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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07
GEMS OF rHouoHr.

Besides the real life expands the
ideal life 10 those that seek a. Droop
not. seek u; the ideal life has lts sor-
rows. but Il never admits despair
Bulwer.
II good people would but make their
goodness agreeable. and smile instead
Of frowning In their virtue. how many
would they win to the good CAUSE
Archbishop Usher.
Il Is a good interior practice 10 make
death a light 10 live BY; IN other
words. doing everything a. We shall
wish 10 have done Il when We come 10
die.-F. W. Faber.
II instead OF a gem. or even a flower.
We would cast the Eift Of a lovely
thought into the heart Of friend. that
would be giving a. the angels give
George Macdonald.
He Who IL careful TO an his mind
with truth and his hear, with love
will not lack for retreats In which he
may take rtsuge from the stress and
storms Of life.-Rev. J. L. Spaldlng.
How easy II IL for one benevolent
being to diiuse pleasure around him;
and how truly Is a kind heart a foun-
tain OF gladness. making everything
In its vicinity 10 freshen into smlles.-
Washington Irving.
Although a nation cannot live on
enthusiasm. q IL its salt and lie SAVIOR.
without Il We degenerate and decay.
For an individual. indeed. Il seems
noblsr TO deal with Il n an to succeed
without it-Lord Rosebery.
People miss. ahi what opportunity.
what Kindness. what wealth OF good
will, because their hearts are lazy; not
opening and responding quickly AZ the
moment to the moments touch. Il e
the want OF love that makes Ne tail.
not the want Of will 10 do righL-An-
ME Thaekeray.
Experience serves 20 prove that the
worth and strength Of q state depend
far less upon the form OF it, institu-
tons than upon the character OF lis
men; for the nation Is only the a1gre-
gate Of individual conditions. and civ
ilization itself Is but a question Of per-
sonal apprenticeship
The promises OF hope are sweeser
than roses In the bud. and far moro
hauering to expectation; but the
threa,enings OF fear are a terror to the
heart; nevertheless. let not hope al
lure, nor fear deter thee from doing
that which is right: 90 shalt thou BE-
prepared 70 meet all events with Al
equal mi.d.-R Dodsiey.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07
The Mind beetle.

A writer In Llppincotts Magazine
says: Some beetles have the homing
sense highly developed: thus In the
Mammoth Cave the blind beetle (Ade-
lopsl has Ia particular home. and win
always return TO II when II IL set free
at considerable distances away. Not
withstAnding the fact that these beetles
are blind and that continuous darkness
reigna in this immense cavern. they
have periods Of rest corresponding
with the diurnal rest-periods OF Nm
dred species living In the light; hence
u IL an easy matter 10 study their hAb-
its at home and abroad. have fire.
quently marked these beetles and then
freed them some distance away from
their domieilet: they hid themselves
AZ once beneath some stone or ciod
Of clay. but a. soon a. they recovered
from the fright incident TO their cap
ture. they would start towards home.
and would not stop. II left rnmolssted.
until they arrived AZ their particular
and individual AbodeG
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07

A monograph on Queen Victoria" In
the Argosy repeats some OF those pleas
ant incidents recorded OF the early DAYS
Of her maiesiys reign. one story IA
chOnicled by Miss Greenwood. A
court martial warrant was presented By
the Duke u Wellington to the Queen
20 be signed. Il was her drst sigma
ture 20 a death-warant, and she
ahrank from the task.
Have you nothing to say In favor
Of this MANI" she asked, with tears In
her eyes
Nothing; he has deserted three
times replied the duke.
''Oh. your grace Think again"
well. your majesty, he certainly Ia
a bad soldier; but there was somebody
who spoke a. to his good character.
He may be good fellow In private
life"
oh, thank YOU cried the Queen.
a. She wrote OF the word "Pmdoned''
on the awful parchment. and beneath
Il her beautiful signature.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07

