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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

raeIites. and they own three-fourths Of
Jerusalem. They have even taken pos
session OF a large part Of Christian
street Outside the city, near the Jaf-
n road, are the fine buildings which
Sir Moses Montehore erected for the
Jews. But these are only small part
OF the many important structures
which now cover the whole western and
northern environs Of the city. The
Russians and French have built very
extensively. and their hosplces for the
accommodation OF pilgrims are nanked
BY churches. hospitals. schools and pri-
vate residences. In the region where
the various consulates are found one
seems 10 be In a modern city. Not Tar
from the Damascus road are the house
OF the English bishop and the new
English church. Near the garden OF
Gethsemane. on the east side OF the
city. rises the grcen-dumed Russian
church. and the summit Of the Mount
OF Ollyoe "a now defacod, rs many
think, by a lofty Russian bell tower
which Is plainly visible here In the
Jordan valley
To the right Of us Is the massive tow
or OF Hippicus. often called David'i
tower which Is really one Of the strong
forts belonging TO the old Jewish wall
which was spared by Titus In the de-
struetlon OF the city. with the proud
purpose TO show after generations wha
mighty fortlheaiiona the Romans coulS
storm. ! am glad that Jerusalem u
stlll entirely surrounded by wall Az
though this was created by the Turk
as late as the FIRST part OF the sixteenth
century. and does not enclose the who'll
Of the ancient city. It helps to give
Jerusalem an antique and rather i'm
portant appearance.
We are on our way 10 the Church o
the Holy sepalcher. The streets ar
full Of donkeya. some OF them white
and many OF them carrying great load
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14
curEnEss OF TIE COYOTE.
rhelr Tricks 10 Make Away with q
Etaa~er

Their Tricks 10 Make Away with q
badger.
Forest and Stream tells about a dog
that had its principal sport In chasing
and otherwise worrying coyotes and
was led into ambush by one coyote and
then set upon by several other OF the
prairie wolves and almost done TO
death. About . o'clock one night" the
paper says. 'one Of the coyotes came
10 the kitchen door and howled az
gravatingly at the dog. which there
upon set amer the coyote full tilt The
coyote led around the house. down TO
the corral and around the blacksmith
shanty. the dog yelplng after. Behind
the shanty were other coyotes. six or
seven OF them. and all OF them made
for the dog In a way that made Il feel
lonely. The ranchman heard the eight
and the dogs hoWls OF pain. and grasp
Ing a rife started that way on the run.
yelling as be- went. The coyote took
a farewell nip and fed. leaving a sore
dog behind. Since then the dog has
not beemso much interested as on for
mer occasions IN coyotes. Il follows
single coyotes vigorously. hut the ap-
pearance OF another sends Il back as
fast as Il can run" The coyote likes
badger flesh very much. but one coyote
Is not equal 10 a badger In a fight:
consequently. the coyote, when Il meets
a badger. has TO resort to stratagem gll
aid arrives. The manner In which Il
does this. according 20 the sportsman'l
paper, Is interesting. "A few weeks
ago" the writer says. "as I was rldlng
along. I saw a coyote and a badger
The coyote seemed 10 be playing with
the badger. He would pranee around
Il. frst a. n 10 bite H.. then run on q
little way. the badger following. evi.
IDENTIFY very angry. When the badger
saw me Il ran into lts hole. while N,
coyote went on forty or any yards and
lay down. evidently knowing had nd
gun with me The coyotes device wal
evidently to tease. and 20 keep The
badger interested TIL another coyote
happened along. when the badger would
have been killed"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

