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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-21
I~a,ra w.,srran In Finland.

The celebrated waterfall OF Imatra.
IN Finland. which Was visited. We be-
lieve. by Mr. Gladstone during one OF
his Scandinavian tours. promises 10
become a source % very large profit TO
the revenues % the imperial grand
duchy. The ever-lncreasing crowd OF
summer and autumn tourists visiting
the fan already support a special line
o. railway constructed for their con-
venlence and accommodation. The So
called Historical hotel. which stands
above the lmatra, and also the many
fourish.ng settlements on the salma
canal. exist almost entirely on the
yearly influx Of visitors from an parts
Of Europe. A Russian company Is now
being organized Tor exploiting the In.
heront forces OF this magnificent cas-
oade as an electrical motor A net.
work OF wires viii transmit the motor
power o. the ,umbllng and foamlnr
waters o; lmatra In various directions.
even a. Ear as the gloomy and misty
Peiropolis. The new company desires
20 obtain a driving force OF twenty
thousand horsepower. and. as the Fin.
nish executive values each single horse.
power al I've hundred rlksmarks. the
necessary capital Tor working the en-.
terprise will be twelve million i've
hundred thousand OF that currency
The lessees will pay for their acquired
force by a hxed percentage on the grosl
capital Il is stated that twenty thou.
sand horsepower represents only one.
sixth OF the colossal force OF the Fin.
nlsh Niagara. London News.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-21

Whose pockoibook Is that which
you carry?" said a friend 70 a business
man. ~ he drew a Wcll-hlled wallet
from his pocket
why. my own. of course. whose
else could 81 be-" was the prompt re-
ply
TO whom the pocketbook belongs
depends on another question. n you
belong 10 tas lord. gucss the purse IL
His also"
well. ssld the man thoughtiully
Il hope I DO belong TO the Lord. bu,
your remark throws new light on this
subject. % never impressed INC before
as q, does ius, nov. that am 20 carry
ana use this poeke,hook. my pocket
book. a. my Lord directs. mus,
think this matter out. for I confess
honestly I never looked at q in the
light In which you place a."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-21

one secret Of swec, and happy Chris
tlan life Il learning 10 live by the day
Il IL the long stretches that tire US
We think OF life a. a whole. running
on for US We cannot carry this load
until We are threescorc and ten. We
cannot hght this battle continually for
half a century. But really there are
no long stretches Life does not come
to us an az one time. Il comes only a
day A. a time. Even tomorrow is never
ours an Il becomes to-day. and We have
nothing whatever 10 do with Il but 70
pass e..4n 10 Il fair and good Inherit
ance Ia to-day's work well done and
to-day's life we'll lived Il IL a blessed
secret. this Of living by the day. Any
one can carry bis burden. however
heavy. tiii nlghtiall. Anyone can do
bis work. however hard. Tor one day.
Anyone can live sEeotly patiently. low
lnEly and purely ,ili the sla goes down.
And th.s D. en- that ne ever really
means 20 us-jatt one little day. 10
to-day's duty. nEht to-day's temptation.
and do not weaken and distract your
SELF by looking forward 20 things you
cannot see and could not understand n
you saw them" God gives us nights
TO shut dowa the curtain o. darkness
on our little ,taya We cannot see be-
yond Short horizons make llfe easier
and give us ono Of the blessed secrets Of
brave. true. hcly living.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-21
An Ap, Comparison.

The following ls an interesting com.
parlson, suppose that farmer raises
one thousand bushels OF wheat a year.
and also sells this TO one thousand per-
sons IN an parts o. the country. a grca
portion % them saying. I viii hand
you a dollar Ia a short time The
farmer docs not want 10 be small. and
says. AN right soon the one thou.
sand bushels are gone. and be has moth
ing 20 show Cor 70. and be- then realizes
ina, be has fooled away his whole crop.
and its value Is due IN q thousand little
driblcis Subsequently be- Is seriously
embarrassed IN business because bis
creditors. each OWNS him one dollar.
treat % as a small matter. and think %
would not help much. Continue this
business year In aad year out. az the
publisher OF newspaper does. how
long would be stand tg"-Pr,ss and
Printer
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-21


