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

The Grace Of Christian Char.e,.,
II you are going 10 influence man
Tor good you not only have 10 take
care OF your character. but OF your
spirit Il Is not only question of
what you may call truthfulness az
character. bu, II Is a question OF the
grace OF character. A man should
not only be right. but should carry a
right atmosphere with him. n Won
want people to admire Christianity
avoid an rigorousnesa. There arc
some Christians who make you very
impatient with Christianity. There 4
such an endless precision that II be.
comes cooperating. A great man
once said. You are never master OF
thing till you can play with A." Can
you bear me 10 say that you are never
master OF your religion until You can
play with ~ Get 20 much goodness Of
soul that In daily life you are natural
spontaneous, plastic. Do no, let Il be-
a question Of hard and fast rules some
say. Il like hard and fast lines" Very
likely, but nature does not. Nature
won't have a straight line. The curve
Is the line OF beauty. am glad some
Christians cannot set At the sky. II
they could, they would square the fun
and naiten the rainbow. Take care OF
all rigorousness and roughness. An
but you say. 4 don't care about cour.
tcsy and courillness: believe In out.
spokenness and consclentiousness and
reality" DO YOU DO you think that
SILK isn't 80 real a. sand paper? There
are some people from whom YOU rci
the right thing. but there Is a wonder.
ful lack OF sympathy and pltinlness
They always remind me of a tuning
fork. When you give Il knock yon
got the right note; but tuning fori
isn't q thing anybody would die for
A man who gives the note OF right.
eousnoss In a steoly voice viii never
attract mon. You must be- a. swee.
a. the chords OF David's harm. The
truth n always the truth In love
Then. u YOU want 20 attract men. there
must be no gloomlncss. This pessimis
dc age Of ours does like a shining face
and q Joyous heart Some Christians
are wonderfully melancholy. That o. q
great mistake saw. IN a South AZ
rlcan raper, that some lady was advor-
tlsing Tor a lady companion. aud In the
advertisement she said a Christian
wanted. cheerful u possihlel" So We
have got to that2 The worst thlue
tha, the Pharisee did was 20 make
virtue ugly. lie made men hate che
smell OF roses. even the roses that
grew In the Paradise Of Cot Rev W
l.. WatklnsOn.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-19
The Rsa, Work

The real work before the Christian
church to-day Is TO show that. while
the gospel Of love has displaced the
gospel Of fear, Il has done 20 In the
IL terest OF higher Christian living. Ia
the past the gospel OF fear restrained
men and somehow al the same time
produced men whose lives were filled
with reverence and hope and holiness
The gospel OF love. II rightly proclaim.
ed. must lead 10 a profounder rever-
ence. to fuller and purer hopes and to
greater holiness. Otherwise Il were
better to return to the old gospel Of
fear. The freedom Of this new gospel
l. not . throwing Oh OF the restraints
In life hui a putting Of Impulses to
right In their place; Il h the freedom
OF The sons Of God. The call is 10 "a
freedom In which We can honor God
best by serving man most
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-19

II 10 important Tor us 10 know thai
nearly all the evils We suffer are the
produce OF our own ignorance and FOL
~. This heing 40. these evils can m
cured. and the evident intention OF d.
vine Providence b. that tho be- cured
by ourselves And n We make propoi
exertlons In this direction the way viii
be made plain and divine aid GRANTED
20 us. II o. not a hard thing Go DO
The prooerE "a very simple let met
cease TO do evil and evil will cease q
be- done. And when they see that The
evils they do iuiurc themselves as wei
az others and more than they DO 9th
ers they viii be apt 10 avoid them. mar
men seek for the pleasures OF sln
which are chiefly imaginary. and %
they iall 10 see and appropriate me
evils OF sin. which are real and last
Ing The pleasures Of Sin are az ber
so short lived and iis pains and per
allies" are 80 severe and cndufinf
that d o. both foolish aud demoral1
Ing TO speak seriously Of these "plerf
ures. as Is often done by ministers o.
the gospel TO the great injury 90 ne
cause Of moral virtue Rev. ". Z
Manley. D. d.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-19

