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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-18

Origin OF AMf NtsAm NNtAtlfi
Il Il told that the locomotive whistle
was invented because OF the dcltruc-
ton Of a load Of eggs When loco
motives were nrst built the country
roads were for the most part crossed
al grade and the engine driver had no
way OF giying warning Of his approach
exocp, by blowing a tin horn. The
horn. 4 may BE- imagined. was Tar from
being sufficient warning. one day In
the year 1893 a farmer Of Thornton
was orosslng tho railroad track on one
Of the country roads with a great load
OF oggs and butter. Just a. he came
out upon the track a train approached
The engine man blew hls horn Justify,
but the farmer did not hear a. Eighty
dozen Of ogga and atty pounds Of but.
ter we're smashed into an india.
tlnguishahle. unpleasant mass and
mingled with the klndllng wood 10
which tho wagon was reduced The
railway company had 10 pay the farm
eg the value % Ms wagon. Il was con-
sldcred a very serious matter and
StraightWay a director Of the com.
pany. Ashlcn Baxter by name, went 10
Alton Grange. whore George stephen
con lived. 10 SEQ u be could not invent
something that would give warning
more likely TO be heard, Stephenson
went 10 work and the next day had a
contrivance which. when attached TO
the engine boiler and the steam turned
on gave out a shrill dlscordant sound,
The railroad directors. greatly delight.
cd, ordered similar eontrivanoea at
taehed 20 all the locomotives. and from
that day 10 this the voice Of the loco.
motive whistle has never been SILENT
From Iron.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-18

As a memorial to the late Prince
Henry Of nauenberg. Governor OF the
Castle. Carisbrooko Castle. 10 the Isle
OF wirhi. r. 20 be fully repaired. by
some considered 10 be Of Roman. per.
haps British. origin. the Castle was
captured IN $50 By Cedric. who gave :,
90 his nophews. STUFF and wlghtrar. the
latter Of whom rebuilt o. The fort
was enlarged by William Flu-oshorne
the first lord Of the island. and IN
noomsday Book u "a cited a. occupy.
lng one virEaie Of ground Some Nor.
man masonry remains AZ The north.
west ANGLE and IN the Mounijoy tower
the main entrance O. supposed 20 have
been built temp Edward ~. by Lord
Wldyille. whose arms. between York
roses. are On a stone near the top The
Castle assumed o. present aspect 10
the rcirn 90 Queen Elizabeth. she built
the outworks. with a moat. and re.
paired the principal gate. above which
Is e r.. 1855" employing Tor enel.
uccr the Italian. Ganebella. who had
fortified Antwerp. The keep stands on
an artificial mound assembled by seven.
~ steps One may yci see the ruins OF
the apartments occupied Tor some four
teen months. durIng Colonel Ham
monds govcrnorship, by Charles I
from which he twice attempted 20 es-
cape. and where biz children were I'M
prlsoned after his death. The grave.
stone Of his daughter. Princess Eliza.
beth. inscribed "E g." was found a.
1898 near the altar Of Newport parish
church. wherein the queen erected
a monument to her memory forty
ycars ago.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-18


Byron Gillette. who challenges all
,omers al three-cushion oarom bill
.iards. is manager OF the Stag billiard
oom az Cincinnati. He was born IN
Yates County. New York. and IL a.
,oars old. As "a characteristic OF the
majority Of billiard experts. be IL a
Imall-siIed man. His speciality is the
hroe-cushion carom game. making no
)rctense AZ any other style Of game.
Gillette played George slosson In 1871
a Elmira. n. Y. AZ the old-fashloned
'our-ball game. The game was 1900
points up. slosson lost by over 200
POINTS. When Dion was champion Gil
letie defeated him over 50 points IN a
hree-ball game sexton defeated him
In Rochester. and az the sane place
Gillette defeated Gallagher. Two years
ago IN Cincinnati Gillette and Ives
played two games Of hftecn points
zach a. threc-cushlon oaroms. Gillette
winning both. Gillette now double
discounts "rony" Honing ex-champion
Of Ohio. He has never played Schae-
Ter. When the wizard" was here las
week Gillette issued a challenge 10 the
world az hree-cushion earoms. and
schacfer promised to produce four men
any one OF whom could deiea, him al
that game. but no forfeit money wa
deposited. Nov u is understood Schae-
fer will play for $500 a side. SPEAK
ing OF Schaefer's claim. Honlng. GIL
lette's hacker. said; Il would like hin
10 come forwards and back one or al
four OF his men against Gillette n
back him TO play one. two. or all o
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-18

