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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-28
Tho Lac Harry wnllam..

Harry Williams. the well-known
manager OF "a Bowory Girl" and ION
Broadway" died at Asheville n. C.. re-
Gently from tuberculosis. Tho deceased
was born In Hancock county. Illinois
about forty-nve years ago. and began
his career on the Kansas City lMo.l
Timos A number OF years ago he
came 10 New York City and became in
toFcsted In the theatrical business. Nc
had been aillng for the past four years
and his death was looked for at any
moment. but he was possessed OF a
strong will power that kept him up.
About two years ago he went TO a
ranch In the wllds Of Texas. where he
remained for some time and was get
ting better, but when he came north he
showed a rapid decline. For the past
four weeks he has been az a hotel IN
this city O great sufferer on Wednes-
day evening. Dec 9. he was taken 10
Ashevllle. but soon after reaching there
commenced 10 fail rapidly. His re-
mains we're brought here on the 18th
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-28
A csa.la,ra,. DOG.

W. a. Halsey tells a neat dog story.
which he says will he verified By Ar
chlleci q. A. siaehlln. says the Newark
sunday Cali one breezy morning
about ten days ago they were riding
down Market street upon the rear OF
a trolley car when the car passed over
a nice. light. soft hat which had blown
between the tracks The hat was not
injured. but the wind gave Il little
iilr after the car had passed and
dropped e fairly upon one OF the rails.
A big New York car was coming and
ahead OF Il big mongrel pointer dog
was trottlng along. The dog glanced
at the hat. looked back AZ the car and
then. picking up the hat IN bis teeth.
ran over to the curb and deposited Il
upon the sidewalk near a group OF
PAYERS who we're working alonrslde Of
the court house After putting the ha,
IN a safe place tho dog loped after the
BIG car and took hls place In froat Of
Il. Mr. Halaey did not see the owner
OF the hat nor dld Mr.. Staehlln, but
they passed several remarks about the
sagaclty Of the dos. and Il II believed
that they agreed that Il would BE- bet
Ter not 10 speak Of the Incident except
20 people who knew them well
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-28

be remembered. too. that while he was
captain and manager OF the Cincinnati
team Il made the best record Of years.
] know there has always been a great
deal OF feeling against him on the part
Of some Of the Cincinnati players. but
q saint from heaven would have his
hands fun with the idiosyncracics OF
that crowd. Perhaps they would not be
- bad II the Cincinnati newspapers
could be called on. but as long as some
o. the men can 70 and tattle to report
era and see & get into print. just 20
long there will be anything bat a sim
cere doaire 10 get the pennant A ball
player says things IN the heat OF a
champlonahip race that are absurdly
ailiy. and the reporter who cannot dis
rrlminate enough 10 know what Ia val
nable IN remarks OF that kind IL a.
silly A. the ball player. Fair crlti-
ciam Il all right. but attempted man
nEement Il all wrong. especially when
the would-be manager knows 20 little
about the game thsg he cannot dis
cfimlnate well enough to know the
proper play TO make at a critical juno
turo.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-28

Manager Traaiey. Of Quincy. has been
for some time figuring on some plan
BY which the diamond can be kept dry
In case Of rains At night or In the fore
Moons Of days 10 which games are
scheduled. Hla plan IL 10 have an
oiled canvas $50 feet square. which will
be ls'ge enough 10 cover the diamond.
ktepng Il dry back 10 the grand stand.
and also outside OF the base lines. The
canvas win be high enough In the cen
ter Of the diamond 10 throw the water
OF into the field. and will BE- 30 ar
ranged that Il can be placed In position
In ave minutes. The expense will be
about $50. This amount. Mr.. Traf-
fley says. a club would make up on one
Sunday game. n the weather should
clear up two or three hours before time
to call the game. lie says he viii ap-
ply for a patent on his invention.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-28

The story Of Russ whyials drama.
"For Fair Virginia" has been put into
book form and has been published. Il
males a spirited novel.
The Spellbound Garden" IL the
name Of a new play by Louis n Park.
er and Murray Carson. authors Of
Rosemary" which viii be tried Tor
the first time IN GLASGOW.
Il e announced that Margaret Ma
Their win appear In an elaborate revival
Of "cymhellne" IN wallaek's theater on
the 18th Of January.
Fienora Duse has lately been aeting
IN Berlin. where she appeared In q
revision Of Plnere's The Second Mrs.
Tanqueray.~ played IN Italian e. The
socond WIFE
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-28


