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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-19

Mia, Belle--No. Mr.. r0orman. can
not marry you Why you are al least
ten wears my scnlorl The next night:
Ma nalle-Old. AR. 0oiroxl No.
WHAT Is twenty years between you and
me- win mury you gladly.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-19

The present population Of the Unit
ed States exceeds that OF Germany BY
about q. LOCO 900. and thAt OF Great
britain b. sfeee. eee.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-19

ON OCHlLTREE.
who was recently
reported at the
point OF death, be-
came a national
character a few
years ago when he
came 10 congress as
a representative
from Texas. He
was conspicuous to
look unon and he
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-19

bent nor mlsshapen. Mr.. Fozialne's
lsfenturous life began at the early age
q 10 years. Al that age he was cap
|nred BY Comanche Indians In Texas
md borne on by these savagea to their
Igtreat In the vicinity Of what Il now
sloux City, Ia. For four years they
lept him captive. Then the band made
|lH way south 10 New Mexico. and he
uade hla escape across $50 miles OF
ian-baked desert between that wild
'euntry and the capital Of Texas and
gain resumed the garh and habits Of
civilization. An uncle. Mlrabeau La
par, was then president OF the Texas
republic. which had been wrung from
Mexico only a few years before. lie
remained with his uncle at Austin two
pears, and then was transferred TO the
sare Of another relative still more fam
oua-commodore Maury. who mapped
The trackless seas. For more than 10
sears he was the ananuensis OF this
great sailor. accompanying him on all
bis voyages. lie was IN Nicaragua
when the smoldering embers OF war
were tanned into red. furious flames In
the United States. and he FASTENED
home 10 throw himself into that con-
hlct Il was during these four years OF
tragedy that Fontalne's adventurous
spirit got full play and he made a rec
ord for Individual daring aud heroism
unsurpassed By any knight Of old and
unlmaslnod by any writer Of fiction
He bears With him a certificate from
General Robert =. Lee testlfylng that
Foniaine shot and killed so Federal
soldiers IN 60 minutes. and another
note from stonewall Jackson couchet
In this startling language Il belloy,
that during his service with me a,
aharpahooter Lamar Fontaino klllef
more Of the enemy than were killed By
any company In my command" STATED
briefly. Fontalne's war record n this
lie began rs scout and courier fol
6tonewall Jackson. lie served In IN,
same capacity with General Stewart
and Joe Johnston. and a short Will,
with Lee. He took part In q pitched
battles. IS sklrmlahes and over a hun
dfed Individual skirmishes." as h
calls them. He was known In an bran
ches Of the Confederate service as thl
best markEman with rife or revolver
In either army. Ne was wounded g.
lines and - times his lungs weri
pierced. Twice his heart was grazcd
and these scratches caused that organ
10 ~ enlarge. that skilled physician
Today who examine him without know
Ina his history viii declare that he &
liable 10 die In - hours On two oc
caaions he was able with the aid o
a mirror 20 look Into apertures Il
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-19

.. aaS most fatal disease in England {,
sss, s then phthlsla: then hear.
s'''ae' pneumonia and ncarla.lna
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-19
SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION.

sir Months Research % ne Made ia
the south Seas.
A scientific expedition Ia about TO
leave San Francisco for the South Sea
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-19
F0NTAINE'S RECORD.
shot SIXTY FEpERALs IN
SIXTY MINUTES.

rAptured In Youth BY Indians mls
Wonderful Ability to Fiuds Vigilance
Of Foss--siarsllng AudaeIiy a. .
crisis.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-19

This Is Miss Anna Hcgeman. eldest
daughter OF Chauncey NJ. Depew's sls.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-19

We must laugh before We are happy'
i..s Ne should ale without having
Isorfes..-ln nfuYeIe.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-19
LIFE OF A GREAT WIT
rom ocHlLTREE FAMED ON
TWO CONTINENTS.