There Il a good deal Of discussion IN
local bicycle circles over the PROPOSE.
ton Of several Of the northern dlvi.
sions Of the League Of American
wheolmen 10 open the league 70 col
cred riders Marylanders are Of the
opinion that the attempt viii no, bs
seriously made n q is. Il is not likely
10 succeed. az a twO-thirds vote Of the
delegates TO the national assembly viii
BE- required 20 change the bylaws Of
the League IN this respect. n Il should
succeed u would result In driving from
the League every southern division. A
new League would be formed IN the
South. and the usefulness Of the Ma.
tional organization very considerably
crippled. There would be little advan.
tago TO b. gained In opening the League
20 colored members The additions &c
the membership obtained In this way
would be Insignificant Il Il not prob
able that the danger Of ruptnrlng ths
League will b. encountered for the
sake Of the very Questionable benefits
which are likely 10 aocrue.-SDortinI
Life.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-18
PERlopIcAl pREss.


High In Literary Ereeilence--Iow Ia
Morality and Commercial Honor.
The French press Is probably the
highest In literary excellence and the
lowest IN morality and commercial
honor OF any nation OF the world, SAG
the Chautauquan. In this respect II J
fleets the character Of the people n
tIstic but lacking In depth, caring moro
for the form than for the substance.
Naturally color printing has been car
ried 10 a higher degree Of perfection IN
Paris than any other city, the repro
ductlons OF her famous paintings and
the eolored engrayings In the art sup
plemens Of leading newspapers, such
as the Figaro. being unriyaled. As Tar
as news goes, the French do not care
for II, and. there being scarcely any do
mand, there is very little supply OF
what would be called newspapers In
America. The bulk OF the contents OF
the French press Is articles written In
the finest and wittlest style on some
trivial subject not necessarily having
the remotest relation 10 any occur
rences Of the day. These are condensed
into the briefest paragraphs Histor-
ically the French press has had less TO
do with national development than
that OF either England or America. II
has always been In a condition Of tute-
lage. under the eye OF the government
for the time being. forced to adopt It's
Views or be suppressed. and sometimes
subsidized and brlbed 10 hatter the
powers that we're while Il iulled the
consciencos OF the people into feeling
OF false contentment. Though not now
paid regular brides by the admlnisira-
ton OF the government. as In the days
OF the second empire. there IL no doubt
that a good deal OF the secret service
money finds its way into the hands Of
journalists favorable 10 the party In
power In the ministry aud some Of Il
occasionally into the hands Of oppo-
nents 10 an endeavor 10 have them nit
igate their attacks. Thus the French
press has never had a chance 20 grow
with a sturdy. independent growth. II
Is still IN its childhood and. In spite Of
the telegraph and railway has scarcely
reached the development Of American
journalism Of 100 years ago.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-18
A R.slar rs.m Cor sr.laInr.

james Z. Sullivan attended the chi.
cago show. Mr.. Sullivan has been an.
thoriEed by A. O. spaldlng 20 Sign q
racing team for next season. This team
viii follow the circuit from New Yorh
70 California Mr.. Sullivan has been
IN correspondence with a number Of
the leading track men Of the country
with a view OF setting together a CON.
blnatlon Of men that viii rival the col.
ebraied Titus-Sanger-Cabanne argre-
cation. ltttvms can Be made with I'd.
die bald q is probable that he win
. sd the team.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-18
SIR r. II. nuLLER.

Butler has been a prominent figure IN
the fights OF the English against the
savages whose territory has been In
vaded by the British In the Egyptian
war Of 1859 he was present a. the ac-
ton Of Kassassln. and likewise AZ Tel
el-Keber. In the soudan expedition Of
1854 Sir Redyers took a leading part
and he served under Lord wolsoley 10
The expedition Of 1855 into the very ter
ritory he now goes 10 as commander. As
a general. Il Is the opinion OF experts
that. with the exception Of wolseley
and Roberts. Butler stands head and
shoulders over any general IN the Brit
ish army
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-18

Perhaps no billiard expert Of the pres
ent day has devoted 90 much studious
attention and care 10 the game as
William A. splnks. the young Califor-
MIA expert. who Is now the playing
partner Of Jacob sehaefer. the ex-
champion. Frank c. Ives had oppor-
tunities 10 perfect himself such as were
offered 70 no other player Of his time.
and quickly developed into a champion.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-18