The cost OF high-class telescopes Is
such as 10 oifectually bar them from an
but extremely wealthy individuals and
corporations. The forty-two-lnch OBJ.
iectlye for the new Yerkes telescope
cost $4,000 for the rough cast alone.
Double that amount was expended fof
the grinding and polishing. An In.
genlous inventor has bean studying the
principle OF obiectlves. and. II "a said.
has invented a lens made In sections.
One scientist says that n this expert.
ment proves successful. and OF this
there Il but little doubt. telescopes that
now cost hundreds OF thousands Of
dollars can be made 20 oheaply that
their purchase will only involve a sum
oblalnahle by almost any high school
In the land This statement seems al.
most too wonderful to be true. but Il
Is given on excellent authority. The
new idea 10. briefly. the assembling Of
a large number OF small lenses In ex.
actly the form OF the large one. fol.
lowing In every detail the same lines
and curves.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-19

10 is possible" said q ucu.kravl
dentist "for medical man 90 toii mon
Of the disposition and constitution 10
a person hy the teeth than ly 40,
other part OF the body. The arrf thini
that an army doctor does when a MAJ
Is brought up for enlistment h. 20 lool
az bis teeth. 10 they show any sign "a
decay d b. evident that ne mana CON
stitution IL delicate and bis SERVICE
az soldier are Immediately declined
even though he be IN every other res
poet a perfect specimen Of manhood
u the teeth showed but little slrrs o.
decay The man would BE- eligible fu
English service but for foreign usrvic
perfectly useless Men with lrresuia,
iee'h-teeth uneven and impsrfsc,
are declined by medical men Whsn.
there are srduous duties to porfurm n
Is said to BE- a sign Of bodily weakness
Another peculiarly noticeable in man,
pe'sons Is a spotted tooth This h N,
tooth covered with DARK spccks ani a
Usually found among persons Of Wea,
intellect; u Is. In fact. a sign OF insan.
NY Large teeth show braininess
more especially 70 they be- regular /,
set Of perfect teeth Is The rurssi sl,n
OF a goct constitution. -Answers
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-19

may never come to "a. II we do out
duty today that b. all that God re-.
qulreF OF u.s. II we neglect today'a
duties. our life IL 80 far a failure. and
We must answer TO God for this neg
iect Faithfnness In our today n q
high attainment Being anxious foI
tomorrow dlapleaEes God and unhii
rs for his service. Only by fidelity 10
today's duties can we make wise prep
aratlona Tor tomorrow. When the
children Of Israel in the wilderness a.
tempted to lay mp Of today's mama
for tomorrow's food. their plan was q
failure. when they were willing 10
trust God for each day by itself. Gods
daily provision for them was ample.
Thus with all Of us. There 10 daily
strength for daily needs, such strength
Is SUFFICIENT for a.. each and all.-sun'
day School Times.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-19

II Is caid that when Julius Ceaaaf
came to Britain with his great war car
rlages he brought with him seeds with
out knowing it--seeds from Ashland
that some OF those seeds fell into Eng
lish ground. aud that there are nower
and grasses growing In England to-
day which have come from the seeds
that we're blown about from the Wai
wagons OF Julius Caesar.
Everything carries seed about blrdi
and bees. roaring storms and whisper
ing brcozes. And 40 ID Il with a good
life. II Il very fruitful. aud from u
are scattered seeds that cary bles'
sings far and vide. II We SOW good
seed. some Of Il, like that Of the sovel
In our Lords parable. r. sure TO fall
Into good ground and yield a gloriou'
harvest Al any rate. let ~ take car'
hat the weeds and brlars Of selfish
ness and unkindness In others CONF
not from our sowing. Rather let a. ~
10 live good. pure lives. so that me
seeds We scatter az We 60 through The
world may spring up and bring fort.
iiuit TO Gods glory.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-19