Ms Recent Dangerous lilneas Recalls
Many Incidents In Ills LITE.
0ehii,rse a Father, Attorneys" nls
FIRST Joke.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-19
RELIGIOUS READING.
RELIGION AND REFORM ALL
OVER THE WORLD.
The Grace OF Christian Character Two
Types Of Christian womanhood -
Duties Of To-day Good iced The
Real Work.
Forgiveness.

d IN the NNflllflt
cool
OF the hCat-bakod
city street.
Muslng. and watch
ing a little pair
Who played on the
walk az my feet,
A boy, the elder. Of
strong, rouE b
mold:
His sister. a bios
som sweet.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-19

NE Of the most re-
markable men on
earth today IL La
mar Fontalne OF
Mississippi. Thosgh
with the weight OF
IS years piled upon
his shoulders and
the scars Of 81 bul-
let wounds mark
ing his slight
frame. be Is neither
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-19

Il Is only by having true prlneipl,
that We can live up to our Christian
calling. We should bear In mind IN,
rule to do all We can In conformity
with the Lord In order to elevate IN,
actions Of our life We should under,
stand by the light OF faith what mer
have TO galn. !, may be that life mas
pass In an ordinary manner and thai
there comes no demand to make sac.
rihces; yet We may be able to Obtain
the eternal reward Ofered.-Rev. n
McGcvern.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-19

Less resolving ana more performing.
~ less at church conferences. bu.
more riEht voting election gay 10 SUP.
plsm'n' me taiking-Ths LanceA
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-18
THE WAR ON PIE.
a Hovc for the restoration of the
Genuine Article.
Naup N,VIy G,,

ne" YORK sun.
An impression that the New York Board of
Education Is about to open a war on pie, we
arc glad to DO able to say, is due to a mis-
apprehension of the facts.
1t Is true that at a meeting recently the
committee on instruction introduced a reso-
luton authorizing 1t ito consult with the sew
cral school principals ABOUT the framing OF
regulations governing the sale of food sup
plies at reasonable prices" and prohibiting
the sale of pie In the schools. The com
mitteo declared in favor of pie reform, 4"
and the only objection to immediate and
summary action to that end came from one
OF tho commissioners, who protested against
this establishment of "sltler stands" even
with the beneiicent purpose of excluding pie
from tho daily bill of fare OF New York
school children. without first giving the
matter a great deal of thought" He coun-
selled caution before tho city should be led
into the restaurant business MS a means OF
REFRESHING tho juvenile demand for pie. and
for plenty OF it. and frequently,
Tho truth. however. is that the proposed
onslaught OF the Board OF Education is not
against pie at all; not against genuine ole.
apple, cherry, peach. cranberry. mince. Gus
taId, lemon. cocoanut and gooseberry. but
against a spurious, unwholesome and fraudu-
lent article OF manufacture known to the
trade as Washington pie"
What Is Washington pie? Why should an
article of diet which has incurred the intel
ligent censuTe OF the New York Board of
Education DO permitted to bear as a designa-
tion the name of George Washington, a Viz
gilman, hailing from a state where bacon
aud hominy. liver and chicken, pones and
ham, stand higher on the list Of articles Of
consumption thsn pie. the pie OF New
England?
Washington pie is a nefarious fraud. In
stead OF having q pastry crust, like real pie.
IL has a covering OF dough. Instead Of being
filled with fruit It is filled with pieces of
cake, pieces Of stale bread and spices. cheap
spices; the refuse OF the bakery. Indigesti-
bio and unwholesOme, resembling true pie
In name only, Washington pie is sold, in
these parts OF the town where II Is known.
in considerable quantities for a small price.
An unsophisticated sChoolboy OF schoolgirl
can get "a %penny's worth" of Washington
Pic where the same amount Of yeritable pie
would cost 8 cents. The cheap price is ac-
counted for by the fact that the Ingredients.
except the spices. would otherwise be thrown
away by the bakers. These Washington pies.
IL Is said, are sold almost exclusively 10
school children. more especially truants.
IL viii be seen, therefore, that our com
missiOners Of education do not intend to
make an onslaught against pie generally. nor
even against pie at all. Their demand for
pie reform" is a demand for real pie in
stead OF a spurious article called pie,
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-18

