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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-03
NEW USE FOR ELECTRICITY.
Vegetables and Flowers brought Go
Early Maturity.

Vegetables and Flowers Drought 60
Early Maturity.
Experiments conducted for the last |
Ave years at Cornell college. the results
Of which we're made public last June.
seem to prove that electricity may be
used 10 stimulate the growth OF plants
says writer In the New York Herald.
Agricultural scientists had long reoog'
nlzed the valuable part that atmos-
pherie electricity played In the life OF
vegetable growths. but the artificial APP
pllcatlon OF Il had never before been
attempted. In addition to the appliea-
ton OF electricity TO the seeds OF the
plants and to the soil. the experiment.
ers at Cornell used the arc light at
night. The plants receiving the bright
electric rays at night and the sunshine
In the daytime we're found 10 grow
much faster than those not thus APP
piled with the artificial stimulant Let
tuce. spinach. raddishes and similar
vegetables were brought TO maturity
In almost half the time ordinarily re-
quired. by applying the arc light d.
rect 10 the plants their growth was 40
accelerated that many ran to seed be-
fore the edible leaves we're formed.
Plants placed within Eve feet Of the
lamp died and wilted shortly after be-
lng taken out Of the soil. The effect
upon Towering plants. especially upon
the daisy. petunia and violet. was
equally remarkable. The blooms were
FASTENED In their growth and their
number multiplied. The oolors were
frequently made more brilliant. On the
other hand. they faded sooner. A Mr
Rawson. who owns fancy truck farm
near Boston and has tried similai
, methods. finds that the gain from on'
crop Of lettuce Is sufheient to pay IN
3 expense Of operating the electric light
during a whole season.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-03
RAMS HORNS.

lie is ll,tlest. who bellt,les others.
Work l. more than mere activity.
No man drinks TO please his wife.
Imaginary emineuce Is actual humili-
alton.
Intelligence is not gained by a mere
act % will.
Nothing will upbrald you like I'M
used faculties.
Better a servant from love than a
ruler from lust
Happiness is lost by being ln,emper-
ate In is pursuit
Intelligence Is largely In knowing
what We do not know
Better a little understanding than
much useless knowledge.
Reelection Is q key that unlocks the
treasures % the memory.
selnshuess Ia often 30 refined that Il
is deeply wounded at the least remon-
STRANGE,
No matter In what part Of the world
he lives the man who loves Christ.
hates sin.
Act without thought. and you are a
fool; think without act. aud you are 4
visionary,
Every one may be co-worker with
Christ. who Is willing to begin by do.
INK small things
Courtesy aud etiquette are flowers
the one has It's roots In the heart. the
other. In the intellect
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-03

Klmban She then signed with a syn
dicate. Of which Hugh stanton was
member. and for two seasons starred
al the head Of the Francesca Redains
Co. appearing In a repertory OF stand
ard dramas and comedies. Al the emu
Of two seasons she formed n business
partnership In Joint management with
Sir. Stanton. and continued 70 star IN
repertory for four seasons, The re-
oulremonts Of her appearances IN oper-
attic and dramatic repertory had. up 70
that time. demanded her appearance ~
one hundred and twenty-five different
roles. embracing the full gamui from
heavy tragedy TO light comedy imper-
sonatlons. calling for great versatility
On August Z. 1894. at Kelths Biiou
Theater, Philadelphia. Pa, the team OF
peddina and stanton FIRST became
known to the vaudevilles. In which heiu
they have since appeared with great
measure OF success. They were the
hrst dcser,ers from the legitimate stage
10 present ono-act comedies. and their
I IulHNtu NNIA w AAAFhA N''
Happy Pair" brought them into quick
demand. Miss Reddlng has played the
role Of Mrs. Honcyton In that come
delta more than one thousand times
since their vaudeville debut they have
also appeared In The Lunatios' and
only recently produced Mr. stanton .
one-act play. "The Adventures OF An
Advertisement" Miss Redding has
been In active stage liie for thirteen
years. and has gained great proficiency
IN her art. She Ia possessed OF much
grace and handles her Characterization
with an ease which shows much talent
OF the many actresses who have recent
iy jolned the ranks Of the vaudeville
none can lay claim 10 any wider per
sonal following In that field than can
Miss Reddlng. a distinction she has
gained through her conscientious work
aud finished acting,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-03

Queens Lace Handkerchief, IN the
McCaul Opera Co. She continued for
three seasons with Col. MeCaull. play
Ing boys'parts In an extensive repertory
Of operas. the tour OF the company en-
braclng extended engagements at the
Broad Street theater. Philadelphia
Pa: The Hollis Street Theater, Boston
and the Casino. New York city. She
next appeared for one season In bur-
lesque stock company al the Avenue
Theater. New Orleans, La, OF which
Adah Richmond was principal boy
Miss Redding singing the soprano roles'
She then made her dramatic entree.
appearing for one season with Marie
Prescott. playing important roles In a
repertory Of legitimate and romantic
plays. She returned 10 burlesque for
the next two seasons, singing the So
prano leads with the Kimball Opera
company. supporting Corinno. under
the management Of the late Mrs. Jennie
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-03
IA Lssiis's stage Work.

