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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-03

The Clergyman was nervous There
could b. no question about that His du,
lie. were AZ an end. hut be hung around
the r,oolving party, and his actions showed
that be wus troubled lie appeared b. Be
endeavuring % convince himself that ever
thing was an right, but without sucocss.
Finally h. tapped the young man In
kulckrrhookrrs on the shoulder and Jed
him 10 one side.
Pardon me. A" be- aid, shifting uncasily
I from one fout O. the other, but thcro l. q
matter % snmc dolicacy that ! wish ~
spcak 10 you about
'YcsY'' rrturnod the young man In.
qulrinely.
.'Yos. (" replied the clergyman. II trust
I you will take no oiiense Il l. tribe I'M
usual. but
"waa the wedding Tee too smallf' asked
the young man ~ the clergyman hesi,aied.
'sNot Al all-nci a. all, returned ths
clergyman promptly. you So. The fact
Of the matter Il that al the last minute
became somewhat Observation-Disclosures,
a. Il wors. by the novelty Of The situation
and would nketo b. assured that l so
everything all right"
"why, 81 coursc you did"
when n came 90 that question Of Iowa
honor and obey, you know, was afraid
r.
The clergyman paused Tor a minute, an'
then be- bluriod out,
"You'ro the groom, aren't your
Certainly"
"Thon rs all right, and you have n
Idea how that relieves me, You So,
have never OBLIGATED az one u thcs
hluumor weddings before and was airai'
I might have made a mistake. '-Chloag
nnsf
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-03

Speaking o. the important matter o.
congressional alimentation. a famous
Congressman the other day invited one
81 his visiting constituents. an once
seeker. Of course. 10 luncheon with him
N the senate restaurant.
What viii you eaff" asked the
statesman.
on. any old thing viii suit me-
aid the o. s.
We'll. give your order. Nothing 4
90 good for you. you know"
well" said the o. 8. remembernlr
hat he had no end Of favora TO AJAX
he statesman. -iust give me a sand
Sich and a cup OF coffee"
rs that really al you wantg"
That's all
We'll. waiter. you may fcich me some
green turtle soup a. once. and then .
iice plate Of lamb fries. one Of Jour
ncomparable shrimp salads. new Ber-
nuda potatoes with cream dressings
aw sliced tomatoes. covered with ice.
1 few stalks Of Cat asparagus and lust
glass Of sauierne. And. waiter. you
nay put a small bottle Of Champagne
ice for me"
Il Il unnecessary 10 say that the q.
:. hugely enjoyed his ham sandwich
md cup Of coffee -Plttsburg Displtth.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-03

Rayuford when they moved 20 the
place. and be then had the appearance
Of being an Old man. lie lives IN
house built in the side % bin. One
dog Is bis only companion. and be sub
slsts by hunting and hshiug. In the
winter he makes a good living catch
Ing fur-boaring animals. and In SUM
mer he gathers roots and herhE
Among the simple minded folks Of the
community bis curative powers are
looked upon A. something almost mir
aculous. he D. very retlcen,. and does
not encourage calls from his fellow be-
ms. or mingle with them In any way.
some time ago he was taken ~ and
found In this condition By two men
Who were hunting They insisted that
he should have a doctor. but he for
babe them TO send Tor a physician. say
ing he had lived nearly 1000 years. and
that there was fearcely danger that
Ne would nov die. They thought he
vas dclirous. but with a quiet smile
ne assured them that q was a fact, and
that be vas bearing out the provisions
OF a curse inflicted upon him as a pun
lshment centuries ago. lie told OF bis
Wanderlngs over the face Of the globe
and by his manner convinced them, In
spite OF themselves. that he was speak
ing the truth when the story heoame
public many called az the old man
dwelling and found him entirely recoV'
cred. We refused 70 answer any cues
tons regarding his statement or TAN
on the subject Despite MS uncouth ap'
pcarance he is very well educated. and
evidently a man Of more than ordinary
attainments The interior Of his oablt
consists OF one room. around which er'
arranged shelves holding his herbs and
drugs Tho interior Is covered viii
skina. and several large bear skin.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-03