Chicago Times-Herald: a Kansas minister
has presented to the Legislature a bill Of IS
for praying at the Inauguration OF Governor
Leedy." 1t ought to be paid without a pro-
test. The wear and tear on his feelings
while praying for populism should be worth
every cent he asks.
Boston Globe: Bishop Walden Of the New
York East Methodist conference has put
forth the fiat that candidates to be fully ad-
mitted to the ministry must sign a certificate
binding them to eschew tobacco. The bishop
thinks that no minister can climb the golden
stairs with tobacco in his mouth.
Chicago Chronicle: a populist preacher at
Topeka has put in a bill OF S. for "one prayer
for divine guidance at the Leedy Inaugural
ton" The inaugural committee refuses to
pay it, but in this it is mistaken, for anyone
who can reach the Most High in the interest
of the populists deserves IS at least. That
would be cut rates on the long-distnnce tele-
phone.
Chicago Record: MIR. Moody seems to have
aimed particularly at some OF the members
of the clergy. His language concerning min
listers who palliate the errors and vices Of
the times has been very severe. Perhaps
he has done an unintentional injustice to
some ministers who have sought TO defer to
expediency as a means Of maintaining prin-
ciple. Yet from MIR. Moody's point of view
there is a crying need Of more vigorous work
and a more absolute Difference to orthodoxy
on the part OF the clergy. He would have
them recognize. for instance, that there is
no way of gauging sin by social grades and
distinctions. Is there a hint in his words
which many ministers might find 1t fruitful
to heed and act upon?
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-18

1IfE DEMAND FOR GOLD.

The demand Of Japan and Austria
for gold is making such inronds upon
the British supply as to give ground
for expecting II call upon this country.
But this prospect, according to the New
York Tribune, need cause no alarm,
since the national treasury is in Il DO
sition TO part with 100000, 900 on So
OOO,OOO and still have II reserve cOn8id-
crably in excess Of 500, 900, 1000, while
the New York banks are well supplied
with HE yellow metal. OF course it is
impossible to say how extensive the
demand for gold will be, but ii Is hardly
possible that The two countries which
are now most actively calling for gold
VIII require II sufficient amount to cause
IL serious drain from the chief source Of
supply, the United States. This country
has not been In better condition Tor II
number OF years for meeting any prob
able demand for gold from abroad. The
present store Of that metal must be con-
Sidcrnbly over 5000, 1000. An export
movement. therefore, need cause no ap-
prchcnSion ana would probably create
not the slightest concern or disturbance
In financial circles.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-18

quite general feeling that the OK
Ienditures 81 Tho government arr already
tnO large aud any project which ron
templates unnecessarily increasing them
~E certainly encounter strong popular
opposition. The proposed new depart
mnnt would add 10 tlr cost Of govern.
furut and IT cannot b. successfully main
tanned that It, il necessary. Perhaps it
would be- convenient, but unless u can
hc most clearly demonstrated that 1t Is
essential 10 the higher efficiency Of the
public service, that II IS absolutely re-
CURED for the PROMOTION Of the general
welfare, 1t should not be created. II is
y business question and In view of the
fact that the revenues Of tb" government
are steadily running behind the expen-
ditureS sound business principles are
against creating new offices that will
increase the demands upon the national
treasury.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-18

millions Of people who will attend the
Paris exposition the highest achieve
mont OF american invention and in
dustry could not fail to be beneficial iD
charging FOur European markets.
There Should be- no mean and narrow
spirit In .. matter Of this kind. Every
such oppdl4rAilty TO show other nations
our progress and our resources ought TO
be- literally improved and it is the duty
of the government TO assist in spreading
the knowledge OF what this country has
which tbh ifst OF the world may want.
We are industrially the greatest country
in the world and while this fact Is uni
y~ersally recognized It will be better
understood by visible evidences of our
greatness. The United States was not
adequately represented in the last Paris
exposition. There Is no reason why 1t
should not be in the text u
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-18
rnmtLL.s ounp Rrcnnn