Cssmho.-Two pieces Of paper, an.
like both IN size and color. are given to
each pcrsou. TN one Of them a noun
must be written, and on the other a
question. Two ecntlomen'a hats must
then BE- called for. into one Of which
the nouns mus, be dropped. and into
the cshcr nc questions and all veil
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-18

TIE one mile running match between
]. erals. the Scoichman. and Patrick
Carroll Of wAitham. Mass. cane on
az Bolton. Ems. and was easily wOn
By the former. Who anlshed ten yards
ahead. IN Am. SEA They oontended for
a stake Of $500.
A match az football. indoors. vas
PLAYED AZ The Riding and DRIVING
Academy. Brooklyn. n Y. the team
Of schoolboys from the poiytechni,
Preparatory school defeating that CON,
posed o. students Of TIE brooklyn LallI
school By Is goals % q.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-18

The directors OF the Niagara Fails
Power company have authorized tho
construction OF ave 5000 horsepower
turbines. with accompanying dyanmoa.
for their works az Niagaa Falls
when these are completed the falls
win be generating $4,000 horsepower
Of electricity. by the close Of the year
this will be increased TO $4,000. Tho
contracts for the I've turbines amount
10 $500 900. The works az Niagara
nave already cost s6.OOo.O0o.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-18
mo s.n.s o. Ju.,lre ln chnarrn.

Among the good things said at the
Chicago "eonvocation OF mothers"
wac,
Il believe In trusting the Innate
sense Of justice In children. The force
Of the opinion Of those around them Il
one OF tho moat powerful influences.
and they can b. taught moro by the
appeal TO pride, after the arst lessons
Of willing obedlen1e are learned, than
By stern command"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-18

The oratrix grew imprisoned. such
an institution" she cried. I'VE mus,
either mend or end" The woman's
political cooking league exchanged
glancea END. Of course" they re-
marked. decislycly, one TO another
"Mendi Huh, The very ldcaT--De.
trolt Journal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-18

A New York dispatch 10 the San
Francisco Chronicle says; One OF the
larges, nuggets Of pure gold Of which
record has been made that was ever
found IN either North or South Amer.
lea Is nov IN the once Of Carter. Hav-
ley q Co. In Wall street district Il
was found In a placer mine IN Dutch
Guiana. on tho north coast OF South
America. In November. II is In the
shape OF an irregular. honeycOmhed
triangular plate about ten Inches long
on the base line by six and one-hali
inches thick. II weighs 1855 lbs. troy.
and seems to BE- pure enough TO sell for
$50 an ounce. or sS,753.6o Cor the whole
mass The original owner. Mr. II. =.
De Freitas. a citizen Of Paramaribo.
who a year ago siaked a claim on a
sandbar IN Commewline river. a branch
% the Saramacca, a new district Il
was there that the nugget was dug
out last month. According 10 records,
the nugget IL the larges, but two OF
pure gold ever found In the Americas
although old-time Spanish miners may
have found larger ones, The largest on
record came from Cabarrus county,
n. C.. In 1910. Il weighed ~ pounds
troy. Next to that was a mass dug up
near Georgetown. Cal. In 1895. I,
weighed II pounds and was purS
enough 10 BE- worth $4,000.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-18

A bill has been introduced In the
North Dakota legislative assembly de-
elaring Il a mlsdemeanor for any per-
son to engage In a game Of football.
and providing fines Of $40 to $50 for
lnfractlon OF the lAw.-Ex.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-18

N an the history
Of mental lapsm
where the victims
mind has become 8
blank a. 70 his
past life. no Gaze
has q more inter
@ting and remark
able story connect
ed with II than
that Of Lewis Her
bert wyekoh. Who
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-18

Of a." as the London cable has
Il. Is an able soldier, but
not enough OF the old fox 10
make the home government feel safe
in his administration OF the military
expedition against the Mahdisis In the
soudan. II an old soldier II needed In
Egypt. why. then. Sir Redyers IL the
very man for the place. for he has been
IN the army since the age OF 10 years.
lie was then n commissioned officer OF
the Thlrtieih rines and won his way
upward by doggod determination. hard
service and distinguished bravery. He
won the Victoria cross for his gallant
conduct az the retreat Of lnhlobane
during the war In Zululand. On that
occasion be rescued a brother ofacer.
who was. while retiring on foot. holly
pursued by the Zulul. On the same
day he conveyed tc a place Of safety
Lieutenant Everitt. whose horse had
been killed under him. lie also saved
the life OF a trooper whose horse wai
exhausted and who otherwise had been
killed by the savagea. The Zulus were
within eighty yards Of the soldier
when Lieutenant Butler came up and
rescued him. Since those early day.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-18