The players OF the Cleveland team
viii begin their preliminary training
In the G. A. c. gymnasium on March 20.
The Brooklyn team does not appear
10 be a. strong this year a. Il was last.
This is certainly the case AZ shortstop.
Umpire Hurst is quoted AZ saying:
Il do not see how the suggestions OF
the committee will make things any
better than they are at present"
Negotiations are In progress for the
cincinnhtis to open the preliminary
season At Dayton. o.. with the new
Dayton team. Of the Interstate League
Manager selee claims nov that Sec
ond BasemAn McGann has not been re.
leased by the Boston club. A man new.
er knows how much he 10 valued until
some one else wants him.
Now that Cincinnati does no, want
Roger Conner. the veteran may be re-
tired. az 81. Louis thinks fAvorably OF
playing Catcher Douglass al hrst base
during the coming season.
Manager HAnlon. Of The champion
Baltimores. must Intend to drop some
OF his veteran pitchers. a. he has Jus,
added another youngster TO his list
The new man Is Coogan. formerly Of
the Paterson team. Of the Atlantic
league,
Manager Tebeau, Of the Cleveland
team. has at last discovered the cause
OF the poor base running OF biz play
ers He says Il was the fault Of the
Cleveland scorers. Probably Il vas the
same cause that made Cleveland loso
the pennAnt and afterwards the Temple
cup last yeas
Chauncey Fisher Of the BrOoklyna,
and Amos Rusie. Of the New Yorks,
will 80 TO French Lick Springs 70 DO
their preliminary training. Ruaie
thinks he will be released from the
New York club by the courts. and he
wants to be In condition for the com.
ing season.
Now that Il seems improbable that
Louisville will set McGann TO play sec.
ond base. the ofheials Of that club have
turned their attention TO Eagan. Of the
Syracuse team. Of the eastern league.
The latter IL a good player. but hard
to handle. He had trouble with Preal.
dent Won der Abe. Of the 81. Louis
club. in 1890 and was put on a train In
the dead OF night a, lonely way sta.
ton.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07

II is much more frequent among males
Gee ages. II IL much more frequent
Il IL extremely rare asOvs o. below
trenely rare above or below those ages.
than females. the proportion IN ell
countries being 20 per cent females to
50 per cent males.
The cause for this difference Il Of
very recent discovery and IL not even
known generally among the medical
profession. DR.. clado. a French sur
geon and Investigator. sought an en-
PLANTATION Of the comparative immu-
nifty Of the female ser from the malAdy
and discovered that the appendix In
woman has an extra blood vessel that
does not exist In man. This discovery
was hailed with delight BY the surgical
world. II was not only a bit OF new
knowledge Of infinite value. but was an
additional proof Of the theory that the
collapse Of the appendix il always due
TO its want Of vital resistance. In man
u has no blood supply except from
the minute veins OF the web that holds
II In place. and In woman Il has an
other and more abundant SURGE Of sup
ply.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07

4fs W A. AeAAN NAN
follows the frst smoke was spoken Of.
and then death from poisoning was de-
seribed. Of how the victim would 70
into commissions and quickly expire.
When Or. Miller concluded his hlgh-
~ instructive discourse Mr.. Laufman
produced a small phiai OF nicotine.
which had been specially ordered
through the local druggist from a man
ufacturing chemist Of Detroit. and a
certificate was read a. 70 its purity.
Then Mr.. Laufman. after subdoing the
fears Of the cat By petting Il quietly.
opened IL mouth and quickly dropped
a drop Of nicotine into the open mouth
and then lei 80. The cat gave a look
Of astonishment. jumped to the floor
Of the platform and was making for
the rear door when It fell over into
commissions and IN a couple OF minutes
was dead. After this demonstration
the pastor proceeded with his dis
course. but he was not yet through
with the cat experiment He sklllfully
brought his lecture around TO cats
again. and then. opening the other bag.
he reached down and brought out an
other cat. This was a maltese cat with
a streak Of yellow. This cat looked
with suspicion upon the crowd. a. had
lie predecessor, and wanted to make
he escape, but the good pastor held Il
hrmly. though gently. and. pettlng ana
rubbing its back. brought Il 10 a fair
degree Of quiet and eontentment. II
was easy 10 see that the cat was alive
and In fairly good health, and the
standing Of the pastor was a SUFFICIENT
guarantee against fraud or deception.
even had such been suspected. Again
the fatal effects OF nicotine were de-
seribed. again the phial was produced.
again the dose was administered.
though not 90 large q dose a. the nrsI.
and again the pastor let 90. The eat
made a motion 10 sneak out Of sight.
but the bad taste IN its mouth threw
Il tato commissions before Il could Rst
away. and soon Il was dead like ia
predecessor. The demonstration waa
an entire success. That nicotine win
XIII a cat was clearly proved. and an
appropriate moral was drawn from the
exhibition. The meeting was dismissed
and the cats were duly buried. The
sermon was spoken Of a. eloquent ana
most convincing. but a. time has pass-
ed the feeling has changed. and nov
the pastor Is a. sharply criticised a.
he was applanded There is talk Of
bringing the episode before the next
Methodist conference. and Il IL possible
the pastor viii Be disciplined. He h
about IS years old. an earnest worker
and a good speaker. Il is said the
preacher viii soon give a public exhi-
billion Of the effects Of alcohol on caih.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07
Pr...ar. Of sh. Air shIn.