TIE Grand Rapids club viii not have
flghi fielder Mcfarland. Of the Louis
vile clab. after an. for Mac. together
with shortstop Euntace. was sold re-
cenily 70 indianapolis for $500. Il
appears from this that George Ellis
aid net buy Mcfarland and Cassidy AZ
Ter an a. nat Chicago meeting and u
looks very much as u George played a
gold brick" game right along. lie
made . hluif Of buying them for the
purpose Of fufthering Ma chances Of
setting q four-year franchise. L h
Altogether probable that II Ellis signed
Cassidy In Philadelphia. and there IL
no reason 70 doubt but what he dld,
Cassidy viii play In the Newark club
instead Of In the Grand Rapids club.
unless Mcssra. Leadley and 0lenalvin
pay q good price for him. Ellis IL not
IN The business for his health, which Il
agldcnt from the fact that he sold the
Grand Rapids club to two such old ex-
pcrls a. Leadlsy and Glenalvln for a
price q. 800 In excess OF what be had
offered Il for twenty-four hours before
10 W. 8. Hull. and 1890 In excess Of
What he had frequently offered Il 20
Prank nonnell and others. In signing
Cassidy he did not DO Il through a de-
sire 20 present him TO Grand Rapids for
TIE Kindness Of the Detroilers In being
such easy money" Tor him. For Ellis
Il not swayed by sentiment either for
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-28

Quincy has been formally awarded a
franchise In the Western Base Ball As
ISOLATION by a vote Of the other seven
clubs. Formal notice 70 this effect was
received from President 7. J.. Hickey
the other day. and that removes the
last element Of uncertainty that may
have existed regarding the makeup Of
the association. The circuit IL com
posed Of the cities OF Peorlp- Rockford.
Quincy. Burlington. Dubuque. Cedar
Rapids. Des Moines and 81. Joe. Man
agcr Trailey has commonced sign
Ing men. and promises that the Quincy
club viii be one Of - - ss,.cst. He has
signed John FflIhy. a catcher and field
ef. and Thompson. ~ third bascman.
They are youngsters. but he has had
hls eye On them for some time. Mr.
Trafney left for Des Moines tonight 10
move his family here. n McGreevey
can get away from Columbus be will
be with Quincy next season. Young
Wlc1. OF Quincy. would like 10 pitch
for some team In thla league. lie de-
isated Peoria. Quincy and several other
slFonE clubs while a member Of the
Raahvlile team last season. He prefers
playing away from home. He IL a
1iayaf. - he pitched a innings In one
day lasi usassa.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-28

Thy" At the Standard theatsr. New
Fork. she made a considerable success
II this. but Just uhsn she was making
mother good impression IN a Mexican
IperAtta a. the Casino she left the city
md the country without warning and
vent to England. she returned 10 the
Casino after q time. but met with less
mcceas than formerly. She reappeared
,ately In Santa Marie" AZ the Olympia
Heater and stayed an she disagreed
with Mr.. Hammsrs,eln. Miss Halton
has not yet arranged for appearanee In
any new production. though Rialto goa
zip says she may soon become a star.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-28
HoNEYED MEDICINE.


An Ingenious Frcnchman's Dcsiee 10
Make Drugs Paiatahie.
Though modern medicine has done
much to rob its drugs OF their nause-
Gus tastes. the'e are many In frequent
use which nothing has been found TO
more than thinly disguise. That h
why a Frenehman has recently been
trying to cause bees 10 make medica-
ted honey. According TO Paris paper.
he has been successful In producing
many different kinds Of honey. each OF
which contains enectually hidden. a
standard remedy against some par
iicular disease lie has managed Il In
this way. The bees are. OF course. d.
vlded into many awarms. These are
not allowed 10 roam. but each swarm is
kept under glass and given only flowers
that have been duly mcdicaied. and
contain The desired properties. The
result Is that when the bees transmits
their labor into honey. the honey con-
iains all the necessary principles Of
the drug TO BE- administered. IN this
way this frenehman has obtalned ar
fcreut kinds Of honey by which infu-
enEa, coughs and colds. indigestion.
asthma and many other illa are said
TO be readily, II indirectly. reached
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-28

To keep the men In line the clause was
Inserted. The attention OF players ls
called 20 g, and they know when they
sign that II they DO not psrre East
enough that the convenient "farm" Is
yawnlng to receive them. The West
ern League was the National Leagues
iavoriie farm" Now the Western
League win Try iis hand at tho game.
The Interstate. Western Association.
Southern League and kindred organi-
cations VIII profit By the system. wiet
u GOOD .or the big bugs Is certainly
good enough for their next-door neigh
bors. This promises to be a banner
year for farming"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-28
A WELSH RIP.