CASTLE ON DAIsMATIAN COAST.
many OF them In the army. hut like
Indians. while they are ever ready to
aght. they wish 20 do the flghtlng In
their own way. and on their own ae.
count. and have little taste for the iron
discipline Of a regular army. In most
Of the towns the better class are No
hammedians. They are not Turks. but
slavs Of wealth and influence who
when their country vas conquered BY
the Turks. adopted the religion Of L.
lam a. the best means Of saving theli
estates and preserving their political
and social power; Of the same nation.
allty as the rest Of the people. thcii
MOhammedanism Is such only In name
but Il is a curious fact. illustrating the
natural peryersity. or what the leadlnf
American humorist calls the pure
cussedness." OF the Slav character that
although they nov would be benefited
by a return 20 Christianity. they clinl
20 Mohammedianlsm with stubborn
persistence simply because their nev
government Is Christian. Within a fov
DAYS Journey - the mos, elcgant cap.
ltals Of Europe and within sight o.
the tourist route along The eastern
coast Of Italy. Dalmatia and the noun
tain regions behind u are hardly bet
Ter known than the valley Of the Uppel
Congo The curse Of Turkish rule fo'
agcs prevented travel and the popula
/ ton ia even nov scarcely recovcrini
from the harhsrous modes the govern
mont imposed by the Turks and IN
degradation. political and social. whiol
Is natural result Of Turkish rule. II
few years the railroads, which havl
been projected through all parts Of thl
region. will be- completed and then IN
wonderful mineral and forest resour
ces Of the country viii be developed q
an extent that viii probably make thi
mountainous mass one OF the riches
portions OF the Austrian empire.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-03

The season" begins about the tins
parliament opens. and parliament'i
opening and closing depends more o.
less on fox hunting and grouse shoot.
ing. As the season" approaches town
houses are opened and green" serv.
ants are broken In; secretaries busy
themselves with lists and stationery.
and the winter campaign begins lmme.
diatcly upon the famlly's return &c
town. A a London house Il seldom
needed for more than the formal en-,
,ortainments OF season. u is IN mosl
cases hired. consequently 1, ia seldom
attractive. Acquaintance are enter.
tanned In the city and friends are taken
into the country 20 spend the weeks
end on the family estate. surrounded
by the household gods and the most at.
tractlve side OF all England. Their,
the future members OF the house Of
lords and the bellies OF some futur,
drawing room ride donkeys. and n,
older people ride wheels and slt undel
English oaks and make little water
color sketches and it IL easily seen why
only social duties take them TO London
Scribner's.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-03
rnoM coNGnrssuAN sTrruENs

wichita Falls. Tex. June - The To-
closed letter was just rccsi,ed from Hon
John ~. stephens. congressman from the
thirteenth district.
House ~ Representatives. Wnshlg,gton'
June a.. -Mr los-uh 4. Kemp. wichita
Fails. Tex; Dear sir Your recent letter
a. hand ! think that tho amendment
known as She irrigation amendment 10 thu
state constitution. 10 b. voted 90 IN out
state on ihr hrsi Tuesday Ia August nest
should BE- adopted by ihe people for thes'
rrasans.
!. Irrigation win Insure good crops on "
flgubie lands every year in western Texas
. n Wlll greatly Increase the value Of
the state srhool lands in the dry belt Of
Texas. aud thus lwneht the public ffes
schools - the whole state.
O. 10 win add materially % the taxable
wealth and population n western Texas.
T. o. viii develop the beet sugar aud othei
manufacturing Industries in Texas.
e. N g. purely o. iocul option law Whlci
permits land owners in prescribed district
90 vote tax on themsrl,rs Tor lwnieu "
ucailuu rrrlnres and in similar lu o. scniH
nnl pro, isiars Co thr law pow ln forcr fo
. lowing and collecting o. arroial school iaa
in view nj fhc uncertainty ~ tho rainfall
. n Wr,t Trsla . believe ihlt this amend
marf slnHid Boz adopted Very respectfully
IuilN 10. sTEPiiENs.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-03
r,.s,r,s Car. IN slas.rars

There l. no more remarkable exam
pie OF the all-conQuering advance u
western science and rs applications
than In the island Of singapore. where
an electric railway has recently been
laid down. Until the trolley was In
troduced there vas no public means
OF communication In that far-aWay
eastern islet. and everything was In
corrcspondingly primitive condition.
The trolley. however. has worked 80
successfully and been patronlEed 50
extensively that Il ls not only a profit.
able venture. but h being extended All
over the island. and Ia success has led
TO many other occidental Innovations
which seem likely 10 completely trans
form the island and the methods u DO
ing business there.-Exohange.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-03