We know. because We can ascertain
directly. that 30 cubic inches Of mer-
curry weigh close upon is pounds avolr.
dupois. and therefore we say that. I'M
d normal conditions, the pressure OF
the atmosphere h Is pounds 90 every
square inch. II. however. instead o.,
taking such a tiny space on a square
inch for our base. We adopt SOM .arEer
area. the facts at once begin to assume
gigantic proportions. Thus. on a square
foot the weight OF the air Is a little
short Of ton: on a square yard Il
exceeds 81 tons. and on a square Of
iOn feet side Il IL 100 tons.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07
A nstiIs rh., rr.r,i.a.

on September q. 1895. a party Of
tourists. coming back from a trip on
the Newfoundland coast. were TALKING
about the various streams and cur
rents Of the ocean. They were still at
sea. relates the Great Round World.
SO one Of the number. Mr.. Mccoy.
made up his mind to put a message In
a glass bottle. and throw Il overheard.
to see where the current would carry II.
He promised 20 let the others know n
anything more was heard OF Il, and.
writing his name and address on a alp
Of paper. put Il inside a saltwater bot
tie. Then. having corked the bottle
tightly. he threw Il into the sea. Thir-
teen months after. a man walking
along the coast OF Sweden noticed a
curious object bobblng up and down
in the sea. with his stick he soon
brought Il ashore. and found that Il
was a glass bottle II was 90 covered
with sea weeds and tiny h.-uaeles that
he had some difheul,y. at frst. In max
ing out what Il vaA Then he caught
sight Of the paper inside. Opening the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07

Expressions OF regret are general IN
baseball circles over the announcement
that Mr. Edward p. Stevens has retired
from journalism and his able pen will
no longer be welded IN behalf OF base.
ball. For many years Fatty" Stevens
a. he IL generally known. occupied the
position Of baseball editor Of the Bos.
ton Herald. and during an this time
has been recognized everywhere a. one
Of the ablest baseball writers IN the
world. lie was In love with his work.
and consequently was painstaking.
conservative and conscientious In every
line he penned. lie understood the
game thoroughly, and was fearless. bu,
always just In his criticisms. which
made him exert a most powerful infu-
ence In baseball Journalism. Mr.. Stew
ems has not iorsaken Journalism 70 20
into some other business. but be has
Just been placed upon the Boston Her
aids retired list He has. In brief. been
-Densionsd" by his paper at the sane
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07
The spiders Of Madagascar.

In Madagascar there Is one species
Of spider. whose bite Is said TO be al
ways fatal Il Is OF a glossy black.
with a red spot on the abdomen. and
is globular In shape. being about the
slls OF a small marble Il does not
hesitate TO attack human beings. on
this interesting island there are many
brilliantly spiders Some OF
them are large enough 70 cover a din
ner plate. and they spin immense geo
metric webs across streams and roads.
which are anchored by cords 30 strong
that an effort L. required to break
them.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07


board will show him that he has no
case. and advise him TO call II all on.
Who ever heard OF board Of this kind
giving themselves all the worst Of ~
II the manager has a good case. and
nrst-elass lawyers have said he has.
Why then the proper place IL a court
OF law. unless the ,oulsvllle club cah
M up the wrongs il icy have done the
broekton boy without going into the
law business. MeGunnigle has faith In
hessrs soden and Byrne doing him
Justice. especially a. the latter Ia a per-
sonAl friend. and Mr.. soden has the
reputation Of dealing fairly In baseball
matters. Tho Louisville club will claim
that the board has no Jurisdiction In
the matter. a. there was no signed con-
tract to show. The manager can prove
contract before a Judge. but not be-
fore a national board. Unfortunately
for the game Louisville has given the
national sport more unwholesome no
torie,y than any other city that ever
held . league franchise. Not the least
OF these unsportSmanlike proceedings
was the Collins matter last season.
when they broke faith with the Boston
club and received a severe oensuro
from even the modest A. n. sodsn OF
Boston. The Boston directors fully be-
lieve that Collins received pay while
he lay on At hia home In Buffalo. a.
the southern men thought Boston
would weaken and they would get the
man for a few dollars.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07


