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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-09

there "a going TO be war Fifteen hun.
dred francs Is the loves, price"
The musician pressed vlcette's little
plump hand between bis long. sAllow
fingers az he said;
IF that's all. my girl. don't cry: we'll
see what can be done"
Then taking cut his pOcketbook he
wrote on a blank Leaf
Mem; To see about giving a con.
cert for the benefit OF vlcette."
A month passed on. the snow came
and paganrs physician said 10 him
MY dear sir. you must no, venture out
OF doors again until after the winter"
ITO hear is to obty," replied the
musician.
AZ Christmas eve. on the annlver-
sary OF the birth OF the Lcrd. a Gus.
tom exists In France very dear 10 the
children a wooden shoe d placed al
the corner Of the hearth and a beneh.
cent fairy Il supposed 10 come down the
chimney laden with various presents
and dalntlcs. with which be flis Il.
On the morning OF Dec. a. four OF
Pagania feminine critics were In con-
suliatlon together.
IT VIII b. for the evening" said
one. "lea. iof this evening: that Is
settled" replied the others.
After dinner Paganl was according
% his custom. seated on the drawing.
room sofa, slipping hls eau sucrce. when
an unusual noise was heard In the cor.
ridoE Presently vicelte entered and
announced that a porter had arrived
with case, directed 10 slgnor PaeanL
i do not expect any case" said he.
hut ] suppose he had better bring Il
up."
Accordingly a stout porter entered
bearing a good-slzed wooden box. on
which. besides the address, were the
words, Fragile, with care" Paeanl
examined Il with some curiosity. and.
having paid the messenger. proceeded
20 open the ia. His long. thin. but o..
tremely muscular fingers. accomplished
the task without difficulty and the
company. whose curiosity caused them
somewhat TO tranagrcn the bounds Of
good manners. crowded around In
order 70 see the contents OF the box.
The musician drew out large packet
secured with several seals Having
opened this q second. and then a third
wrapping appeared, and At length tae
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-09

-. 100 % !. q -

Eaiimale.
-he NIAGARA River. which had IsHI
been q strait joining Lake Erie 20 he
ontarian gsif. gradually became
wide. shallow. rapid stream. aud then.
a. the waters Of the lower iakpa Sub
sided. iis bed narroeed and ia fall -
creased 70 40 feet. says knoWIedHa
But the river was soon greatly eH-
laTged. The land vas rising % fes
north Of Ontario as ven. aza nliluafA'Y
the outlet from Lake Huron 70 th4
Ottawa Valley vas blocaed. and ne
surplus waters a. these gfeaieat lakes
flowed BY their present course 70 LAS
Erie. and thence to the Niagara hifft'
With the continued rise Of land espl.
eially toWIrd tbs east Of Ontario ne
water leyA rose until Il atialne0 -
present deviation. and The fail o. ire
river between the two lakes @a4 -
duced to the present go feet Can
dates b assigned to thes events tiR
hrst estimate q the age Of NiaEafa
River was given By EIllcoit over a
century ago at IS 1900 years; nlafeNe''.
1880. gave i1.0o0: Lyell's sslimntc e
5000 was accepted for many years a.
ter lSii. but recent writer's. using I''e
mean rates Of recession during forlJ.
eight years a. determined b. surveys
make the value 1900 years. Dr.. epen-
Ger has made a new and careful com
putation OF the age Of Niagara River
and falls. He shows that he recent
estimates have not taken into acconnt
the various changes that have occurred
In the fall and volume Of the river.
His calculations result IN 4 Falue near
" that Of Lyelra
Dr.. Spencer believes that Nlagara
River was formed 5000 years ago. and
that 1000 years later the falls were IA
existence. For 1890 yearu their
height was about 200 feet: thereafter
the water zen 40 feei. Seven tnon-
sand eight hundred years ago The drain
age Of Lakes Superior. Michigan ana
Huron first hoved through the Niagara
gorge, and 5000 years ago the waters
rose In Lake Ontario until ne level
reached that Of today. The falls. then.
are si.ooo years Old. This estima'e.
calculated from the rate Of erosion. h
confirmed BY another made from tao
terrestrial movemenis-one a. % the
past. the other concerning the future.
The lakes came into existence after tie
glacial epoch and Niagara after the
lakes. and calculations based On tho
mean rate OF rise Of ne beaches IN ne
earlier period Of the lakes History
Ehov that the close Of the Ice aEe may
safely be placed a. 5000 years neo.
A. 70 the future: With the present
rate Of calculated terrestrial srilii ~
the Niagara district. and The rate Of re-
oession Of the falls contlnued. or even
doubled. before the cataract shall have
reached the Dcvouian esoarpmcnf al
Buffalo. that limestone barrier shall
have been raised 20 high as 70 turn TIE
waters Of the upper lakes into tns
Mississippi drainage BY way Of Chiea-
60 An elevation Of sixty feet 81 the
outlet Of Lake Erie would bring tie
rocky aoor o. the channel &c hirh as
the Chicago divide. and a. elevation q
seventy feet would completely divert
ihe drainage This would require S.o11
10 5000 years a. the estimated rate q
terrestrial elevation.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-09