Al the capital Of the nation a letter
writer In one Of the religious journals
says; This Is the FIRST week OF the new
license year In the District OF Colum-
bla. and Il Is gratifying to those Who
are working to lessen the number OF
places licensed to sell liquor that the
number Of applications Tor licenses d
fewer IN number By more than a hun
dred than were made last year: and
there are good grounds Tor the belief
that the Anu-Saloon League win sue.
coed In preventing the Issuing OF n.
oensos 10 a number OF those who have
applied for them By showing that they
are not legally entitled to them"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-21

lngs. registeEings Of mor,gages and q
few deeds An average OF tW0 or three
men would come 20 see him daily on
business. bat he seldom saw a woman.
Nearly all the settlers near him al
that time were bachelors. who after
ward went back 10 Canada 10 SET aar-
rlcd. and. indeed. Fox ala the sane.
Everybody was poor and yti they al
seemed % enjoy themselves. thous.
they had 20 haul their wheat from 30
10 70 miles 90 market Tho winter
passed very swiftly and IN the SUMMER
Mcssrs Mooney and McHugh came
with their families. then other s,tiiers
began 20 pour 10. nuilines went an.
as q By magic and In a few months
there was q posiO1cc and dosca
dwellings Talk o., a railroad bean
% be heard and On q feW months Il
came, Then. indeed "Poo Dab Eek
had 10 surrender bic glory. Hc chose
20 take up the humble position OF sn-
porinteudcnt OF the schools % the coun.
~. and he stin rsts'rs me nlaer. lie
Is disposed 10 think that. IN snlte Of
The comforts Of lie al Lanedon. he
enjoyed himself more that winter when
he was the monarch OF an the govern
ncnt ofaces Of cavnler county.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-21

No AAlEntenuaNfAa NNANnMA AnNNs
Is there any righteousness without
loyel IL there any truth but that
has love a. its beating hearth Is there
any growth Ia the knowledge OF the
truth. In the grace OF that truth max
Ing the soul great In rlghteouness. e1-
cept a. we are always learning. In the
realization that there Il ample space for
a rich aud even richer revelation OF the
TRUTH Can We attain unto that ever
cnrlching revelation OF the truth but a.
We together speak OF our truths In love
10 one another7 For my own very
Frowth's sake am not bound to lis
ten TO my neighbor's word. what he has
experienced OF life. what life has said
10 him. what the prophets Of bis faith
have sald7 For the fulfilling OF my
mission In the World-for truth 10 be
q, the increase Of its life within the
soul must always be shared. our chief
business Ia the world being 70 enrich Il
again with all this with which Il has
enriched us-for the fulfilling OF my
mission In the world. ! say. IL Il no,
necessary that win my brother into
seeing my vision. that its prophets
word may enrich himi and how else
can / win him except BY speaking the
truth Ia love. except by with malice
toward none and charity for all" say
Ing the truth and living Il a. God gives
me 10 see ~ ! sometimes say. and
am not 20 sure but We should an Of ~
always think. that speaking the truth
In hate makes Il hurt like a NE. am
sure that speaking the truth In the
simple love Of myself In the love Of
my way because Il is my way: speak
Ing the truth. therefore. with prejudice
doeth hurt like ialsehood and cannot
but In some way degrade the man
Rev. J. N. Scott
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-21

A professor Of the UaigeFalty Of
Bonn. Switzerland. hsz Il Il said. found
records that have enabled him 10 trace
the descendants. for i've generations.
OF woman who died early In the cen
iury. and who was a confirmed drunk.
ard. The number Of persons IN direct
line Of derceni 10 the present time has
been $50. on these the investigation has
been able 20 ascertain the records OF
no fewer than 700. OF these 100. the
professor has found that i02 we're Of
Legitimate birth. ie2 we're profession
al beggarr. CO we're inmates Of aims
houses. iSi were prostitutes. 20 we're
criminals OF minor kinds and we're
murdererL Careful estimates have al
20 been made Of the cost 10 the state OF
caring for the paupers and Furnishing
the criminals. and OF the amounts Civ
en- In aims and lost through theft. The
total has been placed al the great sum
OF f25.i00 for the whole period. OF
more than 1880 a year.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-21
Evidence Asain., Alcohol