The sperm whale. or eaehAiot. like All
o. liz elaAs has teeth only IN the lower
law. and this jav IL much shorter than
the upper one. which IL PROLONGED alb
formally BY great mas OF fieah called
the bunch" BY sailors. The only sap-
port which the bunch has Il bony
ridge running along the upper part OF
the back Of the head. and Il Il IA the
hollow In front OF the bunch that the
valuable fatty substance called sperma.
eeu is found. This fatty material makes
The sperm whale. In one respect more
valuable than any other species. for one
barrel OF the oil taken from this sub.
stance In the head Is worth three bar
rels OF the oil taken from any other
Kind Of WhalcA The sperm whale can
dSays be recognized BY the nature OF
ia spout. which Il throws up in a sin.
gle JET Of water. Other whales throw I'd
two high.arehing jets which form a
tort OF V-shaped spouilng The bulls
OF the sperm breed are much more val.
liable from a commercial standpoint
than the cows The females yield CON-
paraiiyely little head matter and oil:
while the males are usually very abun.
dAnt In fatty head matter. and there
fore Shalers usually Keep a lookout
Tor the bulls. although they are by far
the heroest and most troublesome enc
mics to deal with. Sperm whales are
found In almos, every part OF the seas.
except the Polar ocean They seem TO
Ind the warmer seas more congenial.
and 80 Il Il IN and around the tropical
waters that the sperm whale Is oftenes,
taken. Noracious By nature. these
mighty Inhabitants Of the deep feed on
euttlehsh. rock cod. and many other
large hfh.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07

liant showing that Manager Arson
gave bin a trial with the chieAgOs dur
Ing the latter part Of that season: but
a succession OF accidents dishsartened
him. and be lost confidence IN himself.
In 1898 be Joined the Atlanta club. Of
the southern league. and hls work wAs
very praisevorthy. In isst-'ss he Wa
member Of the Toledo team. Last
year bis excellent work helped Mime
apolis to the western league champion
ship. He has shown steady improve
ment In all departments OF the game
year by year. and IL likely 10 prove a
valuable player for Chicago.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07

The most curious. a. well az one o,
the rarest books. known 10 collectors.
is the edition OF the "Vulgate." Issued
by Pope siK,us V. some time between
1885 and 1890. The book. az Disraell de-
scribcs Il. fairly swarmed with era
"a" 90 numerous were they that a num-
Der OF printer paper slips containing
the proper words we're pasted over the
blunders. and this device proving lnef-
teetual. on account OF the immense
number Of mistakes. a. many OF the co.
pies a. could be found we're called In
and destroyed Only a few remain and
the book with i,s paper patches com.
mands an extremely high price.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07

A score Of yeara ago James P. Czech
left his wife and family Al wid6,.
ours. Ky. and for some reason that
has never been told went to live N
IsxaS The deserted wife continues
her il1e IN Waynesourg. and reared her
children. Two OF her sons. L. = ana
Ia q. 0ooeh, are leading men Of tAls
section OF the state. A few DAYS aro
MT ~, Vooeh suddenly reappeared N
Waynesburg and asked his wife for
forgiveness. He Is - years ola ana
almost blind. Mrs. GoOch. who 4 IA
years old, consented. and the agcd con.
pie have become reunited.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07


iShneas Of the smoking and chewing
habits and declared that tobacco many.
form injured the health. dwarfed the
mind. dulled the finer sensibilities ana
made a man unfit 10 meet his Coo. ne
spoke Of the poison In the weed ana
declared that an Infinitely small guam
tity would be fatal 70 one not aecua-
Toned 10 Il. but that by long habit the
system became not only used 70 Il, but
actually demanded Il In larger and
ever-inereasing Quantities. A single
drop Of nicotine. he said. placed on tfb
tongue Of a cat would prove fatal 10
the cat. He did not AK his e0ngregA-
ton TO take his word for this. but was
prepared 10 prove II. and called Or.
Miller TO the pulpit 10 assist In the
demonstration. Two bags which had
been carefully deposited behind the
pulpit before the meeting were opened
and from which AZ intervals had come
occasional subdued yowls wsre brought
out and placed In view. Opening one
Of the bags. the pastor reached down
and produced by the nape Of the neck
good-silsd cat Il glanced Suspicious
" around and evidently aid not like
the looks Of things. Il tried 10 sneak
away. but the pastor held Il firmly and
IN the meantime Dr.. Miller was giving
= scientific discourse on the effect Of
nicotine poisoning. lie described Il -
4 most powerful TOXIC poison. and tell
ing OF its effect on the different or
gans. related an Incident In his own
practice Of a small boy who nearly
died from swallowing = bit Of chew
Ing tobacco. The familiar sickness that
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07