OF grain. fruit. wood and straw. Many
an ugly and stately camel. sometimes
so burdened as to on up the street.
lumbers by A few weeks ago he may
have left the gates OF fowery Damas-
Gus; a few weeks hence he may be en-
tering the streets Of Cairo the Magnih-
cent The camel Is the symbol OF the
orient. AZ h the locomotive OF the oc-
eldent In these jerusalem streets the
waicr-carrlers. bearing on their shout
ders grea, hairy water-skins. are IRE.
qucnt. These skins are not leather
bags. but the undrcsscd hides Of ami
mala, retailing the shape OF the live
goat or pig. and are most disgusting
looking receptncleE. No words can de-
scribe the sQualor and general repul-
slveness Of mueh OF the life that here
thrusts itself before our eyes There
are moments when one feels that the
humanity about him. ragged and I'M
washed. hareioo,od. blind. lame. must
be more abiect than anything which
met the eyes Of Jesus. In this he Is
probably mistaken. But people set 20
near 10 each other In Jerusaloml The
moat-shop pushes IL ily-oovercd wares
almost into your face. The moslcm
market does not iasclnate the American
buyer. In Christian street things are
better and one must not think that all
OF Jerusalem IL disgusting, though
nearly az inside the walls IL loath-
somely picturesque. / am afraid that
cannot make my readers feel how I'M
like anything with which they ere IA
maliar all this life really Is, with men
and animals orowdlng against each 9TH
or. with merchants squa;tlng 10 thelI
tiny shopt and buyers ehaferlng over
their purchases. while a stream Of
donkoys. some OF them hostrldden by
blaokod-leggod and rod-slippod Bed
ouins from Jericho. winds lts way
through the midst OF an this dirt and
business
In the nolghboshooi 90 'ho Churcl
OF the Holy scpulchor ii,o wares OF
forcd are largely ecclesiastical. rosaries
cruclhxcs. punches OF candles an,
shells from the Red sea, carved u
Bethlehem. and covered with sconel
from sacred history. The old Churcl
OF the Holy sepulohgr aces back to IN,
days OF the Empress Helena. mother o
Constantine. Il has often been de-
s,royod and rebuilt. and now Is com
plica,od monstroslty OF architecture
not without beauty here and there. 1
shelters nearly all the wrangllngs o
Chris,endom. The tradition that this 4
the real sepulcher and this the true altl
OF the cruclaxlon and resurrection o
Jesus Christ dates from the fourth cen
fury, But the sap between the foursl
century and the FIRST Is a long one, AM
modern researches have shown concm
slvely the vast improbabllity that TIT
site. which Is within the walls OF IN
modern city, IA the true one. Jesu
was crucihcd without the gate Of Jeru
salem at the time when Il containel
an immense population.
]. II. BARRowS.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

an immense open plain. Omcers and
soldiers come from great distances to
them. and 90 do tho uneonyortod. We
take everything by storm"
Major Dova sundrum Will call for
England some time In January. lie Is
about s feet ? inches In height, and 20
years Of age. He Is very dark. and
has long. ine jc, black hair. which he
generally wears twisted on the nape
Of his neck. after the style Of the wom-
en- IN the Salvation Army. His eyes
are large and black. showing a good
deal Of white. and he has fine teeth.
He wears yards OF thin cream cotton
cloth very like cheese cloth OF nno
quality. drapod from the waist and
about his legs. A turban Of the same
cloth. with the insignia Of the army.
Il ever on his I'D. except when he
prays. and he wears a scarle, coat
with army trimmings. long stockings.
knitted Of bright red wool. and heavy
shoes.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

as not my performance different
from that OF any other actor9" asked
the inflated Thesplan at the stage door
OF the opera house. according to the
Detroit Free Press.
1t Is. indeed"
is not my conception entirely orig
inal and different from all othersg"
NO doubt about a."
rs not the reading Of the lines liter
ent from the reading OF alleged ae-
tors7"
"Unquesilonably."
care not my stage pastures different
from those OF many who masquerade as
actorsT
"Of course"
and my make-up-it Is different
from the inartistie makeup Of most
Thespiarsf"
VERY different"
q have been told resemble Edwin
booth"
"Yes."
you have no,iced7 In what way do
I resemble him. sir?"
"You are 20 different"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

one Of the hnssg products OF Florlda's
soll and climate, genuine epleures
dlsh. Is peanut pork, The time may
come and there Ia no good reason why
IL should not when Florida will be as
celebrated for iis peanut pork AZ Rhode
Island ls Tor its turkeys and England
Tor lts muffin. Even the celebrated
chcstnut-ied pork Of Italy b not SUI
perlor 20 g. nor yet the sayory goose
OF New jersey, iattepod on rice aud
celery. PIG pork Of itself Is almost as
toothsome as a roast fowl. Then when
there "a impaired TO Il the lneomp.ha-
bic flavor OF The iayorile nut of Amcri.
cans Il has a rich and nutty quality
which Is little hard to beat. For this
purpose We want the pure raaorback
Of the plny woods: under the peanut
regime lts aesh yields a more savory
repast than that Of the best Improved
breeds OF the Enthusiastically
Rla1 Citizen.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14
A wnnasrial Nov rrsnsh c.nnan.