For forty years" says Dr. n. &.
Davis, an eminent American physician.
Il have not prescribed alcohol In any
case In my practice Alcohol is not a
s,imulant Il produces paralysis. The
man TO whom % Is administered has his
sonsibllties affected aad he imagines
that be d warmer. or cooler. or better
than he really Is. he simply does no,
realize his condition. Instead OF bene-
fting alcohol IN every case Injuries.
have been writing, talking and prac.
ucing along these lines since 1850. Ten
years ago papers read before medical
societies founded upon common-sense
and actual proof as shown In the con-
ditlon OF patients were covcrtly sncercd
az az being simply the vaporlngs Of
cold water fanatics To-day things are
changing and people are beginning TO
see that what they need ls not alcohol.
nor a substitute for alcohol. but some
thing which Is truly a siimulant and
an uphuilder. Alcohol being rapidly
absorbed and carried to every tissue In
the body. ia contact with the nerve
structures directly dlmlnlshes the sen
sihili,y Of the scntlon, nerve cells. and
therefore one feels less conscious Of
wearlness or rain. and consequently
thinks he Il refreshed and strength
ened Yet when We apply the tests Of
philosophical instruments for accurate
measurements aud obtain results indie
pendent OF the sensations OF the indl-
yidual. just az the time when he thinks
moderate dose OF alcohol Il warming
him and refreshing him and enabling
him to do moro work and think and
talk faster We hnd bis temperature a.
Minimizing. his 7rlhluty less
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-21

In the trial Of a recent case before
the New York Supreme Court. accord.
ing TO the Youths Companion. an at
torney remarked. In excavation OF an
Acknowledged weakness Of his client:
The best o, men get drunk" There
upon the Judge quickly announced his
dissent The best % men," he said.
do not set drunk. II ever there was
such a tine Il has gone BY In this and
all other civilized communities" Il IL
equally as much 10 the point. too. that
some Of the wors, Of men do no, get
drunk. They understand that drunk
enness weakens the reason. and UNITS
a man Tor carrying oal his purposes.
whether they be good or evil. Their
abstinence a also a Temperance lesson.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-21

The following beautiful thought 70
from Rev. =. H. Meyer. IN The Secret
Of Guidance; When you canaot pray
Tor yourself begin 90 pray Cor others
when your desires ras tako the bible
ln hand and begin 20 turn each text
into q petition. or take mp the tale Of
your mcrcios and begin TO translate
each OF them into praise When tho
Bible itself becomes .tk,ome Inquire
whether you have ro. Seen spelling
your appetite by swectmoats. and re-
uouncc them. anl believe that the
word De- the wire along whioh tho voice
OF God viii ccr,aialy como 10 you u
the heart Is hushcd and the attention
fixed n will hear what God The Lord
shall speak"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-21

The followlus p,r..-eat thoughts are
from one Of R,v. Or. J. l. Wi,hrow's
sermons In the Chicago Record. Buy
the truth and sell Il not" Go abroad
and see II you can and man whom
much Indulgence OF any appetite or
passion made other than miserable
That Il a fact worth buying at a fair
price Of looking and asking See. n
by seeking you can End one who freely
INDUCED In youth and became more
vigorous In health clearer In head and
cleaner Ia heart rs age came on. To
hnd one such win oficr a stln answer
TO those who urge abstinence. but "
not one such can be found Il should
commend temperance nightly 10 IL
desplCahlo In any rational being 20 be
under the dominion or any bodily de-
sire. no difference what q is Paul sets
the example Of what a self-rcspectinr
man should always DO. Il bring my
body under" I know a brother min
lsier now dead. who was slave 20
tobacco. And. would you believe lt. he
vas heard mere than once urging hls
growing boys 90 beware OF beginning
Co use a. you see. boys am so adj
dlcted as not 90 be able 10 break away
from H." For shame, cay I. that any
man made In the image Of God should
thus ahioc'lv conierg. And nltlful. too.
that one who stood as a teacher OF roli-
gion should appeal to boys TO beware
Of what he admits he must continue 10
do himself knew him well. aud be-
lieve that In many things he was a
worthy man. But this. which was more
than a blemlsh OF character. stands
agsinst every pleasant thought one
can cherish concerning him. Rule your
passions. command your appotlies. ac-
cult yourselves like men; be strong.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-21

The Transyaal Nolksraad not long
ago passed a Law totally prohibiting The
sale OF liquor 10 natives. Of whom there
are about 1900 employed IN the mine,
The prohibition does not proceed
from philanthroplc motives. but IA A
matter Of seli-in,orest Il Il estimat.
ed that 20 per cent Of these laborers
are absent or practically useless each
day BY reason OF drink. The can
teens" are kept by Russian and Polish
Jews. who supply the ignorant natives
with a compound Of cheap whisky. cay
enne pepper, tobacco Juice. etc. a, 90
exorbitant a price as 20 enable the
dealers 10 make n a month out OF each
customer, In some cases the canteen
keepers pay for the privilege as much
as $4,000 a year
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-21
MIehaeI,a Contrntlnn.