30" - - 1919 - H--4- - $3.50
STORY.
Every nation has q Rip Vaz Wrinkle
OF 10 own. but the Welsh story Of Rip
Is unique. says Lippincolts. He ii
known as Tafly ap Sion. One morning
Taiy heard a bird singing on tree
close BY his path. Allured By the mel
ody, he sat down until the music
ceased when he rose. what was hil
surprise at observing that the tree un-
der which he had taken seat had now
become dead and withercd In the
doorway Of his home. which to his
amazement had also suddenly grown
older he asked Of q strange old
man for his parents. whom he had
left there. as he said. few minutes
before Upon learning his name
the old man said: Alas Taiy.
| have often heard my grandfather.
your father, speak OF you. and
Il was aaid you were under the
power OF the fairies and would not b.
released until the last sap OF that syoa-
more had dried mp. Embrace me, my
dear uncle. Tor you are nay uncle-em-
brace your nephew" wclshmen do not
always perceive the huinor Of this
somewhat novel situation OF a youth
FOR rany was sim merely a boy-beiag
hailed "a uncle by gentleman p'u-
hapa forty yoam his senior.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-28
LoNpoN's SEWAGE.
q Il Disposed of ~ Precipitation sad
Transportation.

Il IL Disposed % by Precipitation sad
Transportation.
The disposal OF the sewage Of Lon
don L. effected by means OF two great
plants, where Il Is party purified by
chemicals and by steamers which car
~ out TO sea the preclpita,ed matter.
called sludge. obtained after chemical
treatment Of the sewage. says the BAL
tlmore American. The enormous ma
ture Of this undertaking Il shown by
some figures IN a recent report BY A.
r. Blnnie. chief engineer. 70 the Lon
don County Council The average
amount Of sewage reaching the works
was nearly 25o.O00.O00 gallons during
1895. an increase OF a little more than
per cent over the quantity Of the pre-
ylous year. The chemicals employed IN
purifying the sewage were tS.s59.00o
pounds OF lime and ii.271,2So pounds
Of protosulpha,e Of iron. The guam
tlty Of sludge that was taken from the
works was 2.i09. 900 long tons. OF which
weight only about ~ per cent was Of
solid matter. About tt.729. 900 has been
spent In building the chemical plant
and the vessels employed In removing
the sludge to sea. The total expenses.
including fixed charges and the cost
Of operating, amounted TO t755.0Oo dur
Ing 1895. about two-thlrds Of this sum
being Tor operation. Figuring on the
basis Of 1000, 900 gallons Of sewage, the
total cost OF sewage disposal was $50
and SS.ei for operating expenses alone.
For precipitation. the operating ex-
penses were sass per 100000 gallons
Of sewage resolved. Six ships were
employed In carrying sludge out TO sea,
the average load being 1000 tons. The
cost Of this transportation was 6k cents
per ton.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-28

Miss May Yohe is an American who
has had much greater success In Eng'
land than she ever had In Aor own
country. She has been In London for
some years and IL held IN high regard
there among actresses In the sort Of
plays IN which she commonly appears
She won especially verdani laurels In
Little Christopher Columbus" and
The Lady slsvey." Just now she is
Attracting much ait,ntlon AZ Nephthys
In The Belle OF Cairo" At the Court
theater. Her marriage 20 Lsrd Francis
Hope was reported about two years and
q hair ago. Lord Hope h the brother OF
the Duke OF Newcastle.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-28

A young English woman Who has
won some little repute In this country
Is Florence Lloyd She has the typical
face and character Of the British girl.
but she is without those mAnnerisms
which stamp the woman born and bred
In vietoria's realm. II Miss Lloyd IL
no, a dramatic genius she IL At least a
faithful student Of her art. and works
with the Heal Of one who means 10 con-
quer those obstacles. great and small,
which obstruct the pathway leading 10
hlstrionie renown. Miss Lloyd is pop
ular. yivaeiona. and is said to be given
10 epigrams which nov and then fnd
their way into the lines Of those char.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-28

cent has been one OF the elegant lights
Of Ia stage A pupil Of Miss katti
Tanner. she represents The latest up
to-daiest school OF dancing. Which has
for iis aim the placing Of poetsc move
ment In i;s proper place anN2g the
hna arts. and the elimination the
meaningless and vulgar She ~, n ex'
ponent Of what the wise on the subject
call toe solos"-a prima donna Of mel
odlous motion. who delights people
with taste and positively inspires the
elect from Carlo Blasts TO Nine. Ian
ner. Miss Vlncent's Marguerite. IN the
late Faust" ballet at the Empire, Il
still remembered by English folk. and
her Haidee. In the most magnificent
spectacle OF modern times. Monte
Cristo." q no sooner seen than appre
clated.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-28

