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over the trees and the blossoms.
over ;ac fresh green lawn.
Tho diamond sparkle Of Oewdrops
Greeted ihc sulng dawn
The baby looked from the window
With hyight and wondering Cyos.
Aud then rC sourlt ior an answer
m the mysteries ~ the s..cA
"Nhy. mamms," Dc softly whispered
Seeing dcRiloqs 'ar and near,
"Sco tho stars li,tlc hah.cs
They hay, come to Visit us here"
Marion Guthrie. .a tho child Garden
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-21

A western farmer wrote 20 bis law
Yer Az follows "Wll you please teli
me Nhercss learned 20 Wrlie7 have
a boy l wish 10 send to school. and I
am afraid ! may BIZ upon the same
school ,as, sou went to- - Yonkeu
Statesman
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Fond Mothor-"My dear. are you
feeling any bolterG'
paIy ~ dunno. Is the jelly al
gomez"
Fond Molher-"Ycs. my dear"
Dolly Well. l think am well
enough to get up now."-Comlo Home
Journal
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u tor yol. nature never giycs us
mere than We can stand Look 90 Gnd-
,6y Yesterday hc vas attended by two
doctors and three trained nursoa.'
And ihon what happened
Death came and pat an end 20 bis
fuaeflnrs brooklyn Life
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EW people Vac
travel across tnt
continent on any q
the railroads trav
eulng Il from sea
board to seabuard
ever think Of the
dargere which BE-
fes The men who
laid down tie pre-
llmlnary surveys Of
these roads and
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-21

It is said thai the frat Engllah duke
vas Edward The nlack Prince. tho b.
his father. Edward III. wa created
anka q Cornwall n lzlA.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-21

The hrst submarine telegraph wire In
this country was from Governors lei.
and 10 the Battery In New York. laid b
lalA.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-21

Wacn tho steak was brought upon
the table tho boariou ground their
teeth. They had previously WhctteQ
their appeu,cl. Detroit Ir.aauc.
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Managing editor why doesn't COL
iums write any moro ioses2
city Editor he is using q fountain
puu.'
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BRAVE ENGINEERS.
PrRiL9 ENCOUNTERED AND
HARDsHiPs ENDURED.

such a. We're seldom Hes VIVA
BY Arctic Explorers or ~ 1FH.
Engaged Ia Any Kind % Adfse
turc.
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Thomas IeGoga-"Wat so runnin'
% so. MANI"
George Washloss -"Coee I can't as.
YOU fool nlgRahr-up 70 Date.
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HNHNNAH
Your name: tells me sd.
Alas, ! did," The youth replied.
Twas many years ago.
Il loved n maid OF virtues nro
ANA features fair 20 see;
] loved her tendoriy. swear.
And She Was fond %, me.
Our perfect e0ur'ship r.ppled past
Llho melody uut ohl
kTs'n'm OF Heaven could not last
ll tciu doa you know"
'l7t uby" she softly .ftl ~ him.
why Ufro y1u mover WeIF
% turned away hIs eyes STOW din
I'VE act' De sadly ald.
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say. little ANN"
sPoppy? Poppy Why. Poppy d man."
She smiled at ua brightly as onward
we ran
With the so lest slllis5i questions
"And what Is sl.ay'" Tho blue eyes
CLEAN.
"sisly'a n gu-url' she says with
scream
OF laughter as usht as ripping
stream.
40 thA alitH sllilcsi question.
"And Eoty2 Betty o. surely q toy
OF golden me.al with mo- nlloy2'
"Bolty7 nouy2 WHY nouys a boy"
Tho aiillcrt, t.lIicH question.
"Thon. what De- Mommy: The blue
eyes shed
a faln, love glance. low dropped the
head.
"Why Mommy ls Mommy" ii,tle Ann
said
To this s.liicst fIlilost question.
Oh. dear little rlrl with eyes Of blue.
And yellow curls and a d.mple. too,
Yes. Mommy o. Mommy the whole
world through.
Go goodbye 70 the silliest questions
Philadelphia American.
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CHILDREN'S CORNER.
GOOD READING FOR COWS AND
GIRLS.
The Safest Question 4 Diamond Ia the
EouEh Curiositics Alta he'd To Num-
Der Sine Bear stops schooima'm-
humble ,hr-rog, "a New Game.