Edward Leslie was born in Boston.
Mass. March IS. 1867. He showed re-
markable mlmetlc power at an early
age, and as a boy haunted the stage
doors and dressing rooms Of the local
theators. He made his hrst appear
ance at the Boylston Museum. Boston,
in 1850, at a benefit for Al Decker. His
success on that occasion caused him
20 be engaged regularly at the same
house. lie subsequently appeared at
the principal variety theaters through
out the country. and also played vari'
Gus comedy parts. including Ike In
Mrs. Partlngton." also appearing AZ
Fagln in "oliyer Twist" In 1887 NJ
entered into partnership with Harry Il
Clair. and they made a trip abroad
playing the European music halls win
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-03
run Il by water"

A young lumbcrman OF northern
Minnesota, whose habits Of drinking
had given the blind staggcrs" 20 his
business. reformed and ran his sawmlll
with profit While In the transition
period he met Tom, an old friend.
How are YOU" asked Tom,
pretty well. thank you, but I have
Jus, seen a doctor to have him examine
my throat"
whats the matter"
well. the doctor couldn't give me
any announcement AZ least he could
not nnd what want TO hnd."
what did you expect him TO and1"
Il asked him 20 look down my throat
for the saw mill and farm that had
gone down there In drink"
And did he see anything Of them
mo; but he advised me II ever l sol
another mill TO run Il by water"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-03
rnrIAw OLE HEREpITY.
An Assertion That child-Rsform HAS
BcEin vita che Mothers.

HEEfm WIN wv HWAA"
A lecturer. In addressing a woman'a
club on tho cause Of wickedness
among children. says, according to the
Pittsburg Dispatch;
IAN this discussion to me Is 6imply
like cutting OF the branches OF tree
TO remedy the crookedness, Instead OF
beginning at the very start to shape
the mold. The start for reform must
be made farther back Of the child. with
the mothers. II you please II Is he
reditary influence that mains chill
dren. both morally and physically. IL
the mothers were all right we would
need no reformatories for criminals
or asylums for the feeble-minded or
for foundllngs. Unwilling motherhood
IA filling the world with MANNED and
deformed children. immoral mother
hood is making thieves and criminals;
intemperate motherhood Is building up
a race OF drunkards. Fathers are not
exempt but as women. We must deal
with women and begin our reforms
there. There is one child In thi'
town to-day whose mother was obllg
ed to pllfer her husbands pockets io'
money to purchase her baby's ou'ht
The man was close and stingy. At 81
years Of age their child was THE
and both wondered why. Mothers nee
not wonder why any moro when the
see some reckless trait developing u
their offspring. They can find the rea
son every time. The laws OF heredi
~ are AIed. Save the children all 20
can. but instead Of viewing your tAs
, az duty. just measure out the lo'
and sympathy some other woman hl
shlrked and give these outcasts equ'
p privileges with your own. Beget cor
r fdence by your sincerity In doing GOO
for those criminRlly inclined; sec tn
= care and comfort are the lot OF U
4 feeble-minded, and the dependent al
4 orphaned ones take into your hear
4 and homes. In the meantime Der
3 your energies toward q reform In p
= rents and teach the awful penalties
d sultant from a violation OF moral Al
}. physical laws"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-03
SCRAPS.