AuAN IN Eeua n-Neaa WhN'"
Misa Eleanor Morctu Is not one Of
the very beautiful young women OF the
stage. but her claims to a certain kind
Of cieverncss cannot be denied. The
Italian strain In her nature Is appar-
ent In her exubeant manner no less
than IN the contour and colorlng Of her
features. Az ROXY" IN the stage adap-
tation Of Marx TWaln's story. "Pudd'n'
head Wilson" Miss Moretu plays q de-
cidedly Wiie-aWake character In a de-
cldedly lively fashion. Miss More,ii is
young and ambitious, who can ask
Tor greater gifts than youth and q de-
slro for larger heldsi
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-28

John Heydler's grouping Of last win.
ter's predictions was Interesting.
think IN take a chance and give him
an opportunity TO quote me again after
the season Of 90 has pissed into his
tory. Here is my guess a. TO the
standing OF the twelve clubs In the bis
League Al the close Of next season.
Cleveland. Baltimore. Chicago. Boston.
Philadelphia. New York. Cincinnati
Brooklyn. Pl,tsburE. S. Louis, Wash
ington. Louisville. refuse 20 gamble
on this proposition, but the above rep
rcscnts my honest opinion Of the COM
paraiive strength Of the twelve teams,
barring q natural bias In placing Cleve-
land ahead Of tae frst eve clubs men,
toned. any one OF which h likely 70
win the hag.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-28

Late In November the dock.laborers
OF Hamburg. 10 the number Of ten or
twelve thousand. struck Tor an Increase
OF wages. They were Joined BY other
workers In the shipping trades. aud the
movement spread TO Bremen. where
several hundred doek.laborers len their
work. The strike seems to have been
the first fruit Of a movement which has
been for some time In progress under
the leadership OF English agiiaiors. to
form an International confederation OF
men employed In the shipping trades
The German authorities expelled from
the country two OF the English leaders
who had been concerned In organising
the movement.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-28

The Cincinnati Times-star is In err
ror when Il says that Manager Sslee
"A alone In his opposition 70 sacrifice
hitting. Joyce. Arson and other league
managers are opposed 10 Il. and even
20 conspicuous a manager a. hanlon
thinks II should be stopped In defercncs
10 the wishes Of the majority Of the
patrons. and In the interest Of base
running. which sacrifice hitting has
very much curtailed. The hit-and-run
game Il the only scientific point Of play
worthy Of attention and practice Sac
rlace hitting Il merely an imitation
ana libel on that ityle Of play. To
an Of which We say amen.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-28

Young Father-ive Just made a big
ieposit In a savings bank. In trust for
my baby boy. When be is q I will
hand him the bank book. tell him the
amount OF the original deposit and le,
him see how things count up At com.
pound interest
old Gentleman-Woh't pay. tried
that. Ny boy drew the money and 90,
married with q and nov I've got to
support him and bis wife and eight
children. Parsons Weekly.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-28

smiths apprentice. All muHlcal Europe
is gossiplrg about the .ad. lie Is to
be placed IN The musical and dramatic
school at Bayreuth. which has already
produced 20 many remarkable artists.
Il IL expected that young Kelnlechner
viii make his FIRST appearance on the
stage at the Forthcoming wagnerian
festival n the genius OF Nine. Wag-
ner's uncarthing can be nodded into
any state Of art. We may see the boy
tenor reaping a harvest OF American
dollars In the near future.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-28

Miss Marie Halion has recently re-
peated her familiar experiment OF
shaking herself free OF the annoying
control Of a manager Il IL Mr. Ham
mersteln this time who Is trying TO get
on without her services Miss Halton
first appeared about eight or nine years
ago and sang the title part In "Doro-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-28

The shapes Of fishes have often been
studied with a view TO determining
the best shape Tor boats with regard 10
speed. There are many ashes whose
ans, or a part Of them. a. least. ahut
down into cutters. 80 that when closed
and no, In use they make no projection
beyond the body. but fold down into
these depreaslona. flush with the sur
face, and Offering no obstruction what
ever TO the rapid passage Of the nsh
through the water when swimming At
speed. driven by ia tall-nn used
a. a propeller. The slime with which
every aah Il coated which IL In various
ways essential 20 H. comfort and exist
ence. helps the hsh also 70 sllde more
caally and rapidly through the water.
In fact. the hsh. studied By men for
Ideas In modelling. IL not only speedy
but 4 Is. as one might aay. always
hlaek-leadod and ready Tor raelns.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-28