headed Ranger from Texas" had few
remarks he would like TO make cover
ing n few points In a measure the
august body had In its pigeon holes.
The admission Of ochlltrce meant
good iaugh-a long series OF good
laughs-and II Ia a part Of legislative
tradition that the coloners stories have
done for him what plain. unvarnished
and prosalc logic failed 10 do for 9TH
era Ochlltrce proves that mems traits
come out In little things aud al an
early age. lie was taken az a partner
into his fathers once. Tie was barely
out OF his teens The father went
away from town one day. and while he
was gone the boy had the sign changed.
San Antonio awakened the next morn
Ing to laugh for years at the strange
name Of the hrm-"Thomas p. ochll-
tree and Father. Attorneys" The
grown man was no less original than
the boy had been. and his wit increased
as the years brought the stubby. fat
youngster into a rotund. broad-glrthed
statesman.
Judge william n. Ochiltree. a lawyer
Of great repute IN the south. was de-
termlned that young Tom should be
brought mp In the straight and narrow
path. Tie thought his son would be a
quiet man. OF gentle habits, and there
upon placed him under the 0are and
tutolago OF two Catholic priests The
priests labored IN Nacogdoches parish
where the boy was born. and they tried
industriously 90 keep their pupil In
lines OF thought that might possibly
take him into the clergy The lad
stood u for time. aud az the age of q
suddenly took the matter into his own
hands. He wanted 10 fight Indians.
The priests were powerless, and, with
a great deal Of shrewd planning. young
Tom made an enlistment as a private
IN the Texas Rangers. starting west Tor
the scalps Of the Apaohss and
Comanches In 1854. A year knocked
an the romance out Of his boylsh am
billion, and az ne was willing 70 come
home aud buckle down TO his books.
lie always had some outside plan In
his head. and while he was stlll under
his majority In years he was editor Of
a paper and had been sent a. a delegate
10 the conventions In Charleston and
Baltimore.
General Longstreet saw that Ochll-
tree was made a colonel during the
war. The reward came In return for
exceptional bravery on the field. lie
fought with the confederaies during
all the struggle. and returning to Tex
as. he printed In his paper advise 10
the southern people TO stop crying
and get solace In work" Ills ability
was marked enough 90 attract the at
sension Of President Grant ana 0Faas
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-19

hls breast made by Yankee" bullets
and see the beatlngs OF his heart. His
right leg was torn OF below the knee
toward the close Of the war. and today
hla locomotlon Is rendered a. good az
though he had the use OF both members
with the aid Of the barrel Of the rife
with which General Lee saw him Mn
80 Yankees IN 90 mlnutes- That rife
barrel. instead Of being melted Into a
ploWshsre. was converted by Fcntalne
into the center piece Of a wooden les.
He dld this with bis own hands after
the war was over. 0uttapercha sur
rounds the rife barrel. and the con-
frlvance serves him excellently a. q
false leg Il was in the battle Of Water
loo Bridge. jus, below Warrcnton.
Va. IN August. 1859. and Immediately
prior 20 the second battle OF Manassas.
that General lee witnessed Fontaine'a
feat Of killing go Yankees IN 90 min
utica" slonowall jackson was Ranking
pope. Jackson's sharpshooiors had
possesslon OF q long frame house and
had been pouring death into popo's
ranks Cor M hour or more when Gen
efai lee rode up Tho great captain
rad heard OF Fou,alnes skill and
soushl him out 70 witness his work
Win hls field glasses General Lee was
enabled 10 SGT a good view Of the men
a. fontalne picked them out for
siaurhtor. A battery was pouring a
continual stream OF IRE into the build
ina occupied by The Confederate
nharpahooters. Train your glass on
80 i Al gun No. 1. Foniainesald 70 the
Confederate commander. "and you viii
lee him jump into the air In a minute
ana another man will have to take HE
Mace Al the gun" In this way Fon-
ialno picked ont al bis men for Gen
erai Lee and didn't miss one Of them.
when Ne had killed 60 Lee told him
10 Quit his deadly work.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-19