Paul Auguste Arene. well known AZ
a French dramaiist and litterateur.
died recently In Paris. France. The
deceased. who vas about 81 years Of
aee. was born In slsteron. France. He
began writing Tor the stage at an early
aee and his hrs, work that was pro-
dueed was a one-aet comedy entitled
"Plero, Herltler." Il was acted At the
odeon. Paris. In iscS. and met with
success The success OF the play In
dnced him 10 give up his studies Al
the University Of vanves. where he
was finishing his education. and take
up dramatic and other literary work.
He soon became recognised az a writer.
and be became a contributor 10 FL
caro- and other vell-kn0wn French
papers In 1874 his lie Duel aux Ian
terms" was produced. and IN the same
year. In collaboration with valesy Yer
nier, he wrote Les Comedlens Er-
ranss." This was followed BY IL
Iote," written with Charles Monselet.
and "Le Char" In which Alphonse
naudet was hls co-writer. N. Arene
was also known a. a writer Of Action
and many Of his works In this line
were successful
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-09


The movement for amending or ~
vising city charters h spreading -
Maine.
An English journal says thnt Queen
Victoria has been q total ahliaInor lor
three years
A peddler arralgncd IN suncook. n
H.. Last week. bore the famous name q
Mark Hanna.
A Belfast CAe) Judge has ruled iAsl
shaking ciee for cigars h noi gambling.
but shaking them for money d.
About 100000 trees are annsAsy
planted By Swedish school cAlldun IN.
der the guidance Of their teachers
But three old soldiers have thus Ca
availed thrmselves Of TIE PRIVILEGES a
becoming inmates e he hone a. g.
James. No.
An unmarried woman has made {
reputation In Case county. Nohraska.
a. a corn-husker doing ueveniy-ass
bushels 4 day.
Lord Lelghtoa's house IN Lnndcn has
been offered By bic aiaisrl to the Brit.
lsh nation on condition that lt be- pre-.
served as q a.
TIE Canadian government a caa-
sldering the Availability Of doopealnt
the ST. Lawrence and the canals from
Montreal to Lake Erie.
Japan's steamship line to TIE E..1isn
ports Of the Black sea viii borlh san-
ming IN the spflng. The feet win con.
slai OF sixteen steamers.
The Poiiapasomie lndlans Of An.
ens Mich. are about 70 devote a IA.
trlbution Of delayed anuuitlss 10 ~.
construction Of q church.
TIE work OF the new Enlseo..,
Church Army has commenced In "a.
son. Fifty posts have already -
organised throughout the country.
A certain farmer OF 0Ilmanion. 4
H.. Melted Just cents On avc buahsis q
apples sent 70 BOSTON. Last year -
sane quantity brought him tfs.1k
An Arizona editor has hesn ftun.
who u sincere and hnnsst M, Mans
thia slgn on his ellce door. ~Oana -
20 take a drink. Wm Be back ls-n..,
row"
-tiov 40 Tou Ike tbs style a rae
asked ne detective. swapping 4 p.I. .
slender steel bracelets On lkS mI|.|. .
TIE confidence MA. = en- .aa1 a.
taken with 4" responded he 1|tt4
CkleaEo Tribune.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-09

