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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24

From an inttmation let fall from an
unexpected quarter recently Il would
seem that the new league job. Inspector
% ump.rcs, will no, be the slnecurc
that Il has been pictured by lrresponsl-
be writer's. From an accounts the
duties OF the new Official will be man
fold and onerous
when the sun goes down the lnspoc-
tor will not be through with his days
work. In other words. his duty viii no,
be confined 20 Watching the work % the
umpire Ia a game. but he viii have
20 look after that individual both on
and on the hcld. Umplrcs viii have "a
carry themselves very straight The
Inspector" will be- expected. 30 IN,
story goes, not only 90 watch what On,
umpire does In the heat OF action. bul
he will also report what kind OF hour.
and the character OF the companloni
the league stan Of umpires keep whey
not on duty. There will be no rcd llgh
pilgrimages or orgies with disrcpu,abb
persons calculated 20 reflect on IN
great game that viii not reach the ear
% President Young Indeed, it wa
intimaied that the conduct and com
panions OF some OF the members OF
last seasons stan Of umpires when no
on the field was the cause Of the erea
ton OF the new position. inspector o
umpires." n the inspector. because o
acquaintance or for any other reasol
cannot keep track OF the umpires.
Is claimed that he is empowered to en-
gage detectives 10 DO the gum-sho
act and shadow the knights OF the mas
and Indicator n this is true u mean
that league umpires will be model mel
next season. There are several mem
hcrs OF thc league stan whose oonduc
both on end on the Geld has Away
Been That % hlrh-clnsa gentlemen. !
"il do no good % place those oaicial
Under surveillance. Their conduct a
aA uucH De- as open Cd dagllght-spori
lnr LIE
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24

all that We can say Is that the loca-
ton Is not an improbable one. Ger
tainty In such case is surely unde-
sirable, for the reason that Il would
help perpetuate that place-worship
which Is contrary TO the spirit and doc
trine OF the great Teacher. The nat
ural rock In the cave OF the Nativity
has been overlald with marble. The
ceiling. however. Is bars. The cavern
Is now a chapel. about forty feet long.
twelve feet wide and ten feet high. and
Il sacred 10 all the churches Of the
east. Il Is lighted with thlrty-two
lamps. and In a recess 10 the east I'M
derneath the altar you behold a silver
star In the pavement bearing a Latin
inscription which says that Here. OF
the Virgin Mary. Jesus Christ vas
born" Whether you credit the In
scripiion o. not you may be sure that
you are standing In a place that has
been sacred since the days Of Constan-
tine. the FIRST Christian emperor. But
alas. that by the very cradle Of the
Prince Of Peace one should see so many
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24
MARK TWAIN.
lie Narrowly Taoaped n.lnE Tir-d ne.
cause Iiis Funny stun Was AwfuL

lie Narrowly Tacaped n.lnE Tir-d ne.
cause uis Fuuny stun Was AwfuL
From the Chicago Times-Herald Il
Is a Denver newspaper tradition that
the funniest BIZ Of journalistic work
ever done by Mark Twain was stran.
gled by a too friendly prooi-reader.
Mark was given an assignment TO write
up the opening Of a saloon-quiie
noteworthy event In those days In the
Colorado town. Tie thought Il would
be- funny % make biz account OF the
festivities bear silent witness 10 the
potency Of the free refreshments dis
penscd The article began sobcrly
enough. but soon the dicilon became
misty. then the spelling grew con-
fused. and finally the whole thing de-
generated into a maudlln. incoherent
oulogy Of the saloonkccper
u was funny. Mara read q over
and laughed until he cried. But the
next morning when he eagerly scanned
the paper he could not hnd bis work.
In an obscure corner be- saw two
line item stating that the Alcazar ga
loon was opened with appropriate ios-
tlyitics last night That vas an
tie rushed down to the once and Ia.
Qulred about his article The manag-
ing editor knew nothing about g. The
city editor couldn't tell whai had be-
come Of H. The foreman said he hadn't
seen a.
As Mark was snorung about he
outrage" and was running about the
once trying TO get track Of the missing
COPY a prooi-reader slyly nudgcd him
and said. conhdentlally. You owe me
a cigar"
How Ia that" inquired the humor.
ist.
I've earned a." was me reply. Il
saved your job Tor you last night. Mas
be- you don't know how the old mar
here feels about such things. but h,
won't have Il u he ands Il out Hell
fired three men since Ice been here
just that way"
Just what way"
why. just as you we're last night
you know You're stun wouldn't DO Al
all, Il was simply awful knew 9
the old man saw Il you were gone. u
I axed Il up myself"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24
A DOGS EYE-oLAss.
ue Knows ~ Adds 10 nls ueauiy an,
wan Not Give n ~.