Tho Italian government has be-
slowed on Dr. Behrlug the honor OF
Grand Gordon Of the Crown OF Italy, IN
recognition Of his discovery OF the anti.
dlphtheritic serum.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-18

them. separate matches. for from $3.50
10 $500 a side. IN agrce 10 have the
games played either In public or pri-
va,e, n the conditions Of any Of these
experts are al all reasonable 90 not
think we will Be long IN coming 10 an
agreement" Honlng will make good
his promise.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-18

There were many queer occurrences
on the ball Geld last season. Here ls
one that win take a prize During a
game AZ Star Park. Syracuse. the bases
we're full. with Tommy nannon on
third. The umpire had called hroe
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-18
SIR HENRY BULLER.
TO REPLACE GEN. KITCHENER
IN THE soUpAN.

A Remarkable Military Genius who Has
Bsen In the British Army since
lie Was Nineteen Years Old.-IIis
Monetary Career.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-18
lis A PATHETIC TALE
THE SEPARATION or Y9uNo
HUsBAND AND BRIDE.

when ne Recovered ne Found Hinssii
Among Strangers IN . ssrangs Land
nat MS Past Life was stIl . niauk--
Accidental Discovery.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-18

Mamle-Is Ethel going to the blow
outl George think %; she's 90, a
frosh supply Of powder Adams Free
man.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-18

IR REDVERs
Henry Butler. the
army man who Is
10 replace Sir Hora-
ito Herbert Kiteh-
ener at the head Of
the British forces
In Egypt. IL his
predecessors senior
by eleven years.
Sir Herbert, who
Il a mere youth
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-18
GENERAL SPORTING.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES or
SPORTS AND PAsTlMES.
The Shooting Record Of the Champion
Of Observation-Disclosures the Billiard
worid-Qusstlon of bicycle Insurance
Notes Of sport
aHE shoo,Inr reoord

HE shooting record
Of the champion
British game shot.
Earl de Grey has
been compiled for
the Press Associa-
ton. Between 1861
and 1895 his total
bag was 3i6.6ss
head Of game, his
average for this
time being about
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-18
CHILDREN'S CORNER.
TIMELY TOPICS FOR OUR BOYS
AND GIRLS.

Thirteen Centuries Ago-"Crambo." a
Game for Evenings At Home origin
Of the seam-whlstIe-An Invention
In Sea Signalling.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-18

II UsT when the
:: !: ): |. |. :: ). :: :: !: !"
MN room Ia getting
M/-\ And the night
NN4HA,A wind whistles
~ Nk The children gath
WHIU er around the
80 All IN a merry
KW row.
u Moons the time for
the bubbles
Hight.
And tops may spin NJ morn,
hut Just when the twilight shadows
fan
II the time 10 pop the corn.
See az hear ~ popl pop! popl
Hippityl akipppy hop. hop. hopl
Dolls and hoops may DO Tor morn,
But nights the time 60 pop the corn.
Golden gralns IN your hands you hold.
hut into the pan they 60
ana quick az a wink the wizard Heat
WIZ turn them al 90 snow.
Shake Them up with n steady hand
over the nrelight bright,
Thcn turn them into the big brown
bowl
In their nuted CAPS Of white.
zee theml hear themi popl poni popl
Hlppltyl skippityl hopi hopl hopl
kiteh aud tops may do Tor morn,
but nights the time 10 pop the corn
Angelina w. Wray.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-16
Proposc 10 Sell the Rand

