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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-30

So Suggested the Director Of the Metro.
politan Museum ~ Art.

30 Suggested the Director Of the Metro-
Politan Museum ~ Art.
Il Is not merely the private collectors
who are praetlosd on by the trafhekera
In bogus "old masters" says the New
York Mall and Express Sometimes
they ny higher and sometimes they
may be deceived themselves In the
latter class, perhaps, was the woman
who wrote TO Gen. al Cesnola. director
OF the Metropolitan Museum OF Art.
with the Information that she owned a
treasure which she wished TO realize
upon al once and would dispose OF AZ
sacrifice. This treasure. she said.
was a celebrated painting Of 81. Mich
ael carving the dragon. according TO
the legend OF the early Christian
church Il was very old subject. but
the canvas was In a good state OF pres
ervation. Her great-grandfather had
dug 4 out OF the ruins OF Herculaneum.
Gen. di Cesnola At once directed a re-.
ply. In which he said In substance:
Madam, II the facts are as you state.
you are holding the painting at too low
a figure. Il is worth millions n Il 4
worth a cent. Heronlaneum has been
lying under the lava Of vesuvlus for
two thousand years. That the
canvas should have escaped De.
struction when the mountain
poured forth rs fiery contents on the
towns al IL base ls indeed remarkable
That Il has further resisted the disin,e.
grating hand Of time Is no less remark.
able. That the artist should hav,
shown a spirit o; prophecy and define.
ated an incident long before Il hap.
pened is more than remarkable II 4,
miraculous. You should keep the 81
Michael" In a day or two the dlrecto,
received a second letter from the won.
an. Il ran thus; II the picture 4,
really valuable. ! don't see why YOU
won't take Il at $500"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-30

The Amalgamated Association OF
Stree, Railway Employees Of America
believe In the injunction. In time OF
peace prepare Cor war" and will soon
inves' some 5000 OF the national treas
ury funds 10 earetios. A earette IA a
sort OF omnibus. modelled on street car
plans and capable OF carrying twenty
hVe 10 thirty passenEera In speaking
OF this Investment yesterday. President
Mahon said: The oarottes will cost ~
about $500 each. and We shall invest
our surplus money In them and store
them away until they are needed. In
the event OF the tying up Of a line BIZ
strike, We simply procure horses ana
start line Of carettes 10 carry the pas
sengert." we saw the need OF them
at the strike IN Milwaukee and also Al
Feri Wayne. Ind. said Secretary Orr
AT both places We gathered up every
thing In the shape OF a vehicle. and
they were found 10 be the mos, efieient
means We could employ In Advertising
and sustaining the strike" Care,tes
are Of such a capacity that they pay
their own expenses when a car line il
tied up whereas other vehicles are a
drain upon the funds 81 the organlra-
ton. The country AZ present Is free
from street railway strikes. but IN
Cincinnati a union has been secretly
formed against the opposition OF tho
company. and trouble Is not unlikely
when the organization makes itself
known and demands recognition and
the reforms FOR which {; has been lnstl.
tased.-Dc,roit Free Press.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-30
judgment Of the court. by either sueA
fine or such imprisonment"


Through the courtesy Of Horace q.
Wadlin, chief OF the Massachusetts,
bureau Of the Statistics OF Labor. wo
have received copy OF the bureaus
twenty-sixth annual report. II is a
volume Of some 400 pages. and tho
question OF wages IL treated very ex-
haustiyely. the data representing more
than a quarter Of a century. The re-
responsibility Of intemperance for
crime. pauperlsm and insanity Is also
given comprehensive analysia The
report shows that during the past two
years much has been gained by labor
IN Massachusetts Ia the way Of shorter
hours. safer sanitary conditions and
avoidance Of strikes by recourse 10
arbitration. The number OF new
unions and increase OF membership
made gratifying gains during both
years. Dissatisfaction with the low
rate OF wages Is shown 70 be wide
spread. and l. now the chief cause Of
corrective agitation.-Ex.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-30