us Knows n Adds 60 us ueauty and
wm Not Give n ~.
John WINNER, an Indianapolis optl-
clan. owns a full-blooded pug dog. ken
mel bred. nine years old. fat and asth-
matte. with a pedigree dating back 10
the past century, which he claims to
be the only dog In the country wearing
a glass eye. Twelve months ago his
eye was torn out by another dog. and
after the wound healed WINNER ad-
justod a glass eye TO the cavity. Both
eyes are now Of the same shade and
expression, The dog known as Spex.
suffers the eye to be taken out for
cleansing purposes, but he h never
contenied until Il Ia replaced and he
raises old Ned u there IL an attempt
to deprive him Of Il, even Tor one
night Spex has number OF accom-
pllshments, among which Is that Of
smoking a pipe When given a pipe he
assumes six different attitudes. repre-.
scnting a young smoker beginning In
q high state and ending In utter De.
lection and broken pipe.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24

IA. r. Elliott. OF Kansas City. No.
successfully defended his claim on the
Kansas CITY star" cup. which repre-
sents the American live bird champion.
ship. by defeating +. D. Fulford, Of
Utica, n. Y. In match al 100 live
birdA Elliott won the cup from ]. Il.
Riley Al Kansas City a few months ago
BY killing % out Of 100 birds. Riley
gained possession Of the cup AZ IN,
fret contest. which occurred AZ the
Missouri state shoot las, May. Elliott
was the first man TO challenge him
and had no trouble IN winning th,
prize,
r. D. Fulford. OF Utica. n. Y. IN,
well-known professional pigeon shot
concluded thai he was In good trim 4
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24
SUNDAY BATTLES.
Waterloo, Inkerman. Families and NAL
,t..,,,st Mr.. nm an. sabbath.

waterloo, Inkerman. Families and NAL
piaquct Were on the sabbath.
Some OF the most important battles
by land and sea have been fought on
Sundays and the FIRST day. 40 FAR rs
warfare Is concerned. has proved any
thing but a day OF rest. says the Gin
cinnatl Enquirer The most important
Sunday battle on land was Waterloo.
which caused the final overthrow o.
the great Napoleon, while AZ sea Lord
Howe inflicted a serious defeat on tho
French naval forces on Sunday. the
glorious ist OF June. 1894 lnkerman
the soldiers battle" was another sun
day victory. II was fought on Noyem-
Der 8. 1854. between the British and
French against the Russians. when S.
900 British repulsed a force Of $4,000
Russians. OF whom 5000 we're killed
and wounded.
Among other important Sunday bat
ties were Families. one Of Marlbor-
ough's great victories. which was
fought on Whlisunday. May %. 1906,
Oudenarde. on Sunday. July n. i7oS,
and Malplaquet. on Sunday. septem-
Der II 1903. The battle OF Vlmiera
was fought on sunday. August 81. 1905
and Il was on sunday. January ~
1919. that Wellington issued the brief
but determined order. "Cludad Rodrigo
must he carried by assault this eveninl
al o'clock" The Indian mutlRy
broke out al Mcorut on sunday. MAJ
10. 1857. while Kars was carried By
assault by the Russians ON Sunday
November rs. 1877.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24