DES MONIES, Jan. 15.-(Special Tele-
gram)-A meeting of the directors of the
Des Mones g. st. Louis railway was held
here today. 1t called a stockholders meet
ing here for January %, when proposition
for the sale of the road to the Central of
Iowa will be considered. The Des Moines q
st. Louis is the corporate name of the
Wabash line in Iowa extending from Des
Moiro5 to Harvey, about sixty miles. II
was built by the Wabash but does not con
meet directly with the Wabash system which
gets to Harvey over a leased Rock Island
line. The Wabash controls its own line as far
as Ottumwa, and If the sale is made. will
cease to run into Des Moines. 1t he's for a
long time been trying to get rid Of the Des
Moine5 branch, and the Central OF Iowa has
been equally anxious to get Des Moines
connection, but terms have never been
reached. 1t is confidently believed the COM
ing meeting will make deal
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-16
PACIFIC ROADS COMMISSION
Senator Gears Plan for Strengthening Out
the Tangls.
THE COMMITTEES FAVORABLE REPORT
Commissioners Are Cabinet omcinis.
According to the Proposed Bill-
Indebtedness to lie
settled. .|f

WASHINGTON Jan. 15.-The senate COM
mittee on Pacific roads today by unani-
nous vote authorized a favorable report
on Senator Gears bill providing for COM
mission Of cabinet officials to settle the in
debtedness OF the Pacific railroads to the
government. An amendment, suggested by
Senator Morgan, was adopted. 1t is as fol-
lows
THAT said commissioners in making any
settlement ur der this act shall reserve to
congress the right to regulate or prescribe
the rates OF tolls or charges for freight or
passenger to be charged on any of said rail-
roads and all other rights and powers in
respect OF said railroads and railroad COM
paries as they now exist"
Senator Morgan gave his fun assent to the
bill us amef dod by him. He said that he
considered his own bill providing a means o.
settlement preferable, but that he had no
objections to the commission. Senator Gear
viii report the bill to the senate Monday,
but will make no effort to secure cOnsidera-
tion until the house acts upon the similar
bill which t. has under consideration. The
senator is, however, very hopeful that the
present bill will receive the approval of both
houses.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-16
PLAN TO EXPEDITE THE WORK.
Members of the Town Legislature Get
knnhN for SnCcimI ScAsinn.

DES MONIES, Jan. 15.-(Special Tele-
gram)-Members of the legislature are be-
ginning to arrive in anticipation of the open
ing of the special session on Tuesday. About
twenty members of the house are on hand
and conferences are being held at the rooms
CT Speaker Byers at the Savery.
1t is probable that plan will be recon-
mended by the house under which the house
and senate will take up alternate titles of
the code for committee work. When one
has completed work on a given title 1t will
be sent to the other house for consideration
In this way neither house will double the
work of the other and it is expected prog
Tess will be facilitated greatly.
There will be hot fight for the secretary
ship of the senate for which eleven candi-
dates are now announced. 1t Is said Sec
retary Bullard will not resign, but will be a
candidate for election again Properly, the
officers of the regular session do not hold
over, but they will be reelected in all prob
ability, except Mr.. Bulard George A. New
man OF Cedar Falls is said to lead for sec
rotlry. There will probably be no impor-
tant changes in the committees in either
house, although some members of the house
want a new code revision committee. At
present there is general code committee
divided into five subdivisions. A plan of
having a joint code committee of the two
houses will be urged and will be strongly
supported in the senate.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-16
netting Ont Justice.

The court of Justice Wen was engaged all
day yesterday in an effort to meet out Jus
tice to number of people involved in the
theft ana disposal OF a set of harness. Sew
eral nights ago j. NJ. McMullen's barn was
broker into and the harness stolen. A few
days later he found The property pawned al
a secondhand store kept by man name 4
Chernis5. Cherniss showed a bill of sale
given by A. l.. Davis, who gave his correct
name and address. 4 warrant was subse-
oucntly issued fer the arrest of Davis on the
charge Of larceny. When the officer went
to arrest him he found him carrying a large
revolver and before "a wGs tried on the
other charge ha was arraigned and fined
so for carrying concealed weapons Unable
to pay the fine, he wss sent TO Jail. He told
s-raigh. s:orY of how he came into pcs
session CT the harness, claiming that he had
purchased 1t of Frank ID. Marble To assist
The officers he went out when first arrested
and brought Marble to the police station.
On the witness stand yesterday he repeated
the same story without variation. The sit
uation looked bad for Marble but he put
his wife and several othsr relatives on the
stand and proved that he was in he'd IT
home On The night the ba:n was burglarized
Davis only had one witness to sustain his
story and the justice discharged Marble
Marbles attorney then filed an information,
charging Davis with burglary and he was
bound over under 5000 bonds to await the
action of the grand Jury.