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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-25

Arthur Helps. the author o. TIE vel.
known book. Friends IN Council. Of.
ten paid Prof Max Muller a risli an
hls way 20 or from nlenhclm uhers
he used 90 stay with the then DUKE
OF Marlborough.
Once when Helps came 20 stay with
us on hls return from n.enhclm. wrltes
Professor Muller In C5smopoils h.
told me how ihe duke had ieil ne dsv
before for London. and that on hat
very day the emu laid an ear.
The duke had taken the rrea,esi IN.
tcrcsi IN hls emur. and haa io,.
Looked forward 70 this event A tsl..
gram waa sent 10 the dake Win.
when shown 10 M. Helps. ran a. fol.
lows.
The emu has laid an err and IN
the absence o. your Grace. va nav,
taken the largest goose We could llna
20 hatch IT,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-25

John J. o'Brien Is one Of the few
professional players who Ia an allen
By birth. but who has been 90 LONG In
this country that he has become fully
aotllmaied. He was born on July II.
1879. Al g. John. ~ r.. bat At an early
age his parents migrated to this coun-
Try. taking up a residence Al Lewiston.
Ne. where the subject OF this sketch
learned TO play bail After playing for
some iiye-a..h local teams a. an ana
teur. he started on bis professional
career with the Augusta team. Of the
Maine league. In 1858. In 1880 be re-
turned to bis native heath and played
with the shaihrocks. Of S. John. Tie
began the season Of 1891 with the Port
land. Ne. club. but finished q with the
brooklyn team Of the National league.
participating In forty-two games a. a
second baseman with the latter. Ne
did good work with the Brooklyns and
would probably have been retained by
them Tor the following season had
ward been shifted 10 second base.
and Corcoran been engaged to play
short Then O'Brien was released and
vent 10 California. joining the Oakland
team. Of the California league. for the
season OF 1891 His brilliant work this
season caused Capt Arson 20 engage
him for his Chicago team for the sea-
con Of 1888. but after a few trials he
vas replaced by Glanalvin. imme-
dlately after being given bic release BY
Chicago. O'nrien signed with the Au-
rusia cluh. Of the southern league. and
Il was not long before he was looked
upon az the beat second baseman IN
he southern league circuit In 1894
h. began the season with the Nash
slIs club. Of the Southern league. and
uhtn that club dlshanded he was en-
rarsd BY the nufialo club. Of the East
ern league. finishing the season With
the latter. participating In sixty cham
plonshlp games with the Bisons. and
HAVING a batting average Of .32q. IIe
vas with the Louisville team. % the
National league and American associa-
ilon. during the season = 1895. par
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-25

wages AauN HuH AHNNHNHls
So long a. labor produces wealth Il
must get a part-otherwiao Il would not
produce Al all; and this part. whether
1t j. little or much. We call wages. But
land o. as necessary to the production
Of wealth as labor Is. and II 4 can Be
withheld from labor when labor re-
quiref It, he who has the power TO With
hold Il may take part Of the product;
this part We call rent Any further
division Of wealth is subdivision.
either Of wages or rent. which are the
two grand divisions In the distribution.
A captain Of industry may get a large
share o. wealth. and a skilled laborer a
small share; but each viii take HE
share from wages. not from rent The
owner Of a rich mining privilege may
get a large share Of wealth. and the
owner Of a small area Of farming land
or a village building lot may get a
small shars. but each viii get rent In
terest Ia a subdivision Of wages; 4 n
the wages Of capital II excludes
at compensation for risk and al
Compensation for current labor. but
includes all returns for the use Of cap
ital. and not merely those returns thar
pass from borrower 10 lender Thus
the factor IN production which We call
land "a represented IN distribution BY
the element d wealth which We call
rent; the factor In production which
we call labor ~ represented IN distri-
button by the element which We call
wages; and the sub-factor In produc-
ton. which We call capital. 10 repre-
senied In distribution BY the subdlyis.
ion Of wages. which We call interest.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-25
AMnaIcAN IN NAME oNLY.
Ksy west L. ousss CITY ana Dsd Nos
RaIaa me caafsdsrals FlAn.