Tho popularity Of Ada Vincent h one
81 those things that every one can an.
destand. she Il young. pretty. an6
one Of the mos' fascinating Of dancerA
Almost nom the opening Of the Empire
lhoaier IN London n 1887. Mas Vim
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-28

western LeaEus Adopts -Farming fian'-
While the Eastern League AZ ita re-
cent meeting took hrm stand against
the growing evil known a. "farming,
The National and Western Leagues "a
vor the practice. The major league
contraets for 1897 contain a cast-iron
clause BY which the players pledge
themselves TO 20 10 any farm TO
which they may BE- assigned. The
clause, which Il lengthy and explicit
one. Il a decided innovation In major
hague contracts. The new Western
League contract. which was drawn up
BY President vanderbeck. contains a
similar clause. II does not contain 40
much legal verblage a. the major
league contract. but Il ~ effect every
vay A. binding. Tbe el1sr body In
serted the clause heN~use many play
sts Objected 10 belne Seemed" ouig
NiAoul r9iics. and raised rows when
ever th1F were slnl 10 q minor league
q eata Ne nn|ahlng touches pa on.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-28

well. l Gee old Banks has finally
quit smoking. heard his doctor tell
him over a year ago that unless he
stopped Il would kill him and his wife
has been at him about Il ever since. {"
"But tha, wasn't wha, made him swear
on. His typewriter girl objected 20 his
breath. Cleveland LEADER.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-28

Might a. well knock on work now
said the carpenter to his assistant.
"lta ave or ten minutes before
quitting time"
Il know that But it1l take that
long 70 80 up to the fourth story and
lock At the clock. "-WashlnEton Siar.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-28

and the funeral viii Be held At Undsr-
taker herritts establishment. 80
Eighth avenue. this city. Dec. Is He
vas the husband OF Katie Emmett.
from whom he separated two seasons
ago.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-28
THEATRICAL LETTER
NOTES AND COMMENTS ABOUT
CURRENT EVENTS.
Nine. cosima wagners Prodigy The
Younger saivinrs EARLIER life Miss
Florence Lloyd = Faithful studeni
Of Her Art Current stage Gossip.

REAT things. In a
musical way. are
expected OF the new
and extremely
youthful tenor dis
covered by Nine.
COslma Wagner.
The alleged prod
igy's name Is Carl
Yilnlechner, and
until very recently
ne wac Il black.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-28

SNAKE STORIES



The mythical side Of folk lore Is full
81 snake stories. That particular study
Is called sphiolatry. and lis exponent
was the late Captain John q. Bourke.
We may take interest In the fables
about snakes, but II shows Ignorance
today TO dlscredit the reptllian with
supernatural attributes. Mr. W. J.
Hoffman. In Appleton's Popular Science
Monthly. describes some Of the yarns
which have been believed about snakes;
As an illustration Of the belief In the
transformation OF human beings INTO
serpents. | viii relate a circumstance
said TO have occurred during the nrs'
half OF the present century. Near
Trexlertown. Lehlgh county, dwelt
farmed named Weller His wife ana
three daughters had. by some means or
other. incurred the enmity OF a witch
who lived but a short distance away
when the latter Il Is supposed TOOK
her revenge In the following manner;
Whenever visitors came TO the Weller
residence the girls, without any pre-
monitlon whatever. would suddenly be
changed into snakes. and after crawl
ing back and forth along the top
ridge Of the wainscotlng for several
minutes they were restored to their
natural form. This curious transfor-
nation occurred quite frequently, and
the circumstances soon attained Wide
spread notorlety. About the end OF the
third month the spell was broken and
everything went ON as before.
Another popular fallacy Il the ex'
is;ence OF the hoop snake. This crea'
ture is usually reported as capable OF
grasping the tip OF lis tail In is mouth
and like hoop running swiftly alonf
In pursuit OF an unweicome intruder
This snake Is believed. furthermore
10 have upon its tail a short. poisonous
horn, like a cocks spur. and that 4
Il should strike any living creatur'
death would result The stories con
corning this marvellous snake usually
end with the statement that the per
son pursued barely escapes and tha
the snake strikes a tree instead. oaus
ing Il to wither and die.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-28

Maryland has fallen lhto line with
several other States In the matter Of
institutes Cor the education q the
farmerA