Chief Consul samuel Boyle. II the
Pennsylvania division. has extended an
Invitation 20 the members OF the l.. A.
W., through President Elliott. to iold
the national meet at Philadelphia next
summer. The communication sent 10
the president OF the league Is as fol-.
lows: The Associated Cycling clubs Of
Philadelphia. through the Pennsylvania
division. desire 10 extend TO the l. A.
W. an invitation 10 hold the 1897 meet
IN that city. In extending the invitation
Il may be briefly stated that a large
5um Of money has been subscribed for
the entertainment, OF the guests by the
corporations. business firms. and In
dlvidualf OF taat city. and that a pro-
gram will be arranged which {, IL be-
lleyed will be one OF the most accept
able ever pre'cnted IN the history OF the
organization. The races will be held
on the splendid new ccmcn, track At
Willow Grove park The citizens and
wheelmen OF Philadelphia feel that
they may with pride refer to what has
been done In the past In the entertain
ment Of large bodies 81 visitors. and
wish 10 say that the proposed enter
tainment viii In no way be inferior 10
those held heretofore
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24

From Sporting Life: Wallace Miller
OF Austin. one OF the champion shots
Of Texas and one Of the best In the
United States dld some fancy shooting
IN Cuero recently that greatly amused
the spectators assembled 10 see him.
He uses Winchester repeating gun,
made by the Winchester Repeating
Arms Co which company he repre-
sents, and II buyers were assured they
would become as expert with the guns
es he Is. to a certainty he would ex-
perlence 10 difficulty In selling lots Of
them. Mr.. Miller has the distinction
Of being one Of i've out OF hundred
and twcn;y-elght expert shots who en-
tered a tournament IN Chicago last
summer. killing twenty-five birds
straight. and has the reputation OF be-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24

ing one OF the best fancy shots any
where In the country. Among other
fancy shooting be placed an oyster can
several yards 1way. shot In the ground
near Il. knocking Il into the air some
six feet. then shot and hit Il three
times before Il struck the ground. lie
then laid his gun across his right foot.
took a clay pigeon In each hand.
threw them up simultaneously. tossed
his gun up with his foot. grasped Il
and shot both birds before they struck
the ground. he threw an empty shell
out OF his gun IN a forward position.
stepped backward and shot. striking
Il before Il struck the ground Then
he asked a friend TO toss up two birds
at the same time. which he broke. Then
three. then four. then ave. The rapid
ny with which he had 10 shoot when
the Eve we're thrown up was some
thing remarkable. but be broke a clay
pigeon each shot. and astohished the
/ crowd.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24

Il has come 10 the point that the
better part Of our Industrial energies
for improvement Of the American type
OF bicycles Is being concentrated on the
point OF making the bicycle thoroughly
pleasing 10 a fastidlous taste and easy
10 keep In perfect order The new
forms Of crank shafts. inside binders
and flush joints are all principally evil
dencc Of efforts 10 remove the last
vestiges OF the machine shop In the
outward appearance OF the vehicle.
which has risen 10 be the darling OF
the sound-llmbed part Of civilized hui
manity. Il need not be overlooked
that the requirements In this respect
scale down 10 less oxactlng proper
lions IN lower grades OF the art OF
cycle making. Tor those who NJ present
accept bicycles In a shoddler dress DO
20 after all from a necessity which Il
mainly pecuniary. and the education
which IA going on In regard 10 grade
h all the time receiving he cue from
the highest types and must result IA
a gradual widening OF the popular
taste for esthetie perfection In N,
manufacture. What Is scrubby Il
horses. shoddy In clothes and gnudy Il
iowelry. Is fairly well comprehende,
At a glance BY thousands who are new
ertheloss unable 20 secure what thel
covet. and the universal appreciation
that a difference exists has been sun
Client 10 raise the value Of the highest
grades Of those commodities TO a high
er notch than would be conditioned bJ
a mere calculation from eomparatlv,
cost Of production. Values In bicycles
must be graduated IN a similar pro.
grcsslyo ratio
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24