Ksy west Il . oaess cliy ana Did aoi
Raise ths confedsrats RAG.
From the Buffalo, Courier; A man
who recently has returned from Key
West. Fla. says the m Impression a
stranger gets Of that place at the pres
ent time IL that the city has gone on
perpetual holiday spree Bunting flies
from almost every h0usetop. and the
colors are about evenly divided between
"Old Glory and the emblem Of the
Cuban republic. People Of AZ classes
and ages wear pins or other symbols
bearing the motto. Cuba LibFc." This
far southern city. lying almoat within
the tropics. Is the only town Of import
ance betlow Mason and Dixon's line
that was never under the stars and
bars Of the Coniederacy The popu-
lation IL about evenly divided between
white Cubans and the white Bahamlans.
There are not more than a score Of real
American families resident on the Is
land. but Notwithstanding this fact the
great mass OF the people are loyal 10
the union first and 10 Cuba next. Il
IL curious. though true. that Of all the
houses, dwellings. stores. hotels and
other buildings that dot the island from
one shore 20 the other. not one OF them
has a chimney nor anything that will
answer the purpose Of a chimney.
Handsome residences and lowly novels
are alike In this respect. and from an
eminence gazing out over acres Of roofs
on all sides one IL struck with the want
OF something 10 complete the symmc-
try Of the picture Wood or coal or
fuel Of any kind are unknown quaint
ties. a. the tropical atmosphere fur
nishes all the heat required. and for
cooking purposes sticks o. carbon are
used. which are sold by peddlers who
hawk their wares about the streets
There are few stores. a. we understand
such things. and no markets. Sign
boards IN Spanish will tell you where
the barber shop IL located or where
to buy coral ornaments, There are no
more than half dozen stores conduct
ed on the American plan IN the island.
Instead OF q market there Il q daily
auction near the government dock.
where everything In the way Of pro-
visions. furniture and fruit IL knocked
down TO the highest bidder. Bananas.
alligator pears and pineapples are the
commonest articles Of purchase; and
here ships from Jamaica. Cuba and
Nassau. In the Bahamas unload their
cargocs and dispose OF them At ruinoua
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-25

A clever sWindle. whereby an out
of.toWn jewelry Arm lost a gold watch
valued 81 $500. was revealed by a
member Of the hrm 10 aome OF his
friends In this city the other day. A
well-dressed man called At the store.
and. after much celebrating. chose a
watch and gave bis check for $500 In
payment FOR u. Il want yog 20 have
the watch regulated" he said to the
clerk. go ! can set Il tomorrow after
noon. In the meantime you can ascer-
tain whether the check Il good" The
next afternoon he called and vas in
formed that the check had been re-
turned from the bank on which Il was
drawn with mo funds" stamped on
H. Tie looked surprised and asked to
nee a. why. what a mistake I made. b.
he said when he saw the check. "Of
course Il was no good. carry a num-
Der OF loose checks IN my pocket 10
obllge my friends and used the wrong
one. Here ] will draw one on a bank
I have q deposit In and viii walt here
while some one goes 20 the bank. "
This was satisfactory and the man sat
down 10 walt After several minutes
he jumped up and said. "oh. what's
the use Of waiting here an this time
IN just pay cash for the watch. Get
my check back" In the meantime the
check had been taken 10 the once Of
the Arm and Endorsed 70 be cashed,
The messenger was called back and
the check returned 10 the man. who
thereupon left with the watch. A short
time af,erward the check was returned
to the arm for payment The bank
had caahed Il on the strength Of the
nrms indorsement-New York Times
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-25