DEAR little glfl
with eyes OF bluo,
And yellow curla
and a dimple too
And we loved TO
tease her a. some
folks do.
And ask her g. sill
Hest questions.
"Oh what is Poppy,
say little ANN
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wild night that followed, kept watch
around his frozen tent.
1t was dissolved when Napoleon left the
army for Paris and Grouchy once more
mingled in the throng that composed the
grand army.
Alter this, for some cause or other, he
lost the favor of The Emperor and remained
idle while the world was ringing with the
deeds wrought on the fields OF Bautzen,
Lutzen, Dresden, and LEIPZIG.
In the last struggle, however, Of Napo-
leon, on the soil oil France, he was again
given a command, and fought with his ac-
cuStOmed bravery. At Brienne he charged
with the same desperate vaIor he did at
Novi, and in the retreat of the Russians
from the battlefield OF NauxchampS, came
near taking Butcher prisoner.
While Bonaparte was pressing the retlr-
ing column in rear, he ordered Grouchy,
with 1900 horse, TO make a circuit round
the village 81 Champ Aubert, and take pos
session OF the road beyond before the
enemy could arrive. In a moment those
splendid horSemen were clattering through
the fields, and alter an hours hard riding
found themselves two miles in advance OF
the PrusSian army.
Butcher was moving his way through
the enemies that pressed with increased
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How "Jsekie" Fooled the Mate.


The Mate was rigid discipiinarian, dho
used 60 make the men wash down he
iron masts seated in a bOwiine, tecaiIse
they would get through their work MORE
quickly II they had nothing but KNOB in
rope To cling to than II they had the
board OF "A hos n chair under them.
Another OF this amIabIe officers tricks
was To stand by the fOrecasiIe door and
administer kick to the last man t!lt.
This was TO promote Spryness and inspire
respect. The rush for the forecastie dDor
can be imagined, each man thanking his
stars as he got safely through.
Somebody had TO be last however. and
this misfortune fell to the lot of Dick III.
for two successive mornings. To be last
once was gross offenSe. but to be East
twice was criminal and he tTembled az re
approached the door.
He knew the Mate lay in waiting cut
side, and that every instant'S delay made
the matter worse. Suddenly a happy
thought came To him. As he reached tho
door he turned round and savagely grOwied
To an imaginary comrade: who are yer
shown. anyway"
Then he hurried by the Mate who still
waited for the last man 10 appear. and was
safe in the rigging before the ruse was dis
covered.
IL Is a satisfaction to add that the sailor
shrewdness struck the Mates sense of
humor, and the intended punishment was
forgotten.
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II the thousands who have occasion to
sit in the Presidents reception room wait
ing their turns for audiences only knew
II, they might make the time seem less
monotonous by contemplating the chief
article of furniture, says the Boston Globe.
Many of these visitors are anxious TO 90
to foreign parts. The massive desk which
occupies the center of the room has trav-
eled further than any OF the candidates
Will. 1t has cireumnavigated the globe by
The President sits behind it and writes
siveneSs and wealth of carving, the desk
gives no indication of its historical origin.
Schoolboys know that Sir John Franklin
went to- discover the north pole, and never
came back. The good ship Resoiute drifted
and drifted in the Arctic Ocean currents,
spared from destruction in some mySteri-
Gus manner, until she reached the waters
OF the adventurous American whalerS off
the shores Of Alaska. She was boarded
and claimed by those who found her.
When the Resolute reached San Francisco
the United States bought her, repaired and
refitted her, manned her with an American
crew, and sent her to- England with inter
national compliments.
Twenty years ago the old ship was
brok en- up. From the soundeSt OF the tim
bers was made handsome desk, by
direction OF the Queen, to- be presented TO
the then President OF the United States.
That is the desk which stands in the re-
ceptiOn-room at the White House, and
upon which the state papers of six Ad-
miniStrationS have been written.
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A Fighting Parson.
Youths CompanionI