Various plans have been suggested at
a,gerept times for the utilization Of
Inc energy developed BY the rise and
fan OF the tides. but the Intermittent
character Of the power has usually
prevented any satisfactory solution Of
m. problem. There IL. however. one
inheritance In which tide power has
been quite successfully applied In a
very simple manner. Along the river
front al Liverpool there Is q tendency
for the accumulation OF al silt against
the dock walls. requiring occasional
iredglng for its removal Instead Of
using scoop dredges. this mud 4 re-
moved Al different periods by the use
OF tide power In the followlng manner;
Along the base Of the dock walls ls laid
[. pipe perforated with holes. directed
outward. this pipe being connected with
the interior Of the dock system and
suitable valves being provided 10
pernt or check the Gov Of water,
when the tide is very low. and. con-
sequcntly. the head Of water measured
from the surface In the docks is a
lis greatest. a sudden opening Of the
connection permits a rapid flushing &C.
ton By the water escaping through
holes IN the pipe At the base OF tbs
walls. securing out the mud and driv'
ing Il out into the river 10 be carried
away. AZ the tides Al Liverpool aver.
age about twenty-five feet or more, 4
Is evident that this simple form o.
dredging apparatus may be very effect
i've. and az ths times chosen for uslnl
Il must be selected when the suppl
Of water is greatest, Il does not inter
iere with the regular use o. the docks
Ultimately. no doubt. the introductiol
Of practical and economical forms o
Dc wer storage will render the equal
laatlon Of tide power commerclalt
practicable. but At the present time thi
example serves to demonstrats the fac
that solar and lunar attraction. a. en-
pressed BY the tides. have been haf
messed IN y small way Al least.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-03
MlscHElvous CATALINA SEAL.
How IL spoiled Temper and Catch OF
Mattucl.

How 10 spoiled Temper and Catch %
MattucL
Mattucl was q Seapolltan fisherman
who had left the blue waters Of the
Mediterranean and found his way 70 tho
island Of sa-to Catalina. of the shores
OF Southern California The Italian
was what Is called a trawl fisherman.
lie had a line nearly half a mile long.
with hundreds OF barbs, which he set
IN summer. while In winter he used
a long net which he set In an ingenious
way. But Mattuoi had his trials. which
the writer discovered one day while
watching him draw his net. Tho big
lateen rugged boat was hauled up TO
the edge Of the deep bed that forms a
barrier 10 the island 30 or 60 feet from
shore. and Mattucl and a companion
we're oyorhauling a fine-meshed net.
hand over hAad. As they pulled In the
net n curious head. with lustrous dark
eyes. appeared at the surface about 20
feet away. II gave one glance az the
fishermen. then sank out Of sight. reap
pearing almost instantly very near the
boat with large nsh IN ~ mouth
which Il tossed into the air with a play
ful gesture. catching Il sklliully az 4
came down. Then Il threw the fsi
% feet away. following e rapidly ant
catching Il again. beating the water ~
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-03

q snid 40 down and have a good cry"
II YVES Just dayhruak. She stood ~ The
foot 10 the bod. with her hushand'a trou'
sors Ia her hand.
And 30 think believed him when he
aaid be would never gamble agalnw she
went ON. How angry Became when all
my friends laughed az mo iof thinking a
man could SWEAR % such a viccl aus.
pe-tcd be- was at g again when De dressed
un last evening and went out Cor what he
called a little walk. lie had ESQ In HI,
pocket thon. now there's only cents
"Hollo interrupted her husband sud
denly waking up. What ioolishno's are
yuu a. now"
"You may well call u ioOllshnoss, " she
snapped out. II was looking through
your pockets Tor money"
well. my dear, you chose tho wrong
time. ho replied with a sad smile.
~ should say did, " she returned. ~
never knew you 90 loco more than go II
= night bcforo, but this time it's so"
That's your blame, he replied.
"My hlamei" she echoed How oAI
you say soi I've done all could b ~
I form You"
That's the very reason" no returned
II fcit a little religious Last evening an,
dropped into one Of your church fala. -
New York Herald.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-03