out or the ure after II was eeenihbi1
lost. An illustration still ffesh In the
memory OF enthusiasts took place NJ
the Dupont tourney last August II
was In the state team race. The I'LL
nois aggregation, captained By Chaun-
cey Powers. had killed forty-nine out
OF possible nifty live birds. and was In
the lead for frat money. worth $3.50.
Four Of the Iowa Indians" had shot,
dropping thlrty-nine birds. when Cap
tain Grimm went 10 the score. A
straight kill OF ten was needed to ere
ate tie. and excitement was az fever
heat Grimm's nerve was equal TO the
test. and a roar Of applause sent up
when he brought down bis last bird.
First money waa then divided. Grimm
halls from Clear Lake. Iowa. where he
owns i0O-acre farm. the working OF
which he superlnlenda. He has beon
prominently Identified with trap shoot
ing Tor a number Of years past. and
there n seldom a tournament OF any
importance anywhere IN the country
which he does not attend. 0rimm'a
defeat Of DR.. Carver for the oast-iron
medal recently was well received BY
shooters, a. he IL deaeryedly popular,
Il is thought more interest viii be
awakened BY having II change hands,
pr. Carver having held II nearly three
years. In the race he killed ninety
eight out Of possible 100 birds. break
ing the Watson Park record OF ninety
six. formerly held Jointly by himself
and Dr. Carver OF Chicago. Besides the
eaat-lron medal. emblematic OF the
American championship. Grimm h the
poasessor Of the worlds fair medal. val
ued at $780, Il IL In the form Of a
watch charm. studded with diamonds.
II was won from a field Of ffteen In
1898 In that contest the lowan es-
tablished his reputation for gameness.
An entrance fee OF ti25 made FIRST
money well worth winning. Grimm
missed two In bis hrst four birds. then
finished his remaining ninely-six with
only two more misses. getting a score
OF nineiy-six and capturing hrat hon
ors. lie alao holds nearly a score Of
state and minor trophies. Grimm will
Be one Of the party Of cracks who are
10 compete IN the coming San Antonio
and Little Rock tourneya
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-09

bis native place being a sxs. Thoss
finishing ahead Of him were Pagin, Gal
lagher and Thatcher Harrison played
$50 to Gallagher's 800 Soon after that
Harrison came within one point Of
winning hrai money IN another tour
nament AZ the same place. capron beat
Ing him a single button In a game that
would have given him the largest prize
had he won Il. As Il was. he got into
a triple de for frat place. and both
Thatcher and Capron beat him IN the
play-on. He remained with Ives for az.
teen months. and then vent 10 New
York and played for a time IN the acad.
envy run BY Maurice Daily. Since then
he has been living In Chicago and 81.
Paul. He was born In March, 1870. and
may clNn that HE youth initiates
against his tournament success. He
has what the experts call a clean
stroke" one that is pleasing TO the
onlookers. lie is remarkably proficient
In executing draw shots, ana has a
splendid general idea Of the dlfaeuli
game.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-09