Pennsylvania trade unlonls,s have
discovered that Senator Films anti.
trus, bill. nov on passage In the leeis-
laiure, Is likely TO operate 10 dlshand
every union man IN the state. One
clause is TO the effect that "all arrange.
meats, contracts. agreements. etc. DO.
tween persons or corporations Dc.
signed, or which tend to advance. 10.
duee or control the price or the cost 10
the producer or TO the consumer OF
any such product. etc. are deemed
agains, public policy. unlawful and
void" The price paid for labor n one
Of the most prominent factors IN the
cost OF manufacture OF a majority Of
articles, and the union Ia an arrange.
nent" and combination" TO control
that cost. The third section Il az fol.
lows; THAT any violation Of the pro.
visions Of this act that be deemed. and
Il hereby declared 10 be. destructive
OF full and free competition and a con-
splraty agalns, trade. and any person
or persons who may engage In any such
conspiracy. as principal. manager,
director or agent. or In any other ca.
paclty. shall. on conviction. be punished
by ilne Of not less than 800 or moro
than 5000. and by imprisonment IN
the penltentiary not less than one rear
or not more than ten years; o., N the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-30

hHNHAA A"A'"A aHNN
Cincinnati BARRIERS are waging a wal
Of determination on barber schools and
ave-cent shops
Maine paper mills are regularly
shipping paper 20 Australia. with
freight at only one-Quarter cent I
pound.
New York has Just organized a label
league 10 exercise Jurisdiction over All
the territory embraced In Greater New
York.
A New York export firm will soou
ship 5000 pains OF shoes TO the Ar.
gcntlne republic and $500 pairs tc
Central America.
Ohio trades unionlsts are lombard.
ing the legislature with petitions and
resolutions In favor Of free text books
IN the schools
The employees Of the Canadian Pa.
cihc railway al Medicine Hat have e..
tabllshed a cooperative store. saving
Is to IS per cent
England has 100000 persons that
are either paupers In vorkhouses
criminals in prisons. homeless OF great
cities or wanderers
The city Of HaverhiIl manufactured
i5.ltl.92o pairs OF shoes last year. Thl,
IL the high-water mark for all Massa.
chusetts shoe towns.
With a new wood-turning device. on,
boy can furnish material for musical
instruments that used TO be turned oul
by twenty-five men.
The special organizers sent TO IN,
south by the A. =. OF l.. for the pur
pose Of bringing the textile worker
into line. are reported 10 be meeting
with success
The amalgamated clothing cutters o.
New York. 800 In number. have EN-.
ployed a doctor by the year. who al.
tends TO all sickness OF every member
OF their familieG
Fully two-thlrds Of the carpenter,
and men engaged In wood-worklnr
trades In New York and surroundinl
towns are IDLE and DO not expect a bet,
ter state Of Affairs until spring.
Arizona eonvicts have been leased
FOR ten years al Is cents a day. theii
labor 10 be utilized In constructing AT
irrigatlng canal that will make produc
tive 100000 acres OF arid land.
Miners In Oak Park mine. Iowa
have struck, refusing a reduction Of 81
cents per ton. An effort will be made {,
have the miners In other districts TAX,
up the matter and precipltate a gen
eral strike.
Horseless carriages are being order,
ed by a New York cab company BE-.
cause Of a recent strike OF is drivers
Nov the oabmen are talking OF a prob
ability Of a horseless carriage motor
mems union.
There Ia a mandatory IN Baden
Germany. where, when an improve
ment In the line Of labor-saving ma,
chinery Ia introduced. some OF IN,
PROFITS arising from the innovation ar,
given TO the workmen.
The acknowledging season on IN,
Columbia river Oregon. begins Il
April. and there are indications o.
similar trouble to that Of last season
when the militia had TO BE- called out
Some 400 men are involved. The,
demand four and one-half cenla
pound and the cannories will pay bu
four cents.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-30