made him the marshal for Texas. lie
and the president became great friends.
Il Is said that Grant delighted In seeing
no one mare than he did in seeing Tom
OchIltfva This relation made many
Of the N 81 Galveston bit Jealous
This jealous. faction once planned an
incident whereby Il would get even with
Ochlltree Grant was 10 stop at CAL,
weston after his trip to South America.
and the committee did not put Ochll-,
trees name On the list Of distinguished
men 10 meet him. Ochiltree blded hlsl
time. a. he has never been known to.
complain.
Colonel ochiltree did not 90 to the,
ship to welcome Grant. He took a van1
tage point In the crowd that filled thd
streets In front OF the fremont House
He was behind two rows Of celebrities,
who were doing guard duty along the,
edges OF crimson carpet which ran
IRON the hotel to the curb. the recep-,
ton committee-or part Of twas
standing In the hotel door, waiting 10
give the general the gladstone hand.
Ochiltree watched until the general and
Mrs. Grant had stepped from the ear
rage and then he bulged through the
line. He rushed down the crimson.
carpet. shook heartily the hand OF
his old friend. and Offering his arm TO
Mrs. Grant marched proudly through
the rank and fle OF leading citizens
into the hotel. The mob outside de-
manded a speech from the general. and.
constituting himself a committee Of
one. Colonel Ochlltree appeared with
him In the hotel balcony and intro
duced Grant AZ one Of his best. truest
and brayest friends This was the
last time the men In Galveston tried
to snub him as social function.
Texas owes as much 10 Ochlltree a.
Il does 20 any other man that ever
came from the state. lie has been
untlrlng In his efforts 10 keep the state
before the public. lie did 20 much In
this respect with the papers that he
edited he was at one time sent 20 Eu-
rope az emlgrant inspector for Texas.
This gave him opportunity for many
trips abroad. and he became as fluent
In the continental languages az In Eng
lish. He actually became a feature In
the London papers. and the old iourn-
ais used TO advertise interviews with
him as the New York papers now adj
verilse their weekly grist OF Sunday
matter The English papers are fond
Of conventional expressions II was
usually printed that the interviewer
found the valiant colonel engaged In
sumptuous repast.' or about 10 MI
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-19

Islands Tor the purpose OF gathering
data in regard TO the fauna OF that
particularly unexplored part Of the
world as far as scientific researches are
concerned The proposition IL to elias.
sify every bird. beast. reptile. insect
and hsh 10 be found there. The party
Is composed OF c. NJ Harris OF Augusta,
Me. and three associates. q. ID. Hull.
Of Dartmouth college +. p. browne. OF
Providence. II. l.. who has made a spe-
cialiy Of marine life al the Woods Holl
biological Institute and r. n. Beck.
Who h one OF the best known ornltho-
agicai collectors Of the Cooper Cali.
fornla Ornlthologloal. The oxpedl.
ton Is sent ont by the Frank Blake
Webster company Of Hyde Park. Mass,
under the patronage OF Walter Roths.
child. the London millionaire. The
schooner Lila and Matte OF San Fran.
cisco has been chartered for elk
months trip by Harris. and the vessel
has already heep cleared for Ecuador.
The schooner has been provisloned for
nine months trip II q Is necessary
10 stay no long.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-19

rarely said anything that was not con-
lpicuous. He made friends. and he
was 10 good natured TO his enemies
and 80 quick with his wit that the
men who were opposed 10 him we're
anxious 20 get over their Tits He was
pointed out on the floor OF the house
a. the FIRST native congressman from
bis state. II was also related that his
district was wider and longer than
many OF the states Of Europe. reaching
per a territory OF twenty-seven eoun-
ties. and running from the Gulf TO
Eagle Pass. ON the Rio Grande. This
area comprised $1,000 square miles.
Ochlltree was practically the king Of Il.
He was the only man In the district
when power was In consideration.
0chlltree went TO the top Of capital IA
voritism az a single bound. He was
a prince OF story teilers. The beauty
Of HIS humor was that Il hit no one 80
hard az Il hit himself lie was a Joke
10 himself He rarely appeared upon
the floor Of the Forty-elghth congress
that he did not put the house into
turore Of laughter. The country mem
bers used 10 declare that he was more
fun than the minstrels. Ills bills and
appropriations were TESTED through
the jest always bearing a strong argu-
ment why Texas and Texas harbora
should be the especial care Of the ooun-
try. lie called himself the "Red-head-
ed Ranger from Texas" and the title
was enough TO get him a hearing be-
fore the business committee. II was
his custom 10 send In word to an i'm
p0rtant session OF closo-mouihed and
ilgnlhed committee that the Red
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-19
AZ m. rela, Of Death.