nanufnoiursr cites sons Erampiss IN
tha Case Of Vehicles.
p. +. studebakor IN Commercial Al
vertiser; I maintain that tho true
cause Of the change Of prices In Amer
lea and the world over has BEEN science
and improved machinery. Everything
can Be produced cheaper than ever be-
fore. When We first commenced 10 man
ufacture wagons steel vas worth $3.50
per ton. To-day Il IL worth go a ton.
Iron cost 500 a Ton then; to-day the
price IL t2s. The freight on the fret
carload Of wagons We ever shipped 70
Chicago was sfi; to-day Il h 81.
Freight wagons, such a. the mlne own
era bought from ~ IN 1865 and 1855 70
haul their machinery from 81. Joseph
to Colorado. Utah. Montana. and Idaho.
and for which they paid us 1900. We will
sell them to-day for go. The arat car
Of farm wagons We ever shipped 10
Kansas City was In 1866. We received
for each wagon ti2i. delivered on the
$500 AhN Attbut WAa 80 WI "ahauf
netting us ti06 Al the factory. To-day
we will sell the same wagon al $50.
VIII deliver Il to Kansas City Tor $50.
The reduction IN freight from SIS to g
per wagon Is not 30 bad. considering
the wicked railroads did Il. Our hrs,
agent In Galveston. Tex. was ex-ooy.
Lubbock, a grand old man. lie paid us
sli0 for the same kind Of wagons We
sell now for $50 His freight per car
was $500. the wharfage a. New Orleans
was ~ per car. and the wharfage At
Galveston SIS per car. The freight nov
Il abou, Sl25 per car. Col. TFumbull
Of Brennan. Tex. once paid me ti.too
In gold for wagons. and had TO carry
Il In my grlpsack 70 Galveston 10 get
New York exchange Suppose be had
paid me IN sllveri Il would have weigh
ed about $50 pounds. and I would have
had to ship Il az freight don't be-
ileve Texas viii vote for a silver stand
ard. The people are called a little
rough down there. but they have lots
Of good. sound. business sense. even the
coWboya"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-09
How TO Use cours-rla.,sr.

DID you ever notice the way a physl-
clan prepares the court plaster for a
wound3 First. he holds the piece
lengthwise directly through the mid
DIE. The plaster should be considerably
larger than the wound, TO keep well
over the edges; then slash the plaster
lengthwise nearly to the edge. Straight
en- the court plaster out Dat and cut
the slashed pieces al opposite ends.
Place the straight edges Of the cour,
plaster 10 the flesh on either side OF
the wound. bringing the strips across
the wound. Mols,en them. and taking
strip from each side, draw them to-
gether gently, closing the cut. and stick
the plaster In place. Continue with an
the strips. and the cut viii be dressed
IN a manner 10 insure a perfect heal.
Ing. and as well a. any doctor could
DO a.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-09

curious eyes Of twenty persons =sre
RECALLED with a gigantic wooden shoe
almost large enough 20 serve for q
cradle. Peala Of laughter hailed this
discovery.
AIR said Pagani, "a wooden shoe. I
can guess who sent Il. Some Of these
excellent ladies Wish to compare me 10
a child who tiways expects presents
and never gives any. Well. be Il 30.
We viii see n we cannot hnd some
method Of making this shoe worth Ia
weight In gold"
30 saying. and SCARCELY salutlng the
company, Paganl withdrew to his own
apartment. carrying with him the case
and its contents.
During three days he ala not appear
In the drawing-room. Vicotte informed
the company that he worked from
morning tlll night with the tools Of the
carpenter. m fact. the musician.
whose hands we're wondrously flexible
and dextrous In other things besides
violin playing. had fashioned a per-
feet and sonorous instrument out OF the
clumsy wooden shoe. Having enriched
II with one silver string. his work was
complete. NEXT day a public notice APP
peared that on New Years eve Paganl
would give a concert in the large hall
Of the villa Luletanea. The great mas
ter announced that he would play ten
pieces. i've Ca violin and Ave on a
wooden shoe The price Of the tickets
was placed a, twenty francs each. OF
these only 100 were issued and they
we're Immediately purchased.
The evening arrived and Pagani ap-
poared. smiling. with every appearance
OF renewed health. and on his fayorlte
violin played some Of those marvellous
strains which never failed 10 transport
ma auditors to the seventh heaven Of
delight Then he seized the shoe.
which Ia ita new gulse Of violin stlll
preserved somewhat OF its pristine
form. and bis whole being lighted up
with enthusiasm. he began a wondrous
improvisation which captivated the
souls Of his hearers. Il represented
frsi the departure Of a conscrlpt. the
tears, the Waillng Of his botro,hed.
then his stormy llfe IN the camp and
on the field Of battle. and finally his
return. accompanied by triumph and
rejoicing. A merry peal OF wedding
bells completed the musical drama.
Long and loud were the ihunders Of
applause; even the old ladies who dis
liked Pagani could not refrain from
olappin- their palms. and bouquets
thrown BY fair and jeweled hands fell
At the feet OF the musician. In a cor
ncr Of the hail next the door. vlcetie
was weeping bitterly. The sympathy OF
the conscript had gone straight to her
heart.
Al the conclusion OF the eoncer, the
receipts were counted and they
amounted to two thousand francs.
Here. vloctte." said paganl "You
have ave hundred francs over the sum
required TO purchase a substitute. They
viii pay your bridegroom's travelling
expenses"
Then after pause he continued
But you viii want something where
with 10 begin housekeeping. Take this
shoe violin. and sell Il for your dowry. {"
Vicette reeelsed from a rich amateur
ak thousani francs for Paganru
wooden shoe.
This violin IL to-day IN the posses
sion OF the Marquis OF Duiierln and
Ava WILL N. CLEMENS.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-09