one that Was wished or Of a chnd,.
Finger

1.-THE more | study into the question
OF warts" said n well-known physician
20 a Washington Star man. the more
convinced I am that there Is but little
known OF them. II Is surprising what
few references are made % warts by
the standard writers. In many OF the
leading books on surgery there Is no
mention at all Of warts. and a. a re-
suit physicians are almoE-ss much In
the dark about them as ofA,rs. To tell
the truth. have got more Information
from old nurses about warts than
ever did from my medical or surgical
lectures or from my reading. Hun
dreds and hundreds OF times. patients
have asked me how to get rliNjf warts
and my answer has generally been 70
let them alone and that they would 20
away as mysierlously as they came.
OF course, ] could cut them of or burn
them on with caustic or nitric acid
but my experience has been that two
or three came back for every one so
removed. A few weeks since | was
visiting the wife OF a southern senator.
who has two grandchildren with her
this winter. One Of the grandchildren
had big wart on the end OF the fore
finger OF the right hand. and Of course.
hit Il every time the child touched any
thing. was asked II ! could do any
thing TO remove Il. and / replied as
usual 10 let II alone and that In a short
time Il would disappear. This. how
ever was but little comfort to the
lady. who said the child. a little boy
OF I years, was. she thought. In con-
slant pain from Il. then told her
that II she wished the wart from the
little fellow and on herself Il would
likely change places. and that Il would
be necessary for her 10 wish very hard
TO make a sure transfer. had forgot
ten all about Il till Tuesday last. when
! visited The lady again. Strange a.
Il may sound. the wart had left the
grandehild's finger and was on her
own. and giving her a great deal Of
pain. too"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-30
sue, for Cooking rurrn...

To render suet. take arm, yellow
kidney variety. cut Il ane and put Il IN
kettle with one teacuptul OF water
Il should then be cooked slowly. being
careful that I, does not set too hot, az
that makes 4 strong and hard. Strain
Il Just before all the water Ia cooked
out. then mix Il with one-third lard to
prevent is getting too hard. For bis
cult. pie crust. cookies and the like.
this Ia preferred to pure butter. and Il
Is superior TO lard for many things. I,
does not have any Questionable "tal-
low taste" unless Il ls allowed to gei
too hot while rendering H.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-30

Ideal and surpass Il. The strange tale
has been recalled by the fylng visit
OF the lover OF other days 70 the home
OF his childhood. but the hand OF time
has borne heavily. and but one Of all
his youthful friends remains 20 well
come him. while his quondam sweet
heart retains her strange seclusion.
Brookville sets between the continent
streams Of the whitewater rivers. and
the long. low tongue Of land AZ their
junction was In the palmy days Of the
canal boat a busy place. but when the
"freshets" came Il was submerged and
citizens Of the town found excitemen,
In watching the muddy water swirl
over the sand bottom. Here on one
such occasion came three pairs Of low
erA The ladies sat on a NOISY log.
while the gentlemen went down 70 the
water TO Investigate more fully. In
their absence one remarked that Il
would be fun 10 maintain silence when
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-30

The executive board Of the Michigan
Federation Of Labor has been estab-
lished In parlor 81. Hudson house
Lansing. Tor the legislative session. and
President Barter and Secretary Crews
are busily engaged in directing the
work In favor Of the various labor mea.
sures that organized labor hopes to Sc
cure. Particular effort IL being direct.
ed on behalf Of the convict labor blll
and the executive board has during the
week mailed thousands OF blank peti.
lions to all parts Of the state. 10 which
friends o. labor arc expected to secur,
as many signatures a. possible.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-30

stranger-so this Il prohibition
town, is ~ Native-Yes air Stranger
We'll, ] swear don't see how a. IN.
telllgent and hne looking a man as
you can stand Il in place where such
a ridiculous Law is put In force. Ma.
uve-My dear sir. Il meets with my on.
thusiastlc approval I wouldn't have
things changed for a good deal stran.
ger-Como, now, can't believe that
Explain yourself Natlvo-wen YOU
see. run the only drug store In town
Cleveland Leader.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-30

'ietorias tast-iron FACTORY Law
Students OF factory legislation can
not fail 10 be interested In the new fac.
tories act Of the British colony Of Vic.
toria. Il Is one OF the most drastic In
the world. since II establishes. for the
hrst time In history. Il IL claimed. a ie-
gally enforceable minimum wage. which
Is embodied In this clause: No per
son whoscyer. unless In receipt Of a
weekly wage OF al least "a Ga. shall DO
employed In any factory or workroom. Z"
a factory IL defined as a place In which
Tour persons, or. II steam or other arti-
heial power Is used. two persons are
employed. the employer counting one.
The act az a whole Is long. complicated
aud rigorous. Il being provided that
any manufacturer convicted three times
OF violating the &C, shall lose his fac
tory license. that is. be driven out Of
bis business by the state. so stringent
an act Is possible only through the en-.
istenee OF a powerful labor party.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-30