ton beet sugar rrfnerlcs viii be esiab
llrhcd in ihu rich valleys Of west Texas
the building W. " tho drouthtirickei
west viii Tighten The taxes ~ the bainnc,
Of The state 90 90 cost 90 any one except
Those who have their land Irrigated.
The state Of Texas has millions Of nrfci
u school land which WIN enhance IN value
90 no cost % the state. No longer VII
California furnish our fruit. Colorado oui
potatoes Kansas our iour ana the sugul
trust our sugar Irrigation will do the
same for ~ has for California. Nebrnski
and Colorado. making us rich. happy and
independent.
The poor farmers ~ the west Will have
a home worthy nf the name. school.h ousel
and churches win be- built and the lumbel
win b. furnished by east Texas II vi.
be- the beginning n an earnest Industrial
era. thousands ~ men nov ont Of employ
ment win mud work on dams and canals
Vote f0f this amendment and grand old
Texas WIN b. tho one Of the industrial
states ~ the union
l. Al gTggENHEIM.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-03

Tho Sen Nrhl Vows fnNHt
Wr Judge from ihr eight being made AZ
san Angelo ngllusi ihr irrisauun amend
ment that ihr private ifigaiors on ihe
Coueho have ven guod thins. aud that
they nrs opposed 10 their dry land neigh
hofs setting water for their land
The fomefui statement d made that irfi'
gated valley lands nrc worth fiun pr acfr,
drr valley lands boot - cents prr acrei that
Irrigated land has sented us high na -
Dc acre and dy land us bow as cents ~
acre Irrigation o. the great economic
question " The dag. n che people " the
runrho valley don't uaut any more lands
Irrigated. that o. matter that roncrrni
them. ana thry shaud b. able 90 take cara
of themselves and vote down the district
Organization. " the amendment carries.
% o. uufair. o. D. unjust. that un attempt
shanii b. mfdr 20 defeat ihr irrigation
amendment. uhieh rfrry portion ~ west
Trtns drslres except the luieutrd farms
NJ ihr ranfhn.
The amrnfmrnt IL locai On De- nature.
and no port of the wet clu he f1rcfd 90
nf-anirr under n. This ran only Do done
hr fha mai ariiy vote of thr tas payers
whose iinds win o. benefited.
~ ihefr urrf lnfai hghf nu as to whether
fhr farmers m iNr fuiIf Nn NIlfN HNHNll
I vote o. Cas- to o. useii in huiidluc rtsurtuir'
I CO. siamra ~ water 20 hr usri ou theii
ianda w. uoud say. Hands On settle ihf
question yuursrifes"
1 Hut when ihe owners ~ these Irrigated
I lands rry ouf % thr state in pruirrt then
I aeainsf fhr effect 10 morr Irrigated land
| co. outsider should hesitate und In M
ond refuse His vote Cor the nmendmeni
sin o. well iusilnfd ou fhe ground that
In ioeai matters. the majority must cuntrul
Hast abe Interest ~ the state drmand'
that suinr rhanrp thuuld take pllce q
make che west nnrr desirable as place
. fnf hHuirs That something must ~
done 90 maintain values ~ schou
lands That snmrihiur must D. don't
90 rhert che fearful depreciation ~ lande,
values ln the west or eise. IN few year.
ihr uurtcn hunion ~ iaNatian un ihe land
~ thr east and central portions o. thr stat
viii D. uni,farahir. irrigation offers th'
anly possible relief n this l. not o suc
crss to- lands n ihr wet VIII continue q
deurrciats end the homes ~ TIE farmer
Who have cuntinued thrrv will b. deserted
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-03

violently that Il was covered with
foam Tho actions OF the seal attracted
fock Of gulls and pellcans. which
soon dotted the waters in every dlrec.
ton feeding upon the fragments Of the
lsh. Looms. which had been feeding IN
the outer waters. came hying In. thslI
long necks appearing like snakes above
the surface. while a bald eagle gradu.
ally descended from a lofty cllI near
By and surveyed the scene
you have many friends among the
birds and seals. We ventured a. The
noisy ihrong auitered about
"FriendsG- rctorted the Italian;
thieves They rob me before my eyes
and the law says you must not sho0l
seals. gulls. pelioans. looms. except yoy
pay $50. and. he added. waving hii
arms al the seal which then tossed an
other hsh. they all know Il and rol
me-
!, was the truth-the seals and N,
birds were no, pets. but enemies tha
prcyed upon the fisherman under thl
protection Of the law. As soon as IN
fisherman appeared and prepared 4
haul the net. the seal. which lived In
cave nearby. swan out and. accepting
this a. a signal that the net was full
dived down and skilmily dlsengage'
the fishes from the meshcs. hrough
them to the surface. and sauclly tosse
them into the air before the eyes Of n
irate fisherman. then ate a small pol
tion Of the head Of each. leaving N
mangled remains to the feathere
throng that had gathered around.
The number Of hsh the seal woul
steal In this way and the rapidity wit
which be accomplished Il was remarl
able
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-03