Recently the study Of the remains OF
stone and flint implements found near
Ahbevllle. France. has strengthened
the belief that when these implements
were made BY prehistoric men, ele-
plants belonging 10 two species we're
abundant In that part Of Europe. But
of course the date In centuries. OF even
In thousand-year periods. cannot BE-
asceriained. No writings. or lnscrip-
lions. or traditions have been handed
down from thar early race Of men 10
their civilized descendants Of today. All
We have been abe 70 learn. from the ~
mains q clipped stone and bones. h
that they lived among. and frequently
hunted and fought with. animals that
had ceased TO inhabit Europe whea re-
corded history began.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-09

Augustus Hare. IN ha memoirs.
writes Of bis school lie a. Harrow. In
the forties: That got on tolorably
well Is a proof that I never was M
treated. ] have often. however. with
Lord Eustaoe Cecil. who vas a. Har-
row with me. recalled since how ter
rible the bullying was In our time; Of
the constant cruelty AZ Harris. where
the little boys were always made 10
come down and box IN the evening for
the delectation Of the sixth form: OF
how little boys were constantly sent
in the evening half way 10 the cricket
ground, 70 Famish's. 10 bring back por-
ter under their grcat-coats. certain 10
be logged BY the head master II they
were caught. and 10 b warped By the
sixth form boys n they did not 90. and
Infinitely preferring the former: Of
how. u the boys did not keep up Al
football they were made TO cut large
thornstlcks cut Of the hedges and
fioggci with them an he blood poured
down outside their Jerseys"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-09

AZ the carnival Of sports that IL 10
Be held BY the New Jersey A. C.. In
Madison Square Garden. New York.
February ~. he chairman OF the ath.
letic committee has added a half-mIle
special race. with a limit OF twenty
ave Yards This has been put on TO
enable Charles n. Fitzpatrick. the
champion half-mile runner OF America.
10 try for the indoor record. which Il
nov held BY @. O. Hollandor. Of the
Knlckerbocker. A. c. Fitzpatrick has
started In &c prepare himself for his
spring work a. Princeton College. and
should be In hne condition By Febru-
airy ~. The track a. Madison Square
Garden viii BE- Of board flooring. and
the champion feels confident he can
run the distance inside Of two minutes.
Besides the performance Of Fitzpatrick
there viii BE- other sensational features.
.C. T. Hamilton. pole vaulier. will try
Tor the pole vaulting record. The two
miles steeplechase championship and
the ten miles run viii be the most i'm
p0rtant events Of the evening. The ten
miles run In particular Il attracting
great interest The 81 George A. c.
viii enter three men. the New West
side A. C. viii send In four entries. be-
sides which athletes will come from
Philadelphia and PitIshurg, Pa: Bos-
SSn. Mass. and other points. 70 con-
pete In this event. As Il customary.
the New Jersey A. c. games viii be
preceded by a concert IRON 7:30 D. m.
toSp. m. The committee h endeavor-
ing " arrange a college basket ball
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-09