The state Of Mississippi has made an
attempt TO solve the question OF the
employment Of ia eonviets. The state
has a farm embracing some 5000 acres
OF land. and upon this farm the con.
victs have for some years been en-
ployed In agricultural labor The re-
suit Of las, years operations was a net
profit TO the state OF 5000 Now the
system IL In danger. for the farmers OF
the state are demanding its suspension
BY being brought into competition with
convict labor, So strong IL this de-
mand that there Il prospect that the
system will be- abandoned and the
eonylcts be put at the work Of road
building.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-30

The wide-spreadng pond. aud the mill
that stood by Il.
The bridge and the rock where the
-. cataract fell,
Tho cot Of my father. tne dairy-house
nigh Il.
And cen the rude bucket that hung
In the we'll
The old oaken bucket. the lron'sound
The mosa-coverd bucket which hung
In the well.
That moss-eover'd vessel hard az n
treasure.
For often al noon. when return'd
from the field
round Il the source of an exquisite
pleasure.
The purest and sweetest that nature
can Yield
How ardent I seized Il. with hands
that were glowing.
Ana quick 20 the white-pebbled bot
Then soon. with the emblem Of truth
npcrflowing,
Ana dripping with GOODNESS. u rose
from the we'll
The 9ld oaken bucket. the iron-bound
bucket
The moss-coyer''d bucket, arose from
Aht well
How sweet from the Green NOISY brim
20 receive a..
A. poised on the curb u inclined %
my lips,
Not a fun blushlng goblet could tempt
me 90 leave Il.
The brightest that beauty or revelry
Sips.
And now. far removed from the loved
hahitation.
The tear Of regret will in,ruaively
swell
A. fancy reyerts TO my fathers planta.
ton.
And signs for the bucket that hangs
in the we'll
The old oaken bucket. the iron-bound
bucket
The m,oss-coyerd bucket that hangs IN
the WELL,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-30

In Canton, China, they name streets
after the virtues. a. here they are
named after persons Thus there Il a
street called unblemished Rec,itude. a
Pure Pearl street, a street Of Benevo.
lence. and another OF Love.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-30

DMIRERs Of chas.
Dickens have con-
fidered his picture
Of Little Miss Hav-
ersham" as greatly
overdrawn. but Il
remains for the
historic old town Of
BROOK vile. Ind.
from liz home on
the Whitewater 10
parallel Dickens
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-30

"As 20 stout women riding the
Wheel" said the emplricist. Il am free
TO say that they seem to lose thereby
something Of moral weight and that's
about all"-Detrolt Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-30
THE BEER MARKER.
A LITTLE WOOL PUPPET THAT
IS VERY POPULAR.
Used 60 Designate Particular Mugs
Made by Ono old Woman -
CAFioaturea OF Many weil-Known
Politicians.

HERE Is one feat
ure OF the great
beer halls q Ger
many and particu-
larry OF Munich
unknown 10 the fire.
quenters OF like re-
Sorts In this coun-
try. says the New
York Herald. It IL
a feature 30 simple,
40 sensible and 30
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-30

The surprise party that surprises the
rurprlscrs isn't worth the profanity
that h usually heaped up IN the froni
yard.--Exehanse.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-30
KnI.a n.s.u.. n. Va. nrn...

Ayoung English coal miner. william
Morgan. who supported his aged faith
er and invalid brother. was instantly
killed BY Thomas Giddy, his landlord,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-30

Every religion Indigenous 70 India.
Including the Hindu. MusBulman,
Buddhist, Jain and sikh. absolutely
torbids the use Of Intoxicating lQaors-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-30
AEGIRLISH WHIM.
HAS CAUSED THIS WOMAN HER
SHARE or GLOOM.