evidences OF the angry divisions OF
Chrlstendom! on the fifteen lamps
which burn Immediately about the sll.
yer star In the pavement. four belong
TO the Latins. Ave to the Armenians
and six to the Greeks.
Returning to Jerusalem. We left our
carriage at the point where the road
crosses the valley OF Glhon. and
then walked down through the
deep vale OF Gehinnom. where chill.
dren once were sacrificed to Moloch,
where onal was burned. furnish.
ing thus the name Of "Gchenna.'
which was applied to the Internal re-
glons. Reaching the lowest point OF
the valley. opposite the village OF Sill
sam, Ia Signora and I began TO climb
the steep hillside. az the top OF which
We hoped TO discover the oncampment
OF DR.. Bliss. the head OF the Palestine
exploration fund. who had asked as to
take luncheon with him. The heat
was fearful and soon We lost our way.
Calling a stout Arab down from the
top Of an olive tree, repeated the
word "Bliss" several times. and with
my hands described the form Of a
tent lie was not long In comprehend
ing my meaning. and soon started on
and up to show rs the way We we're
thoroughly convinced before we
reached the oncampment that climb
ing up lions hill' Is no Joke. la
slgnora insisted on meeting Dr. Bliss.
that she had assembled more than 1000
feet. but the luncheon and the COM
pany compensated Tor an our efforts
Here We met Ter the frst time the
Rev. Edwin S. Wallace. United States
consul at Jerusalem. who Worthlly rep
rosoats oar government In the holy
/ city. asked HIM at the table n he
had no, los, hls faith ln Christianity
during his stay Ia Jorlaslcm. lie
I quietly replied enc I "a a Proaby-
tcr.an,"
J. H. nNRR0WS.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24
FACIAL EXPRESSION.
Faces Were Given u to Conceal Our
Thoughts.

Thoughts.
The longer one lives, the more con-
WINGED one becomes that the expression
OF the face Is not, as a general rule,
a safe guide TO the thoughts or TO the
condition OF feeling prevailing at the
moment says the Lady. The habitual
state OF the mind does. OF course, im-
press itself permanently on the counte-
nance, DO we not all know the gloomy,
downward lines that mark the peasi-
mist and the peeylsh woman. the dear
little wrinkles round the eyes Of the
CHEEKY soul who Ia always breaking IN
10 smiles. the thick eyebrows, ruiiied
at their starting point. that indicate
Jealousy. and the deep double line be-
tween the brows OF the bad-tempered
manl Provided we be sufficiently up
in the science OF physlognomy TO dis
tlnguish. for Instance, between the
signs OF temper and hneness OF VIII
! for. indeed. many OF these facial In
| dicatlons resemble each other closely,
while slgnifying totally different at
trlbutea). We can form a fair estimate
OF the disposition OF a friend or ae-
quaintance. but when We come To the
mood OF the moment our conclusions.
based on evidence which Is unloading.
are usually quite erroneous. Some peo-
ple-poor thlngsl-have faces that are
gifted with but little mobility; they
are commonly said 10 have very little
expression: and whereas they may be
full Of tender sympathy for some ones
sorrow or anxiety. they merely sue
coed In looking dull. whercupon the
person who was conadlng In them
goes away with the impression that
they we're bored With her and her trou-
bles. Others who are naturally viva
clous and sensitive alternate quickly
between smiles and frowna. either OF
which may be- taken 10 mean more than
Il actually does. We ought 70 Judge
others by their deeds principally BY
, their words 10 a certain extent, BY
their looks last OF all. Who amons
us has not smartcd secretly under the
accusation OF having looked cross OF
naughty" or "disagreeable. when sho
was merely conceallng some sortow-
and natterlng herself that she was
doing Il very well-swallowing a NOR
tihcatlon or only bearing a very bad
headache1 Again. many women are
cold IN manner because they are shy
or because they are uncertain how far
10 60 In the way Of making advances.
We DO not care 10 wear our hearts upon
I, our sleeves unless We are sure that
, there are no DAVIS about 10 peck AZ
them. Indeed. In the case Of many OF
= us u would be safe 10 paraphrase the
dictum OF the Willy French diplomatisi
- and say that faces were given uS IN
order 10 conceal our own thoughts.
I, Therefore. when there IL a doubt. let "a
give each other the benefit Of H.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24
ne COULDN'T SWIM.
Hut lie Kept Hold Of tho Anvil wheg
lie Went Down.