A certain skeptie was greatly In
elined 10 badger ministers and others
with foolish questions. One OF his
stock problems had reference TO Mich
ael the archangcl eontending with the
devil about the body OF Moses Jude
,. One time In the presence Of certain
ministers be propounded his old ques-
ton. when a young minister walked
up In front 10 him. and looking him
squarely In the face said.
That is a question which does NOT
concern you IN the least"
Why mott"
because Michael the archangel vii
never contend With the devil about
your body"
The nan Of questions subsidized. ant
hiI question had not been answered
{ satisfactorily be had got something 4
think Of which might last him for on,
day az least
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-21


There Ia great difference between
theology and religion. and TO say this
Ia not 10 cast dlsrepuie on either Re
ligion is life. theology IL the science
OF life. Il Is very important 20 have
a science Of life. Il Il also important
90 understand that the science IA not
the lie Our studies OF phenomena
lead Us 10 rehabilltate our thought con-
eerning the life which We observe.
Flowers grow now az they did In the
days Of Adam. but there L. a neW bot
any. The stars shine as then. but there
is a new astronomy. The religious lie
OF faith. hope. and love Is In its essen
tial elements luEt the sane a. when
Abraham turned bis back on the land
Of idola,ry that be might follow the
true God
In the Bible Ne hnd What the pro-
phets tell us the Law requires Justice.
mercy. humility. What ST. Paul says-
tobriety. seli-conirol. righteousness
godlincss; what 81 James says-pur-
lty and philanthropy. the four gospels.
the law and the prophets summed up
into love toward God and love toward
man. but We shall never end religion
defined as a system Of thought. a. a
kind OF ritual. bui always as a spiritual
life. Il Is reverence toward God. the
Father o. an the living. repentance Of
sin. ana the finding In the experiences
u other men something which turns
The soul toward God. Il is having faith
In Christ which leads one 20 become
Hls follower. walking with him and
recognizing Him as a friend. Il Is feel
ing within ones self a certain quality
which cannot die. and because OF the
consciousness Of that uaiying quality.
looking beyond the graye tor loved
ones This 10 religion DR.. Lyman Alb
botL
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-21

The death Of Thomas Dewitt Of Blna.
hamton. \. Y. was not due 10 cre,s.
live smoking, but to old aeo. lie va
i02 when ne died. aad had smoked for
eighty years. His mind was clear ana
bis memory good to tho last. SMOKING
vas his chief pleasure. bat be was very
fond Of card.rlayin9. too. he va
probably a. h.s death ne eldest mas
IN New York state.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-21

In a recent temperance address Dr.
Temple, the new archbishop Of Can
lerbury. said that he had drank liquor
moderately for many years Of hln life,
but during the last twenty-five years
Of his life had not touched q dron
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-21

What magniaed monsters circle there
in.
Ragged. and stained with alth and
mud.
Some plague-spotied and some with
blood
shapes OF misery, shame and sin.
Thomas Hood. In "A Drop OF Gin"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-21

have heard about little Girl whose
sunday-sohool teacher asked her how
many sacramonis there we've.
There Amt none no more" was the
child's reply.
why. what DO you mcang" querloa
the amazed teacher
why. Johnny TUFTS father took the
last sacrament yesterday. 20 there
can't be none left" vas the reply
New York Recorder
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-21
Ia,srhms shss Record.

The city OF Havcrhin manufactured
'i5.tii. $50 pairs Of shoes las, year. This
beats the record, and becomes the high
water mark for all Massachusetts
towns. BrOckion. H0yerhill's most for.
midable competitor, made e.iai.s75
pairA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-21

when We think ourselves forsaken.
we should commend ourselves to Gods
love and when we cannot provide Tor
others. We should commend them TO
Him. lie will care Tor us. he has
cared for and remembered His prom.
lses Tor His peoplo.-Stier.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-21

Keep the altar OF pfi,a,o prayer
burning. This Is tho vciy llic Of an
plety. The Sanctuary and family a..
tars borrow their agcs here, therefore
let this burn we'll Secret devotion %
the very essence and barometer Of vital
and experimental rcllslon.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-21
ATTHEROYALCOURTS
THE MAIDS OF HONOR FIND
MUCH TO BORE THEM.
Dress and Talk According 20 orders 20
Nervous Headaches Have 90 NE
depressed for the sake Of the
Queen.