There win Be an immense hay crop
In Sfw England this summer.
There Is only one Latin newspaper
In the world. Il L. published By :
German m Aqaila. Italy.
A wedding Of an cpiiep,le and an al
most helpless paralytic b reported h
Cumberland county. Kentucky.
The Red Cloud. Neb.. Argus viii give
a years subscription 20 the parent Of
every pair Of twins horn IN the county
during the year.
The Hottest Inhabited place In the
world ls the Buddhist monastery of
Halnc. In Thibct Il Is about 1900
feet above the sea.
The park commission Of savannah.
Ca. q 90 poor that Il has been ohil<ei
to refuse to make appropriations for
the balance Of the year.
COareciness ~ 20 the sex Of the child
In a sworn statement was held 10 b
immatcrial by a justice % the queens
bench recently on q motion 20 quash
an afhliation order.
A Rockland. Ne. woman comes e
the front with a wash boiler which uhe
has used steadily since 1857. and bah.
ms tin which has been In constant use
for two years longer.
The Daughters q the Q, icdcracy
IN Georgia intend to momor, 'iae the
legislature Of that state In the interest
Of the establishment a oo-oducation
IN the state university.
-Four Of the oldest Catholic mlsslo1
IN California viii soon celebrate their
centennial anniversaries. They am
san Jose. san Juan. nantisia. San All
gacl and San Fernando Rcy
A young woman haro.f holds down
the trent chair Of shop IN Kauss'
City. She says she vas formerly +.
stenOgraphor. but ands Il more profit
allie 10 manipulate a razor than I
Remington.
slams army Il 10 be rcorganiled b
. Russian army onicera. over 100 officer
. having volunteered a. Instructors q
! an answer 20 a circular from the va
; department. The king Of Slam vi
, select any from among them
The stock interests Of western n,
= braska have received such an impetu
D during the last three months that n
dealers are looking forward to a pel
maneni improvement But no reylvl
q the cattle king era h expected.
q J. n. Howe Of Patton. Pa. Is Il
Z possossor Of a queer freak Of nalul
= In the form q canary bird that vi
! bern with only one wing and one 70,
Il h over threo vceha GA. ant "a
Lively - lhe fesl y - nlsl mal1s
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-03

earned Tor the sites accepted BY them
the designation OF graveyard fats"
What is. however. most singular about
them-a condition. indeed. that can be
put 20 practical service BY man--is tho
fact that both the foundations and tho
SUBMITS are strictly north and south
IN the line Of the long axis. r<,much SO
that a man pushed" (ihe australian
expression for lost IN the nushl can
steer by them. 20 long as Is able 10
distinguish north from al0Ih.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-03
nov -Mr. oslslhsrrs- We. F...,.a

How ~Nr. OElsihorps- Was Feasted.
while the colony refreshed them
selves there Boaufcr, Town. Mr. ogle-
thorpe went up the river and chose a
situation for a town and entered into
treaty with Tomochl-chi. the mic
90. or chief. % the only nation OF In
dams living near H. Tie returned on
the twonty-fourih day and they co.e-
braied the Sunday following as a day
u thanksgiving Tor their safe arrival.
and sermon was prtached by the
Rev. Mr.. Jones lthe Rev. Dr. Herbert,
who came with che colony. preaching
that day al beaufort Town.. There
was a great resort OF the gentlemen
OF mat neighbofhoOd and their iaml.
lies. and a plentiful dinner provided fol
the colony and an that came. By Mr
oglethorpe, there being four iai hogs
eight turkeys. besides fowls. English
beef and other provisions. a horsheal
of punch, a hogshead OF beer ana
large quantity Of wine. and an val
disposed Of In 20 regular a manner tia
40 person was drunk nor any disorder
happcned.-Amerlcan Colonial Tracts