Alarming Inersass 81 Kyeirenhir1
knaone lhs Noufh.
Americans arc fast growing used 70
the sight Of school children whose spec.
tacied eyes are IN contrast 70 iheIf
youthful faces. Statistics show that In
the United States a. least 80 per cent
Of the school children are near sighted
and this Il only one Of the many De-
fecis from which t,e eye suffers IN
the June Review II Reviews Dr. An
port Of Minnesota. who discusses this
important theme-ihe defective eIe-
sight Of American children gives for
the prime cause Of the degeneracy of
human eyesiEht the excessive strain
upon the eyes produced ly intellectual
pursuits. That intellectual progress
and ocaiar demonstration are INSOFAR
able and thar savages 90 not suisr
from defective sight Il proven By lhe
fact that among Indian children only
per cent ara affected By myopia' AM
among negroes only ~ Per cent OF
1000 Mexican children examined. oa|y
eight were near-s'ghied. sixty iaf-alsn,-
cd and ten asiigmaiic. In the United
States 30 per cent Of the school thll
dren have defective eyes. while ID Ger
many. where an sorts q intellectual
pursuits abound. and the typography a.
hooks IL 81 ne most ezrcrahlf dsstflp-
ton. 50 per cent Of TIE rhIliIon ART my
oplc % course. the snbIeci h Of TIE
greatest importance. and remedial
measures should BE- taken b. both pa
rents and ieacnefa TIE latter ahonla
b. trained 70 detect the hfGl signs Of
defective eyesighi. and rork should BE-
arranged TO besl sali The efts Or ne
pupils Hut many parcnin 40 not
watch young children a. their reading
and allov them to Rad BY waving l|ghl
dim gasllehl. OF 20 strain lh1 lyzs b.
too much reading a. nleht La the
small boys and rlrll Do their studying
BY daylight. even n they have 20 arise
an hour earlier 10 DO 50. and give them
games that DO no, require anY slr8InlnE
Of the eyes for TIE evenings ealsriaIn-
ment Often children. convalszet1i
and weak. are allowed 10 read hours At
a stretch and permanently ueakln
their eyesirht
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-25

Money Is a common medium Of trade.
Il IA not one form Of wealth. but an or
der upon the community redeemahle IN
any form which the poasessor OF the
money demands when money Is IN
use, whoever wants 10 trade a hat for
shoes need not hnd some one who has
shoes and also wants q hat: an that
he need do ID 70 and some one who has
money. but prefers q hat. and then 10
find some one who has shoes. but pre-
fcrf money. And since the people who
want money. which a. a common me-
dlum Of trade is IN effect anything In
the circle OF trade. are 90 many as CON-
pared With those who a. q given time
want shoes. money Infinitely dlmin.
ishes the difficulties OF trading.
Money d also a common denomina-
tor of values. Without Il We should
be compelled to express the value Of
each thing IN the terms Of an other
thlngs We should have TO say. for
example. that a hat has the value Of
pair Of shoes. or Of an umbrella. and
20 on; that a pair Of shoes has ne
value o. a hat. or Of a chair. or Of an
umbrella. and 90 on; that a chair has
the value q an umbrella. or Of shoe.
or Of a hat. and 70 on; and that an
umbrella has the value Of a hat or a
pair Of shoes. or Of a chair. and 90 on.
but money obviaies the necessity Tor
the multiiarious comparisons which are
here merely hinicd az. Il enables us
TO say that a hat. pair OF shoes .
chair. and an umbrella are each worth
s.. or a pound. or twenty-five fraacs.
or twenty marks. according % the
names Of the money symbols IN use
who're Ne trade
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-25