First II Was Only = Joke. but n Grew
Into Observation-Disclosures she Il old
and without = Husband bat Maintains
Great Interest In the Worlds History.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-30

At Seneca. Ill, Tuesday morning. Nor
san resided In a small cottage owned
by Giddy. who called TO collect his rent
and was told that the month IN the
mine had been poor. but he would Be
paid AZ soon as possible. Glddy began
removing the windows Of the house
and. when Morgan ofered resistance,
picked up a heavy fishing spear and
thrust u into hla breast. striking the
heart He then assaulted MorFan's
father. making an ugly but not fatal
wound In the necs. 0iddy cooliy ~
turned home after the crime. but was
quickly captured.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-30
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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-30
THETOILER'S CORNER.
SOME TIMELY TOPICS or IN
TEREsT TO UNION LABOR.
me street Car Mems National Assocla-
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Against the Monopoly Fed Corpora
tions-News from All Along the Line.

oW dear 10 this
heart are the
scenes 81 my
childhood,
When fond rccol-
lection presents
them 90 vicwi
The orchard, the
m q a a ow the
deep tangled
wildwood.
And every loved
SPOT which my
infancy knew
The Holly chieftain., 1897-02-26
Try II and See,

Whatever may b. said about the pub-
LEGATIONS OF Rev. Irl K Hicks by those
who do not fully understand the facts,
there is no denying the truth tllat his
paper and Almanac haye come 10 stay
His splendid journal, woRp ASp WORKS,
is now entering its tenth year largely
increased in CIRCULATION and in every
way improved, nn,il il deserves the ma
tiona! reputation it las attained. His
1897 Almanac j. now ready and is By
far the finest and most beautiful he has
yet Issued. il contains los pages, in
cluding cover artisiically printed III col
ors, and is filled from back to back Will.
just what is wanted in every shop, Office
and home in America, One feature Of
the Almanac for 1897 is n series of y
original. beautifully engraved star maps
with expl lanatory chapters, which conid
not be bought for less than five dollars
in any work on astronomy. As Mr.
Hicks has so correctly and faithfully
warned the public o: coming droughis.
floods, cold waves, billiards., tornadoes
and cyclones. in the years passed. aside
from the other varied and splendid lea-
lures Of his paper and Almanac, these
considerations alone should prompt
every family to subscribe at once tor
1897. The Almanac il only 25cis i copy.
WoEp AsR WopEs is one dollar Il year,
and a copy of the file Almanac goes IS
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lishing Co. st. Louis, Mo.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-02-26

The surveying corps Of the Great
Plains Water Storage Company took
the field this morning under the direc
tion OF Chief Engineer +. c. uawRiuF.
A number OF north side pople are pre-
pairing to take contracts for excavat.Ug
on the line Of the new canal, and
work will begin in shor, time.-Lamar
Sparks.
While In Granada last Saturday We
were pleasantly surprised to meet an
old friend in the person of j. l..
May field whom we had not seen for
ten years. Mr.. May field is engaged in
the dry goods and cluthing business,
carries large stock and is prospering.
His amiabie wife is postmiS'ress.
Greeley County Republican,: DR.. :.
w. Perkins, the genial manager OF the
lot and tract business of Holly, came
up Wednesday on business connected
with the company. He said the eur
ysyors started out the morning he left
to survey the big reservoirs that will b.
located along the ditch. There wall be-
five of them built and this work will
employ about three hundred men for
two yeare Mr.. Perkins was very en-.
thusiGstic about the advantages of the
Arkansas valley aod particularly 30 Of
Holly. the Queen City of the valley.
Mr.. Perkins is rustler, and If the rest
of the company is as wide-a-wake 20
the towns interest as be Is, there is
no reason why the town of Holly should
not put on metropolitan airs ia the
near future.
The Colorado prospectors arrived
home Wednesday night and have been
singing the praises OF Lamar aud vicin-
ity In THAT ate. They fonH that sec
tion we'll irrigated and producing fine
crops Of alfalfa, corn, potatoes, milo.
maize, small fruits. and the finest vine
yards they ever Eazed upon. Ole Woge
purchased 100 acres of land; II l.
johnson and Peter Askwold so aces
each, and these three gentlemen will
move there as soon as possible. A. i.
Lamper may possibly so and locate
there at later date. Frank Grove fell
In love with the country, and would
ike to go, if he could arrange his bust
ness alairs satisfactorily TO permit of
the chspge. .-Medelis (MinD.) Messen.
ger.