They we're talking about swimming
a. the city hall the other day anc
among those engaged in the discussion
was Jim" sprlngman. the well known
deputy marshal says the Washington
Star. springman has charge OF tho
cage at the city hall where the prls,
oners are detained before being taken
into court and also has charge OF theii
transportation TO and from the jail.
lie Ia a man OF many stirring adven'
lures and OF remarkable physical pow
ers. Therefore his remark that he can
not swim his own length was heard
with not a little astonishment But
although I can't swim I've been over
board several times" explained Spring
man. and have yet TO be drowned.
However. came pretty near II one
time during the war. when ] was en-
ployed as an iron worker down on the
wharyes. That day l was carrying a
seventy-hve pound anvil on my shout
der along the wharf when the hrs'
thing knew / was overheard In about
twenty feet OF water. went right
down TO the bottom but | didn't stay
there but a second and up came.
had sense enough TO grab hold OF
Pile and there I hung until they hshe'
me out with a rope"
did they ever get the anvil, Jimy
asked one OF the crowd
did they?" remarked Springman
why, man. you may believe me o
not. but | never let 10 Of that anvil
You see" went on sprlngman. ignor
lng the smiles Of the crowd. Il wa
walking along with the anvil on M
left shoulder and when ! went dow
/ shot 80 quick that ! hadn't time {
let 90 OF H. so when ! bobbed mp "a
thing came up with me right on m
shoulder. too. Just where It was whe
I dropped overheard. You see. Il wa
an done so quick that hadn't tim
10 think. or else ia let 10 OF u and
But the crowd had dispersed.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24

Mrs. Hicks-l see that there Il 80.
Ing 10 be an auction Of the Went.
worths' furniture to-day. Don't YOU
think had better 50 and see II can
pick a table Tor the parlor2 You know
'ou said last night that we needed
one
Mr.. Hicks-Yes. 90 We DO. but I
guess you had better 90 and ge, one at
the stores Times are pretty hard just
now. and we really can't AFFORD 10 pay
auction prices Somervlllo Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24

Algernon Cwho has invited himself
down for a days shoo,lng) Hullo.
Tom, what are those tickets tied on
'he dogs collars forl
Keeper-well. cir. you see. TIE
squire remembers your last days
shOotin' and thought you had bstlet
know the valley OF the dogs before.
hand TO save future unpleasan,hess,
Fun.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24

Tor the work. which he gives gratuit.
ously % bic fellow wheelmen. The
book. with diagrams, viii be issued by
the Maryland division and will contain
about COO pages.
Such data as Mr.. Waters did not gel
BY personal experience he gained b.
correspondence with enthusiasts II
wheeling IN other states.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24
J. a. r. ELLIOTT.

take the cup from Elliott and 80 chal-
lengod him 70 a contest Elliott was
ready and named Dexter park, l. l.,
as the grounds. and Dec. 81. az the daie.
Elliott has bean shooting IN nno form
for tome time past. using the Win
chester repeating shotgun In a manner
that was wonderful Fuliord had i'm
proved IN Die form somewhat and felt
that be could give the western marks
man a good race.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24

