufc iuuaE iac lafc ul.
tlalfntu hciVren ilo Forth and
auit. ,ni yon ,ec Jon are"
"A norihsincl." broke Ga Horace.
-i.roilcal'y
.ln o1ssrssd Dorothy, "ihars thc
rt Mamma las never quite been
81. 30 iofsci Der los % property and
ra1tal pride. snd : an afraid shc
a.fn do so now. even Cor our sakes.
sara. ! know flr you northern
iIls 60 understand son canroi. prob.
J lei us not talk about h. Hor.
en- miserable" sa.l Dorothy.
t.l.nr lnto lo9a
ltfr sou really lotc me. don't You
exclaimed ilofacc apncalugly.
49, i.rci her ,sadcrly Cor the nrs,
= lea 10 hh h'c.
tWty 80 enl. s. 1 d. lsli Dorothy.
.y nut what cen vc DO. dari.
nr an sure mamma VIII not relenL
~. e.u romlad mO that she sent me
t.f ,o scllosa and not to can IN love
r pardon ne darling a Yankee
nj love yon Horace. and lore
aarna too. and des.rc her sanction
sni Messing Coz our union What shah
VI. sD Hcrco. DAZZLING. what shall ve
to
.Wo VIII have 90 win her over. little
ef ald Horace. "ior love you Gar
ioa we'll 90 give you 40
,Ol Horace Horace. dear" Dorothy
exclaimed. Il shall love yon while |
i.te bot despair ot ever being your
olfa / would not be gonlent to disre-
ssrl maumae wishes. oven u she were
dead 49,
Rest INSURED that love will and a
NAV ald Horace. 80 long az You
love me win not give up. have won
t,ur rpmise. nov shan have TO court
M, future mothcr-ln-law a biz. Some
"A, shall send yua word 7 have me,
,he enemy and she Is nine But come
dearest Il is growing chilly; let Us b.
grlne home"
The lovers arose ard saunicred slow
I, homeward. hand In hand. IN the
eeepsnlng autumn twilight
A few weeks afserward Towne re-
eelved q pressing business call to the
sou,h. 70. blddius his li,lle sweetheart
an aaectlonate farewell. he departed
for an Indefinite stay.
euaeam. have the honor Of adj
1fetslng Np. oray'" asked hand
sens Yohns man Of perhaps 20 years a
~ A'fhloa from hls horse IN front o
||#E'uua nIa.tlmo southern residence
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-14

Brilisher- bot your club walters aao
the cluhmen themselves wear the sams
evening costume. How can you ten
them apArti New Yorker-0h. the
walters are habllually sober. and thor
never biz you for ten. That's tie only
way ! can tell.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-14

A traveller was In a rural shop up IN
York State" says the New York
Tines. when a small boy came In.
Say, mister" he said 20 the shop
keeper. while the traveller listened. ma
says you're to please alive me egg's
worth Of mustard. The hea Il on"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-14

Ire Baltimore club has picked up By
purchase from the Texas league
pitcher George blackburn. who was a
pitcher with Wilkesharro In 1894. evil
IDENTIFY on The strength OF the work he
has been doing In that circuit this sea-
son and last Blackburn "a essentially
a Southern pitcher. and unless Han
Ion luck or the great support given by
the champions pulls him through
games We believe he win not be a sue
cess In the North His opeaing with
Wilkesharrc was exceptionally ausplc-
lous. for when he struck the club early
IN July we were enjoying q turn OF un-
usually hot weather he pitched
against Springfield. Providence and
ninghamton. and was a thorough pug
ale. winning Ia a walk But Dan shan
non and his crcw struck ninghamton
on a Saturday which happened TO bs
very cold. and In the hrst inning Black.
burn was hallooning AZ great rate
The first inning saw ave two-hase hits
plugged into right Geld and blackburn
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-14

Iulla-Havent goa heard anythins
Of that western healer who effected
such wonderful cures By holding PEG.
pies handsl May-No Julla-Why.
q h very Interesting Tom spent an
hour Last night In showing me iust hov
the man held the patients hand.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-14

A North Carolina paper tells of a
woman WHO runs q tobaoco farm and
supports a husband and ave children"
The editor admlringly adds: she
knows her duty. and she does ltr'-At-
lanta Constitution.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-14

Il T. said that The patterns on shs
anEer TIPS are not only unchanrt.hi.
thfoush NE. but the chance q the
hnecr-prluia q two persons being
allke "a ls1l than onl chance n el.r1o..
ooa.ooo.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-14

HOMAS THOMAS
II one OF the mum
bers Of young pitch
ers who has YET 20
make a name In his
chosen profession.
lie was born on
Dec. "a. 1873. at
Shawnee. o.. and It
was at his native
place that he took
his Initiative les
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-14

Ncd-la Il true that Cholly started a
oomie paper today Ted-Yes; Il was
q promsasory note 20 hls tailor.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-14

TIE oldest mar
riage In the history
Of South Africa has
3usi taken place AZ
Pretoria and In
Holland. The bride
and the groon were
the trine OF six
thousand miles
apart and YET all
the clergy Of the
world could not
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-14
GOSSIP or TWO QUEENS.

Queen vicioria's family has no st.
tie talent scattered about among "a
various members. The Empress Fred.
erick Of Germany shines IN ART and
sculpture: the Prince Of Wales cxceila
az a critic Of both painting and siaea
work. Princes Christian plays and
sings beautifully and her daughters
are adopts IN embroidery. The queen
herself once drew portraits very cler-
erly and even now plays occasionally
little duets with Princess Beatrice.
Queen Louise Of Denmark h often
spoken OF a. the "mother-ln-law Of
Europe" she herself was nearer 10
the line Of succession to the throns
than her husband when she was mar.
ried 10 him but Tor him she waived her
right and knowing that opposition
might IN The future be raised to thl
rule Of a monarch not strictly speak.
Ing In the line of descent she cxer.
cised her Womanly taci and ingenuity
20 secure her husbands position by
making such marriages Tor her chIi
dren as would tend 10 cement friendly
relationships between the little king
dom Of Denmark and the great com.
tries OF Europe Tier maiclly's cI1esi
daughter married the heir Of Great
Britain. the second daughter becanf
the Empress OF Rnasia: the thiri d
married TO the wealthy Duke Of Cum-
berland. and. a. some would have It
rlghtiul king of Hanover. her eldest
son ia the heir-apparent Of Denmark
and the husband Of Princess Louise
daughter Of Charles XIV. Of sweden.
popular marriage which has done more
than anything else 10 re-esiah.ith
friendly feeling between the scandl
nayian countries. which AZ one time
were under one rule: the second sor
became King Of Greece and took hii
wife. the beautiful and poplar Qaeen
Olga. from the Russian royal family.
while the youngest son. Prince Waile.
mar. married the daughter Of the ia.
De Charities. By whom he became a..
lied 10 the prlncely house OF Orleans
Il Il small wonder that thc recent
troubles In the east caused ~ght moth.
er-ln-laW Of Europe" to hold a family
conference.