Australia could be made to support
900. 600. 900 inhabitants Of the black OF
yellow races. able to endure the cli-
mate. The present population Is only
5000 600
The Metaphysleal-"only fancy, that
there dwells In yonder woman the soul
OF lion or tiger The Material-"she
does seem full OF animal spirits, doesn't
sheY"-De,roit Journal
The Right Hon. Sir William Goorgt
vonables Vernon Harcourt, NJ. r.. LIB
eral leader In the house Of commons
has been aned ten shlllings and cosii
IN London police court for allowing
his chimney TO catch ere through not
having been cleaned.
The Pastor-"l don't see your hua'
band at church any morer The wife
No: he never goes now" Whats
the matter1" why, you know. he's
a vegetarian. and he says there ia toe
much meat In your sermons TO sui
him."-Yonker Statesman.
Mr.. Jones lat 2 a m. up the speaking
tubo)-"I want DIR. Crab 10 come out
DR.. Crab (who objects to being rouseC
A, such an unearthly hourl-"Dr. Graf
isn't In" Mr. Jones-"oh, Isn't he
Then must 80 and inform the polle'
that there IL a strange man In his bed
room. "-Piek-Me-Up.
The city OF Duluth. Mimi, ALREADY
ands itself old enough to warrant, ~
thinks. the organization OF q historioa
and scientific association. Its especia
effort will be TO rescue from oblivion
the memory Of early pioneers OF II
country and TO obtain and TO preserv
a narrative OF their exploits.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-03
TREASURES IN THE CANAL.
worhmea Engaged In Deepening It Find
RinEa

Rings.
There Is a great fusillade now all
along the river front OF the city. Never
since the war Of 1912. when a battery
on this side Of the Niagara snapped
courtesles with a British battery on
the other side. has there been such
bombardment. says a Buffalo cores
pendent OF the New York Press. But
the cana! drillers are not 80 courteous
as the hostile Britlshers were. In those
times, whenever the battery across the
river was preparing for shoot day,
d notice was sent across to the littlo
village OF Black Rock. and the people
either made n visit 10 their friends out
OF town or took 10 the cellar Now ths
roar Of powder blasts Is almost contin-
uous, nights and Sundays included.
Last Sunday being fine. there was
great rush to the canal side to see tho
rock that had lain In the canal bottom
since the formation OF the strata IN
the dim past sail up into the air ana
come down In fragments. Sometimes
the pieces dropped uncomfortably Gloss
TO the spectators coming down with
| vicious hiss and a heavy crash, but
no one was injured. The opening oil
the canal Is bringing 20 the surface not
little local history and some treas
ure. and workmen will toll In the mud
and water for 81 or less In wages In the
hope Of hauling a gold watch out OF n
sholyelful OF slime, no matter II inc
sewage gases have ruined II for even
old metal. Some really good hnds, how
ever are recorded. Sometimes II Is =
silver dollar or other coin that Is SUI
in good condition. sometimes a golu
ring. a few days ago a workman
named Henry Johnson found rims
! valued at 81 and few moments later
, he shoveled up another for which
, jeweier offered him g. A companion
. OF Johnson's. working In the sam
, gang. found lot Of silver knives an'
forks. and IN the list. too. are I'M
CHASTITY finds. Of which the less SAT-
a the better. More than one infant Torn
has been unearthed In the canal bot
tom. and there are other evidences tina
the canal does not traverse the stamp
ing grounds OF the good OF this "ori'
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-03

She is taken from the block. hustled
into a wagon. the driver mounts his
seat and starts at brisk trol The
road winds through the wood, past tho
cabin. and as the wagon draws near
a tiny Whitehead figure appears against
the black square OF the low doorway.
The babe recognizes the bowed figure
crouching in the wagon, and stretches
out It's tiny hands. It's shrill treble
reaching her through the CHATTER OF the
fiying hoof-beats: NANNY! Nanny
Oh. nanny
MY baby chilew
The wagon elatters on. the cabin
passes from view. receding with every
step Of the horses farther from the ITO
Of the helpless black woman.
Every one IN town knows old Beck
She is bent. blind. deaf. altogether
hopelessly decrepit. She receives The
plttances OF charity with a humble
bob Of her stiff old body. but no intel
ligent conversation IL expected Of her
though her old lips are always NOV
ing. repeating over and over a singh
sentence that has. together with IN
picture Of little child In 4 scant gowl
stretching its hands TO her from lo'
cabin door. burned itself into her brok
en- heart and crazed brain. NANNY
oh, nanny And she muiters be
tween her shriveled lips. as she plot
along her uncertain way: Nanny
chile. mammy's chller
LOUISE PIKE
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-03

"You say you hate TO visit your rich
relatives? Why? Don't they treat you
well?"
"Oh. yes. they always DO everything
they can to make Il pleasant for us.
but my wife never gets through COM
planning until about two weeks after
each visit because We are no, as well
on as they. Cleveland Leader.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-03

great success. returning 20 America
In 1891. The following season lie Claii
and Leslie separated and Mr.. Leslie
appeared again In a monoiogue special
~. giving character songs and imita'
tions. among which his version OF the
cos,ermonger was best liked He ap'
peared with Hopkins Trans-oeeanies
and other companies. Reioining Mr,
Le Clair. the arm appeared at the con-
tinuous houses with success. and play
ed an engagement with weber's olym'
pia Company A. the conclusion Of
their San Francisco engagement, last
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-03