Kindly Old Lady -" And you say.
poor man. that you have been well
brought up" Casey De Kidder-"Dars
no dream. ma'am. I've been brought
up hfty times in de last i've years and
his nibs soaked me sore each time. So
pitteburr News
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07
PREHISTORIC CULTURE.
Devices On Pebbles Indicate Nah's Eal

Devices on Pebbles Indicate MAn's Ear
~ Attempts At Writing.
DID the prehistoric man write on
nat pebblesl This question greatly
agitates a Freedman who recently
explored a remarkable tunnel-like cave
near the river Arise. In the department
OF Ariege, says the New York World.
These pebbles formed a layer between
two other deposits upon the floor Of
the cave. the layer beneath them con-
tanning bone harpoons and needles, tes-
tlfying 10 the habltation Of the cave
by the prehistoric reindeer hunters OF
southern France. while In the topmost
deposit the presence OF man was lndl-
Gated BY the discovery Of polished
stone axes and other implements. The
pebbles were apparently taken from the
bed OF the river Arise and painted with
red iron ore by jewellers In the cave
where they have now been found. The
hrst impulse IL 10 regard the markings
az meaningless signs. but a classical
ton Of them brings the conviction that
they indicate a distinct phase OF pre-
historic culture. Many OF the stones
are marked with bands Of red. the num-
Der Of bands ranging from one 10 eight.
but never exceeding the latter num-
Der. Many other stones have spots
painted on them. and the suggestion IL
thR, the nEure is represented BY one
spot. two s's. or IS. BY two spots. and
20 on. the system Of notation being
based upon s'a From some devices
found on other stones and closely re-
sembling letters Of the Greek alphabet.
NJ. Ed Pietie. the explorer. concludes
that our prehistoric ancestors had
reached quite a degree Of culture. Al
any rate. he IL convinced that the
signs represent early attempts OF man
to create a system OF notation and sX-
press his thoughts In writing.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07

The death plant Of Java has flowers
which continually give OF a perfume
90 powerful a. to overcome. u inhaled
for any length OF time. a fun-grown
ma and which kills all forms Of IN
sect life that come under lie influence.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07
csrlsu. CO. Of r...a..n.nsrr.

Or. Arnold Pick tells Of a man who
had chronic attacks OF pseudo
Whenever he was present AZ a social
gathering. or visited any place that vas
new 10 him. the incident. with all ia
attendant circumstances, appeared 70
familiar that he sas convinced Of hav-
Ing received the same impressions be-
fore. Of having been surrounded with
the same objects. under the same con-
diuons OF weather. etc. II he under
to- : any new occupation. he seemed 10
have gone through Il At some previous
time and under similar conditions. The
feeling sometimes appeared A. the time.
sometimes AZ the end OF a few houra.
and sometimes not until the nett day.
but always with great distinctneas In
this case an explanation may perhaps
BE- found ia the mans possession Of a
very powerful imagination. which. be-
Ing constantly exercised on a number
Of possible situation. led 10 the recogni-
ton afterwards Of similaritiea In actual
experience.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07

lilly M'GUNNi-
gle promises 20
take his case 20
Baltimore and lay
II before the ma
tional board. II he
does l am willing
to 20 on record as
a prophet. and here
IL the prophecy:
Mac will tell all he
knows and the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07

HERE IL a popular
and false notion
that appendicitis IL
caused by a grape
seed. an orange
seed or some other
foreign substance
getting into the
vermiiorm appen-
dix. says the New
York Journal The
true cause r. the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07
REALISM IN PULPIT.
MICHIGAN PREACHER KILLS
CATS m THE CHURCH.

ne ms Caused . ssasation ard Nay
Oct Before the Vert Csafsrsnss n 90
Unpleasant Lisht-FIghtias Against
Tobacco.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07

me latest merry-go-round has n.
cycle saddles. handle-bars and pedals
Iassened 70 a circular frame. tha ridsrs
1ropelllng Il themselves
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07
The Australians Are Coming.

James A. Hart has received a cable
gram from Australia announcing that a
team OF Australian ball players will
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07
IN THE ODD CORNER.
SOME STRANGE. QUEER AND
CURIOUS PHASES or LIFE.

me sperm whales Tssth-A Eirsproof
frss--curiOus Case Of Pssudo. Memory
A Rare and Curious BIbis-A Bottle
That Travelled.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-07
THE NATIONAL GAME.
SOME NOTES AND COMMENT
ON CURRENT EVENTS.

Not Mach Hope fer MsouaaiEls Bsfoss
the Natioaal BsaFd-PFemiHen nass-
bar writer Qul,s sssoad Bassuaaa
Coaaer -DlaEsoad OlIats.