Some lively anecdotes are recalled Of the
patriotic ministers OF the Revolutionary
period, many of whom exhOrted their
fiocks TO war, while there were a few-a
very few-whose ardor was such that they
did not stop at exhortation. One Of these
was DR., Daggett, Of New Haven, wao,
when the city was burned by the enemy,
was observed standing solitary IN little
clump of bushes with his gun blazing
away at the British with all his might.
An officer and "A few soldiers were de-
tailed to capture the lone warrior. When
they came close upon him their leader
exclaimed disrespectfully:
what are you doing there, you old
fool. firing on His Majesty's troops"
Exercising the rights Of war" promptly
replied the ministerial sharpsh0Oter.
IF ! let you go this time, YOU rascal,
cried the officer amused, will you ever
fire again upon the troops of His Majesty"
Nothing more likely" was the grim
reply.
He was taken prisoner and marched 20
another part of the town, but was finally
allowed TO go free Perhaps his marks
manship had not been equal 10 his belli-
gerency, and they thought 1t quite safe to-
he maQnanlmOuS.
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lightneSs and friyolity about him, ineom-
patable with a vigorous mind He lacked
Judgment entirely, and though his charge
was brilliant, his comprehension was any
thing but clear He failed miSerably.
fatally failed at Waterloo, but he was not
guilty OF trcacbery.
The only charge that can he brought
against him is that oil incapacity. He
failed through weakness, not from design
but what failure il was. The destiny OF
Europe hung ON the feeble intellect of a
single man, and his sluggish arm in it's
tardy movements, swept crowns and
thrones before it-overturned one of the
mightieSt spirits the world ever nurtuTed
and set hack the day of Europe's final
emancipation hall century.
IL is painful to see how the plans of the
| loitiest mind, its best combinations and
the hopes of an entire nation, are some
times, from circumstances made to hinge
on the determination OF weak or careless
man.
After the defeat at Waterloo. Grouchy re-
treated to Laon, where he arrived with
81 eco men and over hundred cannon. On
the second abdicatinn OF Napoleon ne came
to the United States and remained here
several years. Being at length allowed to-
return, he was restored 20 his rank, and
given Il seat in the Chamber OF Peers.
1t is a little singular, that the two Cen
erals who inflicted the greatest disasters
on Napoleon. were both Of noble parentage.
Nearly every Marshal was born Of poor
Marmont and Grouchv and the former
hurled him from n S throne at Paris, and
the latter at Wa eTlOo.
tn h. a..-Il
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the grand army from Moscow, the cavalry
all disappeared as well as the different
corps OF infantry, and Greuchy, among a
multitude OF officers, was left without Il
command; and Ike a common soldier rode
amid the cloud OF fugitives, as they slowly
swept forward through the dreary Winter,
towards the Beresina. He had fought, en-
dured, and suffered, and seen with sad
forhodinGs the mighty army lie down to die
in the snow, yet still, amid the utter wreck
OF all things, his good sieed was left him,
on whose back he tOiled through the will
derneSS.
THE SACRED SQUADRON.
The magnificent cavalry were buried in
the snoXhiiIs and as the splendid wreck
slowly drifted through the storm into the
dark forest that spread away from the
banks of the Heresina, Napoleon gathered
around him all the mounted officers that
remained, and formed them into one com
pany which he called "the Sacred Squad
rom
over this stern band, composed Of 500
officers, Grouchy was placed as comman-
der. Generals OF divisions were made Cap
tains, Generals Of brigades, and Captains
common Dragons, and all poorly mounted
at the best. The specific duty of this
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R-piilisu Strategy.

While in the country last Sunday the
editor saw blackSnake try to capture
a lizard for it's dinner The lizard had the
best of the snake in the contest, which
took place in a cluster of sapGngs. The
lizard would run up sapling clear 70 the
top and patiently wait until the snake
would slowly wind its way about half up
the sapling, when the lizard would Jump
from the top of the tree 70 the ground and
the snake would fling itself from the tree,
both striking the ground about the same
time but before the snake could get Itself
Strengthened out the lizard, which did not
have to uncoiI would scale up another
sapling when the snake would repeat its
effort to procure dinner. The snake, not
being the ready climber the lizard was,
was at great disadvantage in the con
test and after many efforts apparently
gave it up as Ruthless Job.
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advance copies Of the new Bible to advertise it has
been arranged for and while it is in progress it will
he possible for any reader to secure SO Bible
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The NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
The text conforms to the Authorized Oxford
Edition, and every proper name is accented and
seif-pronouncad. There copious marginal
references, and complete Concordance. The
tYps is OF peculiarly clear, round face But The
crowning glery of this beautiful new edition is its
Eight Hundred Superb scripturaI Engravings and
its wonderful ailegorical plates in brilliant
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AN EDITORS OPINION.
THE LADIES ..