So heavy we're the snow drifts In
Sargent county. S. d.. that Il IL said
A farmer OF Harlem township added
thirty-fve feet Of tubing 10 his we'll
pine In order 10 raise water above the
snow. A hotel proprietor, z. o. Pat
ten had to build a barbed wire fence
around the roof Of his barn to keep
away stray stock. a horse having one
day crashed through the roof while
walking over what appeared TO be q
snow-coyered hill sidney Mullen
claims to have dug thirteen feet into
A drift 10 get a, the top Of his wind.
mill.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-03

New friends can never take the Same
place In our lives as the old. The for
mer may be better liked for the time.
their society may have even more at
traction. but In a way they are strang-
ers. II through change OF circum-
stances they 90 out Of our lives they
10 out OF Il altogether. These latter
day friendships have no root, a. u
we're Their growth is like Junahs
gourd-oyershadowing. perhaps, and
expansive. but all on the surface.
whereas an old friend remains a friend
forever. Although. separated for an
indefinite period and not seen for years,
II a chance happening brings old com
rades together. they resume the old re-
lations In the most natural manner and
take up the former lines as easily as II
there had been no break or interruption
Of the intimate intercourse OF aud lang
syne.
Such relations are impossible 10 es-
tahlish except In youth. but once made
they are for life As people grow old
or these friends and associates OF youth
are apt TO be more appreciated and old
relations are oftcntimcs resumed that
have been suffered TO languish foi
many years.
These links with the past form q
chain that. next to the ties OF blood
makes one Of the strongest relations o.
social life.
Although pesslmists declare tina
friendship Is myth and what arr
called intimates are people who censor
together for amusement or seli.lnteres,
the very fact that there il this teelinl
Of especial Kindness for old time asso
ciatcs proves that there il such
thing as sentiment independent O
worldly Consldoratlons.-Now Yor
Tribune.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-03
Koch. Improved rubsrsulin.

A highly important scientific an
nouncement will shortly be made by
Prof. Robert Koch. II will be re-
membered that his tuberculin did not
answer the expectations placed In IT,
and that the general enthusiasm with
which the discovery was hailed was
soon followed by disappointment Since
then Dr. Koch has uninierrupiedly
worked at Us improvement. and the
Berlin "Localanzeiger now learns that
the great bacteriologist has succeeded
IN 40 improving the lymph that It's
healing power has been considerably
increased. and that the injurious after
effects which followed the injections
are now removed.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-03

Mayor T. Y. williams Of Oakesdale,
wash. has resigned his once rather
than sign an ordinance condemning a
man TO imprisonment in iail for neg
lectlng TO license his dog. The mayor
who has served two or three years
thought Il would be cruel and unjust
to eonfne a man II he has no money
with which 20 pay a dog tax.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-03
Fanny Davenport sued,

When Fanny Davenport secured"Gis-
NOM a" there was the usual bonus and
10 pc. cent royaltieS-eted. "Gismon-
da" vas not to be d ae In French for
two years. after which the royalties
were a. drop from 10 TO per cent Tbs
two years have passed. "Gismonda" has
been produced by Sarah Bernhardt-
10 whom. by the way, Miss Davenport
waived all her American rights-ant
now sardou wants his 10 per cent. like
Tennysons brook. TO go on forever
Through his agent. Miss Marbury, h
has brought suit in New York, but Mis-
Davenport deaes him.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-03

II. Wayne Ellis, who wrote the play,
rich and Poor" for Denman Thomp-
son. brought suit 20 recover 5000, the
amount Thompson agreed to pay for
the play n. after trial. Il proved sue
cess The play was tried q, Fall River
and at New Bedford. and Il was decided
Il could not be made a success. The
case was referred TO Judge Henry Z.
Rowland. and after a protrac,ed trial a
Judgment was rendered In favor OF
Thompson.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-03