The Hanoyorschor Courier learns
that the now French cannon Is OF IA
centlmctcr canet type. with shrapnels
OF Ga kilos weight, each containing
800 bullets and attaining a velocity OF
GOO meters the hrst second. The en-
tire cannon. when served By four men.
WEIGHS / .lfo kilos. and when once Load
ed hrcs forty shots. According 20 the
Hamburg Naohrlchion the quick Airing
artillery nov being constructed In
France allows the effect Of the shell
explosion to be observed al a distance
Of 1000 meters Each French army
corps already possesses two Quick-nr-
Ing batteries. using shrapnels Of con-
siderable callber for special purposes
Berlin cable to the New York Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14
uaE oF oREAr NOM.
Ths Point Of View Nov aud IN the nIid.

Ths Point Of View Nov and IN the hTid.
die Ages.
One Of the odd things about wealth
Il the small impression the preachers
and morallats have ever made about Il.
says scrlbner's From the very earliest
times. lts deceltiulnoss. ia in
ability to produce happiness, is
fertility In temptation. rs want
Of connection with virtue end
purity. have been among the common
places OF religion and morality. Heslod
declaims against Il. and exposes ia
bad effects on the character OF Us pos
SCISSORS. and Christ makes Il exceeding
~ hard for the rich man to GET 10
heaven. The folly OF winning. wealth
or caring for q has a prominent place
IN medieval theology. Since the ref.
ormatlon there has not been 80 much
defamation against n. but the rich
mans position has always been held,
even among Proteaiania, to be exceed
lng,y pOrilous His temptations might
no, be 20 great az they used to be, but
his responsibilities were quadrupled.
The modern philanthropic movement
In particular. has laid heavy burdens
on him. lie Is nov allowed to have
wealth. bur toe ethical writer's and the
clcrgy supervise his expenditure close
~. II he does lot give freely for char.
table objects or for the support Of In
stltutlons Of benehcence. he ls severely
criticised. His stewardship Is insisted
on. In the middle ages this was hia
own lookout n he endowed monster
les or belucathed foundatlopE for vid-
ows, or old men. or orphans. Il was
with the view Of making provision for
his own soul m the future world. and
did not stand much higher In morals
or religion than that OLD English leg
acy for the expenses Of burning here
ties. But IN our times be Il expected
toendow toriove Of his kind or country.
and gifts for his souls sake would be
considered an expression Of lelhshnesa
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14
oAr ANp cooN AoAINsr Doc.
The Fighting Ability Exhibited By =
Queer Pair Of Friends

Queer falr OF hrtendA
Lean yellow cats as hunters are right
successful IN the woods. They 20
along like snakes. Stopping and creep
ing forward slowly and surveying the
territory with a care that the human
still hunter never learns 10 exercise,
Fat yellow cats. on the other hand,
are careless. There IL one yellow cat
that has gained the name Of the Yell
low Cat Other cats are plain yellow,
but this one Is a class all By itself
according to hunters around Grant, n
Y. They maintain their opinion BY
relating various tales OF the cats su'
perlority a. hunter, One night lau
In August the yellow cat gained apecia
notoriety In the region around Grant
From Prospect 10 Wilmart from
Wheeloriown to Poland. there wasn't
an observer OF nature but had heard
OF and wondered at the yellow cats
dolngs. Old III Hubbard put out q
lot Of corn last year near the gully
on his farm. Coons got 10 resorting 10
the corn In late August. and one night
the yellow cat went there. too, likely
thinking 10 ind a partridge sleeping
among the stalks low down, or a small
bird or two. The yellow cat didn't
ind the birds. but Il did find a black
coon. and Il liked the black coon I'M
commonly well. The two got acqualnt-
ed. just as a wolf or coyote sometimes
gets 10 know a shepherd dog. The two
became great friends. They went along
the rows OF corn hills together, as
their tracks In the sand showed. and
the cat would 50 on its launches, while
the coon pulled down a fat ear. After
a time the cat and coon wandered on
across the field toward Zephyr Heights
Swamp and In the road stopped Bert
Jones was coming along the road Just
then. He had been up 10 Northwood
on an errand which wasn't anybody
else's business. and he had his dos
along. The dog 10 a fighter from bull
dog and hoar-traeking stock. II was
believed that II could whip even Phil
Porry's fighting dog. which once
cleaned out a wildcat Jones set the
dog AZ the cat ami coon and away Il
went with a yeiping bark that made
old Hl Hubbard come to the window
The dog got TO the cat and the coon
quickly. but II wasn't a circumstance
10 the way Il got away from them
once Il broke loose. Coons are mighty
good fighters. and lean yellow cats art
In this way quite as good as coons
The two could have whipped a whole
pack Of such dogs as Jones'. The cal
got onto the dogs back and stretched
out Us hind legs with the claws rak
ing the dogs hide That was wher
the dog tried to bite the coon. WheI
the dog turned on the cat the coon se
its teeth into the dogs tail. and th'
tail ls crooked now. The row did no
last long-only while Jones was run
ming up 10 Join In the mess. Then tn
dog broke away from the cat and ral
rod with the coon hanging on, will
an four legs stlfi. and ploughlng al
the sand OF the road. The dog 90
away and KEEP, going. while the wv
friendly beasts kept on toward III
swamp.-New York sun.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