The X. Of L. Journal says Debs Is
on the wrong track.
The custom tailors will not hold o
national convention this year.
The machinlsts have decided 10 de-
mand the elght-hour day May /. fs9S.
Three thousand idle Buffalo work
ingmen have gone 10 Batavia 20 pick
peas
Metal pollshers painters and brew
ers have organized unions AZ Science
iady. NY.
The Louisville broom-makern are
driving every convlci-made broom out
Of that city.
Buffalo physicians are trying 70 have
passed an ordinance restricting the
use Of fireworks. Too many accidents.
Cleveland skaters secured the s-hour
day several months ago Nov they
want the wages paid for the nine-hour
day.
The labor unions Of Ina.ana win hold
the Labor day celebration AZ Muncle
this year All the cities IN the state
combine.
Australian clsrgymen attached 70
the presbytery At North Melbourne ara
agitaiing for a minimum wage Of
$1,000 per year
Il is proposed 70 build a railroad on
the Labor Exchange plan from some
point on the Gulf Of Mexico. In Texas
TO san Diego.
A Frisco frm losi a suit against the
Bakers Union for 5000 damages for
boycotting. An injunction vas also
denied the Arm.
Employees Of the street railways In
Plymouth. Ems. work eight hours a
day. The city owns the lines and the
fare IL tao cents. This would be call,
cd anarchy In this country.
A Chinnman IN Melbourne. Australia.
has been fined t2S and SIC costs for
working after ?. m. At his trade a.
a furniture maker. That Law was made
By anarchists. sure
Atlanta's Woman Club has promised
10 make an purchases in the morning
n merchants win allow clerks a hail
holiday on Saturday.
The building Trades Council o.
Cleveland has decided not 70 anlllais
with the proposed national organlza.
ton Of building trades councils.
Gov. Hastings Of Pennsylvania has
signed the Weller bin 10 protect EN-.
ployes Of corporations IN their rlghi
TO belong TO labor organizations.
Horseshoern have seventy-four 10.
Gals. thlrty-two Of which work nine
hours. The horseshoers win try 70
make the nine-hour day universal In
their craft.
The child labor law AZ nov amend
Cd In Illinois places that state In ths
front rank Of progressive industrial
, communities. The law now applies "a
all children IN stores a. well a. Fac.
tories and workshops Since July nd
child under "a years Of see can be en-.
ployed In these departments Of bust.
ness The factory inspector Is also en-
powered under the new Law 10 rcqulr,
The tfcAarEe Of children not IN rooi
health ard Indirectly mas result IN N,
/. removal Of children from hazardous oc,
equations. Thls h a long step IN M
riEht direction and Il bringing neart'
me complete emancipation Of chiidrcr
from The abuse made In too many inl
stances Of their labor for selfish end.
snd corporate greed. -Ex.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-25

while turning over The leaves 81 the
eighth volume 81 the Sporting Nara-
alne. published IN 1875. says writer
In Notes and Queries. = have come
upon What ! think Is a very early lns
stance Of the word snnh. The cnn.
text does not indicate iia raeannf. bat
apprehcnd there o. no 67abt lhat ~
must interpret It BY the context Tao
writer a disounuinr of rtcfs al
Whliechurch Tie says that There vas
4 very respectable field. and AlIhaaeh
neither ne Duke Of omenshefrt. lord
Egromont nor Hls Royal Hlkhnts.. iha
Prince Of Wales. vas pfcscai. ll ho|nn
q holiday time a number Of royal snota
were"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-25

the orders OF His Majesty King Oscar
/. and the Emperors Alexander ]. and
Nicholas l.. and By uninterrupted la
bors from 1916 TO 1852. was measured
by the scometers Of the three nations"
When the present arc was completed
Il was celebrated a. the conclusion Of
the greatest undertaking Of the sort
ever carried 90 completion. Therefore
how much greater Il the present plan.
for Il coptempiates the measurement Of
an arc Of io5 degrees
The probabilities are that the carry
ing out Of the latest plan viii not take
nearly a century and a half The
knowledge which IL already ours will
accelerate action.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-25