llned against the gloom Of the inte-
rlor. a figure appears suddenly, a tiny .
ebony tot. a scant snowy white garment
barely covering its cupid-like dusky
body. Il stands uncertainty on is
wobbly infant feet and crows inquir-
ingly. mistakenly: Nanny, nanny
The woman leaves the tub suddenly.
catching the little black pickanlnny In
her arms. a swift CLEAN Of the holy Joy
Of motherhood Illuminating her face,
"Mammy's chllew she murmurs pas
s,onately. and then. holding the infant
high In her arms. she calls 20 the man
hoeing In the field. lie laughs and
hrandlahes his hoe. making grotesQue
motions TO attract the baby's wander
ms gaze.
Tho sun beats down with the same
aereely FURNISHED rays upon the cabin.
the mysterious stream. the whispering
wood and the path leading from the
manslon through the bayfield, Is Just
"a hot. But the green shutters OF the
mansion are tightly closed. the trim
ward IA In disorder. and the crstwhile
fair blooming garden Is tramplcd out
~ recognition by many feet a Gu
rlous spectacle Is being enacted IN the
ruined garden. In the graycled space
before the wide piazza a block has been
erected. To the right Is huddled q
ehrlnking group Of men and women
scant,ly clad. bare OF head and foot
their knotty hands telling eloquent
tales OF DAYS OF coaseless toll with ho'
and plow. Facing them a curious, ca
ser group Of sun-tanned white met
afoot and astrlde Of glistening animal
murmur and comment on the common
plaee heart breaking tragedy.
The slender.llmbcd yellow girl ha
mounted the block. and In her liquid
blaek eyes there IL a CLEAN OF resigne'
eomprehenslon. The strident voice o
IN. auctioneer assaults the orooninl
utmner silence: there II a murmu
among the white men. and the CIR
s,eDs down-the whole current OF he
llfe changed BY a few brutal words
one after another the shrinking blae'
victims trcmblingly mount the over
urned tub that does duty for block
ana now Il Is the turn OF the womal
whose home and heart are oentered y
the tiny cabin. the tip Of whose smoke
icss chimney can b. seen over the gree
hedge. 49,
Her fate. also. ls quickly deeide'
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-03

"You must miss your husband very
much. Mrs de Lynn"
Miss him, should say ! did. He
was the only man I could ever
trust darling Fido with" And she
wiped away a pensiyo tear.-Doiroh
Free Press
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-03

spring. they again dissolved partner
ship. and during the past season Mr.
Leslie has been hlllng dates, During
his stay In Europe he married Mile,
Carrie. the musical performer, and
they have established a comfortable
home in Brooklyn. n. Y. Mr. Leslie
ia tavorlte with all his professional
associates.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-03
THE DRAMATIC CRITIC.
lie Labors In q Good cause-IIis Lot
Not = Happy One


Not = Happy OuS
The dramatic critic 10 little more
than human and his lot Is not 30 de-
sirAble that should advise young men
10 aspire to his calling. or rather 10
his particular branch Of calling which
contains no sinecures and offers few
price. says the Forum. His hours
are long and irregular. his work Ia hard
and he is continually Al war with his
own moods. which must not be permit
ted TO obscure his judgment NecessaT-
lily a man Of some strength Of individ-
uali,y. he must night after night sub
,ect his will to that Of others and keep
his mind In a perfectly plastic oondi-
ton: and. n he gains any sort OF dis
tinction In his labors. he will mud that
the theater pursues him wherever be
may go In his rare hours OF leisure.
He soon learns the common desire OF
his fellow creatures 20 talk about ac-
tors. 10 the exclusion Of every othu
tonic. Ills authority. Of which he
makes no boast at all. Is both pro-
claimed and denied. for. though he is
likely 10 be transformed into a sort OF
minor and inferior Iona cub perhaps
| YET he never by any chance meets a
human being who does no, feel perfect
ly competent TO speak the last word OF
Judgment on any play or actor. still
n ne have enough philosophy. he may
console himself with the thought thai
he labors in a good cause. and thai
even -. in his effort TO make bet,ei
understood a form Of ar that cat
never die. he has somewhat over
stepped himself and helped 10 develol
A race Of imitation critics rather thai
a multitude Of frankly receptive an
highly appr,datiye spectators. TIA
a, evil will In time be remedled.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-03

Emily Thorne Chamberlin. daugh-
ter Of John Chamberlin, Of Washing
ton. and a niece Of the late Charles
Thorne. is about 10 enter a comic opera
company. Miss Chamberlin comes Of a
well known theatrical stock and, be-
sides pretty soprano voice. she has
inherited a great deal Of the beauty
Of her moIhet. the beautiful Emily Jor-
dan.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-03

have not, / fancy. gone to the theater
for years before. The public-the bet
ter part Of it--wants good plays. and
Is willing TO pay for them. Some really
good plays are being written to-day
The rewards OF dramatic literature are
10 great that the best minds are at
tracted to IT,"