The road book committee OF Mary
land Division Of wheelmen met yester-
day 81 the home q Mr. r. C. wai,erA
1921 North Charles street AR. Waters
has ridden over and surveyed most Of
the roads In Maryland on both shores
and has produced such volumlnous
statistics relating to toe matter a. 10
asiound the members Of the commit
tee Il was not only Maryland routes,
hnt routes IN New York. Pennsylvania
Delaware. North end South Carolina
Virglnia and other States which D,
had carefully complied and laid boior'
the committee. Chief Consul CONWAY
~. Sans presided 90 ,he meeting 7
was decided 10 publish iho roscarchc
ol Mr Waiioa ior diEulhai.on amou'
ibo ioarue member Pr Walters ha
hefn i've yrars working un The materia
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24

very close to our tent. The next morn
ing Immediately after breakiastlng at
tables spread beneath a bower Of vines
and jasmines. We drove and rode to
the Dead sea. II was a rough. dusty.
irregular. but interesting. journey OF
two hours. We saw two Greek con-
vents that recently have been erected
on this desola,e plain. The Russian
tower. on the mount Of Olives. ten or
twelve miles away. would no, let us
forget thee. o jerusalem
At this ralnless season Of the year
the slime pits" into which horses
sometimes sink, have been dried up.
When we reached the shores OF the
Dead sea our party was divided into
two sections. and most OF the men and
some OF the women bathed in the salt
heavy waters. I found this a pleasant
and refreshing experience. although Il
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24

irving 90 Heat Another Mans Game.
johnnie Hatfield who holds the rec
ord Tor long-disiance throwing. is
said TO be pennlless. John. after he
Quit base ball. became a bookmaker
He was one Of Dick Roche's proteges
he won and los, two or three big for
tunes. Then bis father left Walter. h
and en- nice fortune. on retained hii
end Of the inheritance. but his elder
brother let Il slip trying to bea, IN,
elusive ponies
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24

Wheolharrow tnstcad % knapsack,
Mai. Padrin OF the Italian army has
invented a very Ingenious cOntrlyance.
which Is designed to supersede the
knapsack lie has Invented a vehicle
to which he has given the name OF the
cyelosac, or the sack on wheels On
this will be carried the baggage OF two
soldiers and the uprights OF the ten,
will be used 10 CONVEX, Il into sor,
OF wheclbarrow which the soldier can
drag behind him when ascending or
push before him when descending The
two soldiers viii take 4 turn about
to push or draw the cyolosac. and Il
Is contonded that this arrangement will
no, merely enable the troops TO march
much longer distances but 20 fight
much better on the field OF battle. be.
| Ing relieved OF an impodlmenta. which
can be left In these l'ghi wheclharrows
/ On the rcar.-phllaiclphia Record,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24
ISLAND OF JAMAICA.
THERE ARE THIRTY coLoREp
PEOPLE TO CSE WHITE.
Tropical Fruits and Vegetables tho
Main Food Of the People workmen
Imported from the states Die In Two
Years from Rum.

FOUND myself in
a great, shadowy.
roomy hotel. with
hardwood noors
and iurlongs OF We
randa, giving on a
garden which had
run somewhat to
seed. but contained
several palm trees
and an assortment
OF lizards, green
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24

Heidi wesislds make a favorable
impression whom no called the othgc
night2 she-Not particularly 90 for
himself. H. accidentally SAT down on
his hlt- Buffalo Times
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24

The Baby Gobble, hobble, Gobble.
hobble. The Wlie-John. I DO believe
the baby Is trying to say he loves ms.
Tho Drutc-Vory likely. Ne hasn't
known you long London Figaro.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-24

- 81 AAAA NNA
ant story TO tell OF
the Jordan valley.
at Jericho. which
we reached on
Thursday, Novem.
Der u. We had O
comfortable nights
sleep, although
was Weakened by
the cries OF jaekals
a.a - wrHHak auw4s