this terrestrial sphere TO see that II lie
no light task II involves the expendi-
turo Of millions II means continuous
scientific research for a period the
length OF which no one can tell.
Scientific men are considering the
plan with the deepest interest. II IL a
strange fact that the more the problem
Of the formation Of the earth Il studied
by savants the more Il the belief that
the earth h not round. credited. This
may seem like a ridiculous statement.
but such authorities o. Professor A.
Fowler one Of the leading members OF
the Royal Astronomical Society. r.
firmly OF this belief. and he represents
a hort OF others Of equal prominence.
The longest arc AZ present known IL
50 degrees and 80 minutes. The south
ern termination OF this arc. which
means one Of those lines you see drawn
In a seml-oircle on q map. IL Stare
Nekrassowka. IN latitude f5 degrees
20 minutes rs seconds This termina-
ton is marked by a pyramid Of cast
iron. which rests on a cube seven feet
wide. bearing an Inscription showing
what the monument really 81. The
northefnmost limit Of this are IL At
Hammerfest, In Norway. Another
monument Is there The column and
pedestal are Of granite. and Al the top
on a bronze base. IL a terrestrial glob,
Of copper. bearing the following In
scrlptlon:
The northern termination Of the
arc Of meridian Of 20 degrees 20 min.
utes from the Arctic ocean 10 the
River Danube. through Norway. swe.
den and Russia. which. according "a
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-25

are few better In the league. He hasn't
been In the league long enough 20 rate
him with the old-ilme stars. but he has
done everything that has been asked Of
him In such q cool. collected and IN
lahed style tina, he has an the ear
marks Of a permanent star. Joe IL go
Ing 10 Be az much Of a success on the
diamond a. Jim was In the prize ring.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-25

Imperfect 81 banking Il at present
however. q Is esinnfed that % per
cent Of Ell trading transactions -se
effected without the transfer Of money,
BY the simple process Of transferring
debts ard credits On the books Of banks
and clearing houses Thus. banking
facilitates trading and. a. trading Is
producing. hanks are producers.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-25

Mr.. Figg-"There Il no telling how
a boy may grow up. There IL Tommy.
for example. Who knows what he
may turn out 20 be-"
Mrs Figg-"ie won't Be civil-ser-
vice reformer n present indications
count. when he found ! had locked
IN the pie he cried tor Two hours
indianapolis Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-25

IN q play presented ~ coiof,1 ana
teufs 20 piltsoels Ca. loAn Singleton
acted a Fart IN which be vas arnnossl
to be- shot dead by hls rival hyperion.
alea by Cary Brown. The scene va.
carried out faithfully and aIon.el laal
applause. which vas turned laio lsn-
onlatlona when Z vas discovered that
singleton vas REALLY dead Tht n|.iol
Brown used which was surposrf .n
b, loadea with blank carirlaees. earrIoa
real bullet Instead
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-25

Pitcher Joe CoFbett Of Baltimore may
have gotten his position In fast
company because he would In a meas
ure BRING with him some Of the prom.
inence and notoriety his brother
achieved In the prize ring. but be IL
holding his Job strictly on his merits.
Brother Joe Il a great pitcher. There
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-25

Tho people have become 50 accus.
toned % being robbed that they hav.
ceased 90 expect anything else. ana
there Is a general disposition 10 hus.
ile alons and Try 20 earn enough 70 80.
lsiy the demands Of the robbers nna
siiil live We are too busy 70 eorre.,
abuses or TO punish robbers.--loul.'
vile Dispatch.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-25

Patent Medicine Man You nusln4
print that testimonial any more Conn.
Try Ediiof--l thought Il was a irnmf
card for you. WHY. that man Is one
Of our most prominent cIlIacna. raI.
ent Medicine Aan~nei be haa So,
dica.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-25
rates rather than risk a voyage a. this
time OF year to more northern ports.