II audaciiy il the trait which only
great men possris Edward Il. Howell
must be- q truly great man. u certainly
takes sublime atadaciiy FOR Howell to
come before The citizens of Omaha AZ
a candidate for mayor rs a reward Cys
the good record hc has made.
The sum and Substance 81 His good
record as paradcd in ilic World-Ilcrald
consists la the single act Tor which
Howell claims the sole credit. With a
simplicity both clildlikc and bland
Ifowclrs champion tells Us thai the
stand which Howell took IN favor Of
Paving Contractor Hugh Murphy has
smashed the Barker asphalt combine,
which otherwise would have had tho
monopoly Of paving IN Omnhn, and
saved the taxpayers 100000. No ref
crciicc Is made to the part which other
members Of the city council had taken
nor to the city engineers department,
which formulated the specifications that
made possible competition between nB.
phalt paving contractors. AS u good
turn deserves another. IlUwcll's good
record in standing up for Contractor
Hugh Murphy has been handsomely
recognized by Contractor Murphy stand
ing up for Howell ever since.
Crediting Howell with his part in
lOoscning the grip Of The Barber COM
pnny, IT. is singular that no other eX-
ample Of IIowclIs good record has been
produced In the fOur years OF his ga
rrcr AZ councilman or In his more re-
cent career in the legislature. IF How
ell has actually saved the taxpayers
some money by fighting the battle OF
Contractor Hugh Murphy, how much
has he cost he people or Omaha by
lighting The BATTLES Of other contractors
and franchised corporations who have
their grip upon the cityr
How much did the taxpayers OF Omaha
lose by HowcIl's support Of Scion l..
Wilry's various schemes aud iObsi How
much did his vote in favor Of the inflated
electric lighting bills cost them? How
much have they been pinchcd by the
garbage contractor whose monopoly he
helped to riyct upon the city for
ten years?
How many hundreds Of thousands Of
dollars did Howell try TO vote into the
pockets of the gas trust when he voted
TO give them n lifty-year franchise for
nothing? How much did Howcll's good
recOrd profit the water works company
when he assisted in crawling out of the
contract made by Vcnner TO permit the
relocation of 1870 fire hydrants from
places where they were not needed?
How much did the poor working mel
Of Omaha contribute to the gambling
houses which were given the privilege
10 keep open house by IIowcll's vote for
the gambling ordinance?
Last. but not least. how much did
lIowclls good record in the legislature
cost the citizens of Omaha in delaying
the exposition bill, cutting down the APP
preparation and tying the money up so
that work cannot be begun OF the state
building for three months to- come?
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-18
PROHIBITIONS DEATH KNELL.

Sioux City Journal: The people Of Iowa
are to be congratulated on this result. 1t
was desired by the overwhelming majority
of the people-by the democrats almost SOL
idly. by many populists and by a large pre-
ponderance of the republicans. A law au-
thorizing manufacture ought to have been
passed at the same time that the sale OF
alcoholic liquids was licensed and legal
lied.
Davenport Republican: The passage of the
manufacturing bill by the state senate takes
the liquor question out of politics. The
principal stronghold of Iowa democracy has
been demolished. 1t will no longer be pos
sible for the democrats to claim in one
district that the republican party Is the
party of prohibition and in another that 1t
is allied to the liquor interests. The fact
is the liquor question is one entirely OF
expediency, and the way the republican
party of Iowa has placed the matter 1t
remains with each community to decide for
itself.
Des Moines Capital: The restoration OF
the manufacture of liquors has been ineyl-
table ever since the passage of the mulct
law. The manufacture of alcohol in the
state, for sale in or out of the state or IN
or out of America, for lawful purposes,
should never have been prohibited. The
party was forced into this radical position
by the democracy and the moment the man
fracture OF alcohol was prohibited, thus
making the distilleries worthless, the de-
cline of prohibition began. The license re-
pubIicans have now carried the day ana
should cease their demands. There are
thousands of prohibition republicans VINO
will draw the line now and VIII not go
a step farther.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-18
CANADIAN COMPETITION.

The commercial interests of the United
States must count upon n growing and
vigorous competition On the part of the
commercial interests of canada In the
foreign markets. Realizing that reel
procity between the two countries has
bccn siIclved for some years to come,
the efforts OF the Canadians will be di-
rcctcd 10 building up their trade with
Europe and whatever progress they
make in this direction will be at the
expense OF American trade. 1t Is an
nounccd that the Dominion government
is projecting q line Of steamers between
Canada and Great Britain, the purpose
Of which Is TO create a Canadian export
trade. If the project Is carried out, and
It's success depends only upon he sup
port of he imperial government, there
will be the beginning of what may III
timatcly me mt no very remote period
become u formidable competition with
the North Atlantic ports Of the United
States, particularly If the privileges en-
joycd by the Canadian railways from
our government should be continued.
or course we can find no fault with
the efforts of the Canadian people TO
extend their trade, even though their
gain should be our loss, but We are
under no obligation to help them build
mp Il competition TO our dctriment. The
privileges now accorded the Canadian
railways by our government are eX-
c%crdingly valuable To those corporations.
1t is estimated tina they are worth at
least ~S2O.OOO,OOO II year in earnings,
which means that amount taken from
American railroads. 1t is doubtless true
that our own pcoplc-that is, the pro-
duccrS of the northwest INT the manu-
fncturcrs Of New En~gland-have de
railway competition and in these sec
tions the sentiment has been and prob
ably still is against IL interference
with 1t. But 1t may become in the near
future II vcry serious question whether
our government should continue to favor
these foreign corporations in n way that
contributes to the building up Of Ca
madam IN to the dctriment of
important American interests. The Brit
iSh government may be expected to do
all that may be required of it for pro-
noting Canadian commercial ambition.
That is the colonial policy OF that gov
eminent. 1t may become necessary for
the United States to act in self-defensc.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-18
As no 4 NEW DEPARTMENT.