THE LADIES HOME JOURNAL, Philadelphia.
EDITED BY EDWARD W. Box. September Is, 1897
WHY like illustrated edition of the Bible Because
thine about has been have been the
right spirit The Book itself has been approached by the annotator
and intelligence and by its artists with sympathy and
knowledge been made meaningless book
The here distinct They enrich the text Dur
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obscure passage will thousands meaning through
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A Progressive Move.

OF course several years will elapse. in
all probability, before the free delivery
system is universally enjoyed throughout
the rural districts, but the assurance con-
tanned in the First Assistant Postmaster
Generals report that the Government IS
steadily working in this direction cannot
fail in itself TO prove intensely gratifying
to our farmers. Undoubtedly one reason
why the rural districts have been so
heavily drained of their population nm re-
cent years is due 10 the comparative Isoia-
ton which characteriZeS life in the rural
districts at the present time. With the ex-
tension Of the free delivery mail system,
however, followed by Improvements m
roadbeds and highways. there can be no
doubt of the TACT that the rural districts
will be rendered much more attractive
than at present, and that our great centers
of population will not spread so rapidly at
the expense of our agricultural communI-
ties.
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where 0avoust struggled SO bravely TO re-
deem the day, should cover a multitude of
sins.
Three years after this he was Joined to
the Russian expedition, and went through
il with honor. lie commanded the cavalry
on the extreme left. at the battle of Bore
dino. and after Caulincourt had fallen az
the head OF his cIirassiers, whose charge
nothing could Withstand, he hurled his
own cavalry in overwhelming power on The
enemy. till at length, struck by a ball, he
was borne wounded from the field
During the progress OF the fatal retreat OF
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sacred squadron was to guard the person
of the Emperor as he plunged into
the gloomy forest of Ninsk, already
alive with the columns of the enemy,
Grouchy closed around him with this de-
voted band
Holding the Emperor in sacred trust, it
moved on towards the BereSina and to
wards apparent destruction in stern ST
ience. 1t embodied hin! On the hanks OF
the river, and cleared a terrible Path
through the distracted crowds over the
bridge hat. spanning the river, formed the
only hope Of the army; and through the
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light of modern biolica! knowiege and research,
the Holy Scriptures ever produced in any country
or in any language
Every picture is an eloquent sermon the
everlasting truth of Holy Writ. Events that have
been imperfectIy .comprehended become invested with
the charm CT living reality; and places that have
seemed lar of made familiar, as though our
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the prophets and disciples of old 1t may be truth
fully said that this really superb edition of the Book
of Books has important mission to perform, in
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Remember that each subscriber Will
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With the Correct Pronunciation of Every
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TIL. Advantage of the Lottery.

"Narriage." said the old bachelor, - Is but
lottery after all"
There's where you're off" replied Henry
Peck s. If you draw a blank In lottery
you can tear it up and that's the end of it
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THE BEST
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LEVITICUS, %. Tie age cfthe sac

90 And the LORD spake unto Mo'ses, say
ing,
q When bullock, or sheep. or a goat,
is brought forth, then it shall be seven days
under the dam; and from the eighth day and
thenceforth it shall be accepted for an offer
ing made by fire unto the LORD.
Is And arhetaer 1t be cow or 2ewe, We shall =
not kill it and her young both in one day. |,
20 and when We will >" offer q sacrifice OF l.
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in.
. p Bird, or broken, or maimed, or having
wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, We shall not
!, offer these unto the LORD, nor make an Of
fering by FIRE Of them upon the altar unto
the LORD
q % Either bullock or a lamb that hath any
thing supeTf0ous or lacking in his parts,
that mayeet thou offer for freewill Offering
bat for VOW it shall not be accepted
"a Ye shah not offer unto the LogD that
which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, G..
cut; neither shall ye make any Offering
thereof in your land.
"a % Neither from a stranger hand shall ye
: offer I" the bread Of your Cod Of any Of these
because their corruption Is in them, and
blemishes be in them: they shall not be ac-
cepted for you.
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IS Speak unto AR on, and to his sons, and
-lunto all the children Of israel, and say unto
them, . Whatsoever he be Of the house of Is
tra-eI. or OF the strangers in Is ael, that viii
offer his oblatioE for al MS VOWS, and for all
his freewill offerings, which they viii offer
unto the LORD for burnt Offering;
q 10 Ye shGH offer at your OWE VIII male
; without blemish, Of the beeves, Of the sheep,