From the Philadelphia Record: A
stuffed dog In a glass Casa common
ordinary street car-adorns the pri-
vato apartments Of the proprietor Of
one Of Phlladelphla's largest hotels
There "a a rather curious story connect
cd with the dciunct animal. which the
hotel man tells as follows; One day
the dog came noslng about the lobby,
and. although elected several times.
always returned. evidently In search
Of the Kitchen. Finally. In order 10 set
ria OF the cur It was given a large
piece Of raw meat. Instead OF eating
the meat there the canine took the
Offering In Us mouth and went out
into the street. Out OF sheer eurlos-
ity the hotel man followed the animal
and saw Il take the beef TO another
dog. which was erouehing behind a
step, The latter stood up on receiving
the meat. and az Il dld 20 held one
foot on the ground. Il was discovered
that the second dog was lame. While
the crippled dos was eating rs meat
the other stood guard TO see that there
was no interference. SO Il came to pass
that the proprietor took both dogs into
the hotel and ehristened them Damon
and Pythlas. Damon Is the one IN the
case. and Py,hlas san runs about al
though old age Is creeping on apace.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

ProsldeHSlai campaign. SIR. Adams.
being a journalist and writer Of con-
siderable ability and a personal friend
Of Mr. Bryan. was chosen chief Of the
literary bureau. tie managed that de-
parimcnt with signal ability. and Al
the close OF the campaign was highly
complimented Tor hls work. Lately
Mr.. Adams has begun the publication
OF a reform magazine. printed monthly
AZ Chicago. u is eniltled New occa'
sions and leans toward moderate 50
elalism such a. government ownership
Of public and quasi-publie monopoliea.
lie has also lately written book. en-
titled President John Smith. OF the
Story Of a Peaceful Revolution" This
work "a also written along soclalisiic
Inca AIR. Adams Il clever writer
and Is destined 10 be heard from.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14


Some time ago the editor OF the
Street Railway Journal OF New York
began to gather information as to the
longest rides given Tor a fvo-cent faro
Ia the cities Of the United States con-
,aining over atty thousand Inhabitants.
Tho result Of bis labor appears Ia a re-
cent number Of the Journal The lat
contains twenty-five cities. beginning
with New York. with nearly two mill
lion Inhabitants. and ending with In
dlanapolis. with over one hundred
thousand inhabitants The longest ride
Tor a flve-cont cash fare IN miles ls a.
follows. New York twelve and one
half. Chicago hfteon. Philadelphia
eleven and thrcc-fourths. brooklyn
eighteen. 81. Louis nftecn. Boston ten.
Jersey City clght ana one-fourih. san
Francisco twelve. Minneapolis thirteen.
Cincinnati thirteen and one-half. Cleve-
land ten. Buffalo thirteen and three
tourtha. Lynn six. New Orleans seven.
Washington nine and one.haif. Detroit,
ten. Milwaukee nine. Kansas City
eleven. Louisville nine. Rochester nine.
Denver eleven and one-half. lndianap'
oils eleven.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14


roses. oleanders and jasmine blossom
ing around as. About forty Of the par
~ have come down with Us to the
Jordan valley. Some Of "a are living
In tents. while others are accommodate
ed inside the Hotel Bellevue. which Is
the property OF the patriarch OF Jeru-
salem. Not far from as is the mod
srn Bedouln village OF Jericho. The
evening lights and shadows. visible
from this deep vale. have a strange.
bewitehlng beauty. I have come to
feel the loyellness OF the desert. The
great bare wall Of the mountains OF
Moab. beyond the Jordan and the Dead
sea. is touched with golden light. To
the west OF as We behold the noun
lainous wilderness OF Judea. more des-
ert stlll. In the evening shadows Il Is
not unlovely.
Greek monks have a convent on the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