Life; Anxious Mother-Has his lord.
ship exhibited any symptoms Of ahec.
tom
Ohservant naughier-Yes: he has
tried to ind out how much We are
worth.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-25

ness are lta utmost bound.
The sacred fount no human eye hath
kenn'd.
Though many wight. beEul.ed b
sight or sound.
-Eurekal" may exelaim; IL tho place
have found"
And. sooth 70 tell. Il IL pleasant way
Through sweet variety Of lawn and
wood.
Mountain and vale. green pasture. for
eat gray
And peoplcd town. and silent solitude.
Ana many q point. az distance dimiy
Vieu'd
FOR Idle loiierera an unmcasurcd height.
~ pefnevering energy suhdued.
Rewards the bold adventarer with a
alrht
OF undiscovered worlds--vaat regions Of
delight
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-25

liclpatlng IN one hundred and twenty
eieht championship games. having a
batting percentage Of .262. antoa held-
ing record OF .9l3. He vas ro-enEagod
for the season OF 1895, but early IN July
Of that year a deal was completed be-
tween the Louisville and the Washing
ton elnbs. whereby the former allowed
onrlen TO 30 70 the latter IN exchange
for Crooks. Roger and a moneyed con-
Alteration. and o'brlen finished the
season with the washingions. partici-
patlng In one hundred and eighteen
championship games that year with
the two teams He was re-engaged by
the Washington management for this
season. and is doing some very clever
work. Il can be seen that he has
PLAYED efrom Maine to California. and
fom the lakes to the 0uIi Of Mckee,
IA he trlle old saying IL.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-25

French paupors are provided for by
the funds arising from a 10 per cent
tax on theater tickets This tax aver
ases io.ooo.ooo francs = year.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-25

Is no denying the drawing ability Of
the big twirler from Hoosierdom." said
MI. Young. for ! know that hundreds
OF people IN this city vent 10 the Ma
tiohal Park during the last series with
New York principally to see Amos
Rusie pitch"
Uncle Nick waxed eloquent on the
business tact displayed by the origin
ators OF the Rurie compromise, but he
could not be Induced 10 reveal the well
kept secret as 10 the terms Of that re-
markable compromise that means 20
many good dollars 10 every club In the
league. The scheme BY which Rusie
"a today filling the pockets Of 20 many
league magnnies with legal tenders was
conceived by one man connected with
the league He had the shrewdneas
70 see that Ruaie's return 10 the New
YORK club would infuse new life into
that organization. besides the repuia-
uon OF the great pitcher would help
every club In the league.
"Ruale Il the life OF the New York
team today" continued Uncle Nick"
and be q setting the pace for the
other members OF that exceptionally
strong star Of pitchers. lie not only
iniusea fresh energy into such men AZ
.iekin and Sullivan. hus every mem
Der Of the team has acquired new con-
hdence since Rusie returned 10 the
fold"
One Of these days an interesting chap
Ter In base ball history may be writ
ten on the subject Of the Rusis deal
which Uncle Nick" says was one Of
The greatest pieces Of diplomacy con-
uected with the national game Rusle
has not only been a success from q
box once standpoint. but he has ma
terially aided the New York club IN
reaching a point where u IL surely
within sight. AZ least. Of the much COW
eied pennant The New York team,
with the exception Of Rusle. IL me
sane practically a. Il vas last year.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-25
4 BIG UNDERTAKING.
MEASURING THE EARTH THE
LATEST ENGLISH FREAK.
A Gigantic scheme InauEurated 90 40
eompilsh the Obieet-An Are Of Ios
Degress-wm uRsquirs = Long Tims
90 DO the werk.
REpARArIoNsare

REPARATIoNsare
under way IN Lon
don for the most
gigantic undertake
ing In the way Of
q survey ever at
tempted. II Is pro-
posed 10 measure
the earth. Now. Il
only needs q glance
al one Of the hum
bic limitations OF
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-25

Johnny. what do you mean BY the
bird IL moulslngr" "Clulng lis ~
feathers. mum."-Trush.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-25

re rasslar Of Fred rfsasn
~, passing Of Fred fiensr eauasd