There il said to be considerable Cos
sip IN Washington with regard TO the
possible creation of II new department
of tho government, TO be known rs the
Department of Commerce and Indus
try, and so confident are the advocates
that they are said 10 be making II can
vass for the head OF the proposed addi-
lion TO the executive branch of the
government.
There Is n bill in the senate for the
creation of such II department, which 1t
Is proposed shall have general jurisdic-
ton over tlc foreign and internal COM
mcrCe of the United States and also
have jurisdiction over all matters rclat-
Ing to the manufacturing interests of
the country, including the extension of
foreign markets and the increase of
trado and trade facilities with
foreign countries. 1t looks TO
the divorce from the Treasury
department ana a transfer to the
new department OF the bureaus of life
saving, light houses, marine hospitals,
steamboat inspection, navigation and
the coast and geOdetic survey, and of the
bureau of statistics and The consular
bureau from The state department. 1t
IL urged that the creation of this new
department would greatly relieve the
secretary of the treasury, who Is now
oycrburdcncd With multifariOuS bust
ness, and yet leave him with his hands
fun In attending 10 the oncrous duties
properly belonging to the head of the
financial department of the govern
mcnt,
This measure has the active support
of the National Manufacturers aSSocia-
lion, the National Board of Trade and
the National Business league. 1t Is
claimed that the project also has the
sanction of President Mckinley, hut the
probability is that he has mover ex-
pressed an opinion regarding The matter,
though 1t Is perhaps safe to as sumo that
II congress should think it wise To create
the proposed department the president
would offer no objection, II is. however,
not a timely proposal and this ought To
he especially obvious to The practical
mel who aIe supporting IL There is a
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-18
INTEREST IN III OMAHA ELECTION.
Reputation of NcbrasI>n's Metropolis
At Stake In the Contest.


The people of the state at large have never
felt so k en- an interest in an Omaha mu-
nicipal campaign as in the present one. AS
II to defy the decent aud respectable ele-
ment of the metropolis and the state. the
populists have nominated the malodOrous
Senator Howell, who is generally understood
throughout Nebraska to have represented
the gamblers and toughs In the state senate.
His interests are supposed to lie in that di-
rection and he was very active in their
interest. The question with the people of
the state Is simply one of personal safety
and protection during the exposition. Is
that great enterprise to be run in the in
terests OF cut throats and gamblers and Is
tho city government to be in league with
them? When a man goes down to the big
show will he be- compelled to keep his ''eye
peeled for the mayor and his police force
just the same as for the more modest pick
pocket and Slugger? If a tough and a rep
rcsentativo of the toughs and gamblers is to
be elected mayor of Omaha the exposition
will be a mighty safe place for us country
jakes to keep away from.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-18
LILIES OF EASTER.

Henry Tyrrell in Harper's Weekly.
Then chill the earth lay, dreaming,
In slumber like the dead,
Nor any seed of grass or weed
Walked to the thrill of Floreal's tread.
And one pure heart, concealed, apart,
DeSpairing dropped and numb.
Her eyes were yelled from heaven,
Her lips like petals closed were dumb.
Lone as a church where none to pray
Cometh, at morn or eve
Sad as a dawning gray,
When winds DER bleak wolds sigh and
grieve.
leaves that a mummy's hand might hold.
A thousand ages gone,
Sere as the Sedges still and cold
BY the dull marge of AGneron.
The germ within the dark earth's breast
That ne'er had felt the sun;
The maiden's heart. in strange unrest,
Whose pulSlngs yet had scarce begun.
And neither knew for what 1t yearned,
And both seemed born to pine.
How should the dust of earth thave learned
1t thirsted for the dews divine?
10! like a vision. swift as tears
or joy on old carth's face,
The miracle of morn appears
The lily, virginia. in grace.
Easter! she hears the joy-bells ring,
Her gaze to heaven turns.
TITS Eastert and the soul of spring,
The Life CT Life. within her burns.