IGH life above
stairs Is shown up
In a light that may
dispel many illu-
sions In a CONVEX
satlon l have just
had with a maid Of
honor 10 a north
ern queen. says a
writer In London
Truth. The maid Of
honor IL wealthy In
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-21

Among the agencies at work In this
country breeding crime. and melting
ignorant and plastic minds TO deeds Of
violence, says writer In Central
Christian Advocate, the policy Of many
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-21

have no power 20 look across the tide
To see while here the land beyond the
river.
hut this l know. | shall se Code Tor
ever.
SO can trust.
w. 4. Garrett
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-21

Ashins-was Il hard to accomplish
Teller-Hard' ], was as hard as Il 10
for a red-noscd man to look eoldly IN
tollectupi. Puck
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-21
RAN WHOLE COUNTY.
suVaEME RULER OVER HALF a
YEAR.

The ~Poo nah" Of Laneaon. n. D. Lived
All winter In = shack and RULED An
the couniy Omcss without oetiing
Into Troabls.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-21

AANMIlNI N'Ni4"N|
In the ffst winter Of is existence. Il
came about In this way. Cavalier ccun-
~ had been named but unorganized Tor
several years up 10 1854. II consisted
Of a large strip OF land. al owned ~
the government. lying vest Of the west
ern boundary line Of Pembina counts.
About that time MrP.McHugh OF Bath
gate was elected as a representative Or
Pembina county 10 the Legislature and
Il occurred 10 him and 70 Attorney
W. J. Mooney Of the same village that
Il would be well 70 organize Cavalier
county and add to Il the three ranges
In the western part Of Pemblna coun-
~. This western part Of Pembina
county was very much higher than the
rest Of the county and was situated.
the people said and say yet. "on the
mountain" So McIIugh got q PHI
through the legislature defining Cava-
Her county az Il is to-day That was
10 the winter OF iSSi-5. A court house
was built Al Langdon. which was de-
signated a. the county seat. and at
the election In November various couu-
" ofhcers were elected But none Of
the county ofieers went &c Langdon
10 live Il vas already a bad winter
and they could see no rearon why they
should 80 n there was some one there
20 take charge Of the records So
they united In asking Mr. z. J. Fox.
a young man Just from Canada. 10
take charge Of the ofIces until sum-
mer.
Fox accepted the position. or DO
sltions. and In December took charge
81 the Affairs Of the county. The court
house was then a large building. Ia
fact too large for use. Fox decided
that Il would be better 10 leave Il va
cant until spring and be took tp his
abode In a one-room claim ahacb.~ the
only other building In town. T,ha was
about Is By 20 feet IN dimensions. and
there he lived and dld business that
winter. He was deputy clerk Of the
courts. county Judge. county treasurer.
county auditor and register Of deeds.
The sheriff lived In the country and
the superintendent Of schools lived
Just across the Manitoba line. The
sheriff ala not serve out bis term. for
be was put IN Jail for shooting q man
In a light There vas not another llv-
Ing soul within two milea Fox lived
entirely alone and aid his oWn cook
Ing except the bread baking. which
vas done BY a nelghbor three miles
away. Langdon. though the eounty
seat. was not yet a post once. The
postmaster Of Olga. In the eastern part
Of the county. used 10 send over t,sge
package o. letters and papers scout
twice a week 10 the people vhom Do
knew lived near Langdon and Fox
would give 10 these people their nail
when they called for H. There was not
one settler 20 miles 10 the west. but
about 40 and 80 miles northwest. near
the Manitoba line. there were several
settlers and some Of these used 70 drive
that great distance 70 ale" on a home
stead or a tree claim. When they dld
that Fox had 10 give them their meals
and lodgings, and In fact be had often
70 keep a sort Of hotel.
That winter OF iSSi-5 vas very cold
and AZ night Fox used often TO he
awake and listen 70 tho billiards. howl
around his little shack. He vas kept
busy. however. Tor there were many a.