VIA nNANlAUaAf aAANA aAAsAaaAs
neyings. Paris was stiil gay on ac-
count Of me ears visit. Rome was
brilliant with the marriage Of the
prince OF Naples. AZ Constantlnoplo our
ship was dressed with bunting Tor the
wedding. Nov. 2. OF Mr.. perrowne, son
OF the bishop OF Worcester, who Ia q
business partner of DE-. Lunn, and on
arriving at JaIa We were taken 20
Howard's hotel. bright with the flags
OF all nations. But nothing can make
a Christians visit 20 the holy city an
experience Of unmixed Joy. Sacred and
tragic memories are numerous and
oppressive. He sees too much suffer
ing. too much degrading poverty and
100 many evidences that the earthly
Jerusalem IL about as far from the
heavenly az IL any city on the planet.
on looking from my window yester-
morning began TO appreciate
some OF the changes which the city
has undergone since saw II In the
spring OF 1874. Further oxamlnatlon
made the changes seem almost a trans
formation. within the walls the
streets are Just as narrow. dirty and
noisy as ever. and more crowded. The
population has dnahled. and ~ Jew
lah population more than doubled. OF
the eo.ooo persons who now dwell IN
the city 10000 arc supposed to Be IA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

Mrs. Todgers-I am always In favor
OF giving the under dog a show.
Mrs Rodgcrs-It's a wonder. then.
that you don't remove the pressure
from your husband once IN awhile.
The ensuing affair was not governed
By Queonsberry rulos.-Cleyeland
Leader.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

Excellence Ia merely relative mat
Ger. Tile man who cannot sing mas
have a volee admirably adapted 10 cry.
ing clans. oranges or chaFcoai.-Dos'
ton Transcript
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14
ON A JUDEAN PLAIN.
TENTINo NEAR THE ANCIENT
TofsA OF JERICHO.
DR. narrows Writes Of Jerusalem. It's
ruth aud Misery. Of Ills Journey TO
the Valley OF the Jordan aud IIls Camp
tn the wilderness.


- nANA NAAtN Wv"
from Jerusalem 10
Jericho and have
not fallen among
thieves. We are
now living In a
tent standing In a
garden full OF ban
anas. acaclas. pomo-
granates and China
trees. with one hne
- aaaINh
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

Little Ediih-rapa said you do every
thing 90 gracefully, Mas renscasons.
Miss rcnsoaaons did heg How sweet
Of hint LITTLE Edlih-Yes. he said you
even knew how to grow cid gracefully
illustrated nna
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

A fence composed Ct 600 elk-horns
surrounds TIE house and grounds Of
Jay Haynes al Mammoth Springs. Yell
loustone Park. All the horns were
shed IN March 1895. and gathered In
ne following June by AIR. HayneA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

Returned Traveller have often
thought OF that young Mr.. Tease and
how he used to torment Miss Auburn
about her red hair. Did the ever set
even with hlml old Frlend--iong ago.
She married hlm.-Now York Weekly.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

EVA sUNDRUM. q
native East Indian.
who Is a major in
the Salvation army
is now IN America.
having come here
to consult the Com
mander and Consul
Booth Tue ker
about the work Of
the army In India.
lie speaks English
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

LMoRs ELLIOTT
In Outing: He who
has never sat In the
little cramped box
Of a Aging Ice boat.
and watched the
frosty tracks OF the
sharp runner shoes
rapidly converge
In the fading dis
lance behind. has
not vel rounded
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14
r. U. ADAMS.

lie Has Lately neeome fublisher Of .
Reform Magazine
Here Il a portrait Of Col Frederick
upham Adams c'Orlzzly'1 who came
Into national view during tas lais
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14
SOUL BOOMING THERE
WORK AMONG THE
HlNDooS.

loom Marches and Temple breaking
Described by Major Deva sundrum. a
Picturcsque Convert Now Ia America
Methods OF work.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

on New lear'a day IN ancient Egypt
there were professions IN lvery temple.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14
YACHTING ON THE ICE
DELIGHTFUL WINTER SPORT
IN NORTHERN cLIMEs.

Description Of Hun Accross n Frosen
Iake-The steersman's Warning Cry
AZ the Oihor side 49, Human nai-
last.