To add to the number Of astonishing
things that are made Of paper. Krupp.
the great German manufacture OF can
mons. has lately completed a number OF
paper Geld pieces for the use Of the
German infantry. Their callber ls ave
oentlmetres, or little less than two
inches and Ao pieces are 90 nges that
one soldier can easily carry one. But
the resistance Is greater than that OF
feld piece Of steel OF the same ealiber
Il ls no, expected that these paper guns
will replace those Of steel. They are
intended for use In situations where
the movement Of the field artillery
would BE- impractioable
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-09

The Louisville Ky Jockey club an.
nounces the following stakes a. fea-
tues Of is spring meeting: Louisville
Futuriiy. $4,000. Tor two-year-olds
four and a half furlongr: Kentucky
Derby. 5000. FOR ihree-ysar-olds. mile
and q quarter: Clark stakes. 1900. for
three-year-olds. mile and an eighth:
Kentucky Oaks. $500. for three-year-
old Allies. mile and one-slxieeath:
Debuiante stakes. $500. for two-year-
old fllies. four furlongs: Cade, stake.
1850. for two-year-old colts and geld
ings, four and a half furlongs; Kings
ton stakes. u.2so. selllag. sweepstakes.
for two-year-olds. ave furlones: Blue
Grass stakes. $500. for shree-year-
olds. six and a half furlongs: Corn
cracker stakes. 1890. a selling sweep
stakes for three-year-olds. seven fur
longs; Frank Fehr stakes. 1880. SELL
Ing, for three-year-olds and upwards.
one mile
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-09

Princess Henry Of Pleas. nee Corn.
wallls-Wesi. has cent an appeal to ev-
cry English woman married to a Ger.
man In the German Empire The prln.
cess wishes TO collect from her fellow.
eountrywomen a sum Of money 10 buy
. handsome present to give Queen Vie.
toria on the occasion Of the conclusion
Of the sixtieth year Of her reign. Hun
dreds q Englishwomen have respond
ed 70 the appeal. and the sun collected
IL likely 70 Be large one More In.
gllahWomen are married 70 0ermani
than 70 members Of any other foreign
nation.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-09


Had Il not been that EDDIE" Foy
Invited him 10 q game Of billiards in a
room IN Portland. Oregon. one day
about alx years ago. Il IA probable VIII
liam Davenport Harrison would not
now 30 known outside Of that city. As
rs he is regarded az one Of the most
promising young biillarf players In
the country. Toy asked Harrison TO
play a game for fun. - the latter
ran the game out IN two nlngs after
Foy had made less than adosen points.
The comedian saw great possibilities In
the boy. and advised him u 20 east as
soon as he could. lie said be was then
on his way 70 Chicago and would tell
his friend. Frank Ives. about him. Foy
returned east with glowing accounts Of
the skin Of the Portland boy, and Ives
was 20 impressed that he sent for Har-
rison. The latter arrived 10 Chicago
In 1892 and went 10 work for the cham
pion In his billiard room In Clark
street. TON" Gallagher also ran
across the wonder" IN Portland soon
after Foy had left. and gave him the
same advice about going east. Harri-
son entered the tournament IN Ives
room Ia 1892. but got no better than
fourth money. a. he was az Gea on a
regulation size table. the largest one IN
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-09

Alexander waltrfelder. be,tlnr
man. we'll known as "Sheeny Dan. "
died IN New York from the habit, I,
IL thought. Of holding greenbacks IN
his mouth when he was counting money
or trying 10 make bets on the race
track. A short time ago he biz his llp
accidentally and the result was blood
poisoning.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-09

Nearly , In the morningl This 4
a nice time for you 10 come homer
you zee. Il was this way. my dear
I vaa detained a little. 90 pat on
coming home for a BIT longer. 20 that
I should not disturb yOu in your beauty
sleep. Judy.