A thoughiless. careless life. absorbs,
In the pursuits Of this world. TO th'
utter neglect Of a future one. H. a sal
position nom which 10 contemplate
the sudden changes TO Eternity q,
one can enter completely into thl
thoughts and feelings and Imagination
Of a person IN this fearful position. .
Is useless to attempt 10 describe them
for words cannot convey an idea o.
the Intensity Of the struggle between
doubt and hope and fear. which By
turn. llt across the unnrrparcd sou
IN the prospect Of Boz immelatl
change ino. Hughes
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-19

The daily life Of Rosa Bonhour. the
great animal painter. Is simple IN the
extreme She rises early. aud strolls 90
the grounds with her dogs. or drives
her pony-cart through the forest OF
Fontaiuohloau. Towards nine O'Clock
she takes breakfast quite simply. aud
afterwards smokes cigarette 90 she
runs through the daily paper She 70.
sumes work AZ one o'clock, and at ave
goes out for a walk. Her dinner ls as
simple as her breakfast. aud she On.
lthes the day by reading. The books
she prefers are on travel. hunting. Or
historical works.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-19

Jesus puts the whole OF Chr.slm
hylhg into one commandment "Thr
ye love one another" Now. % was %,
personal touch which he gave 90 me-
when Dc gave himself that makes Icsu
the power Ne O. To- tho worl,
tor Ga salvation. uis Vas thi
largest gtandosi nature thc world eyG
cav. wish that We might understand
that this Is the real secret OF all thoa
who. like him In the least degree dc
anything iur mankind 70 is che GUS
ing OF themselves n o. not mong
that makes the world move. nor inatl
utions. nor machinery Of any sort 10
and Tor itself o ls always 90 tm
last the personal touch. Rev u. J
Coleman
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-19

We have no power against Ein un
tll we are able To see that DO is for
hidden by one Of the commandment
Of the word oi God. nui having real
lied that Il BE- forbidden. We = ono
have great power against 1.-THE Iordi
own omnlpotent power which he give
In His commandments. Il could no
be that nthe letter o ilhe word Their
should be forbidden every sin OF love
thought and deed 10 which man h
heir. but when the light 10 allowed i
shine forth out OF the earthcn cover
ing. then Il will be seen that then
Il not one sin Ne are ever tempted /,
DO. but has lts warning commandment
"Thou shalt not" In the word
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-19

Texas is setting the pace 4. al.
ga. GA. world nov A Louisville glrl Mo
nas lu', returned from vista IN Oar
tieana' Texas. exhibits an engraved ~.
yilatlon for a dance 10 no hs,s s. .a'
s s. 70 $3.50 In the morning. BresI.
last Is served at 7;aO o'clock ana ~,
8. takes place directly aflerw, ,@1
I ne aaair Is just as formal a. a nirb,
entertainment and while Il l~ks ma
, sl,mor which attaches to the ordinary
ballroom .s,I y, Il Is certainly moro cnloy.
sue . u people must dance in the sun.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-19

Two Types 81 Christina womanhoud.
There are two Christian women. We
know Thorn both They age good. true
and faithful. each 90 her sphere. ono
attends conventions, makes missionary
addresses. manages societies aud col
lects a vast amount Of money Tor mis-
sionary and church enterprises. She Is
doing "a good work for God and hif
manliy. and many heather homes are
transformed through her labors. /
knos another woman. tlmld and
shrinking from public gaze You never
see her name among the delegates 20
religious conventions. nor see an ae
count OF an able paper that she has
read before some religious body for the
simple reason that she hasn't read any
papers; but ! have met her many a
time by the siok-bed OF the poor and
destitute. sitting up With the sick who
had no friends, night after night. and
out OF her own slender means proyld.
lng food for the hungry. medicine for
the sick. clothing for half-naked chill.
dien. No one excep, her pastor knew
anything Of Il. yet she also was doing
a great work for God aud Tor hu.
manlly.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-19

Mercy must be asked for. % will not
De- given, unsolicited God must b.
called upon for L.. This calling t. pray
Ing. seeking for mercy, knocking az
the door oi mercy u must be Oh,
call OF conscious need the cali of
pressing want The plague Of slr
must be felt. the evil Of sin deplored
dellyerance from ain desired As IN,
drowning man calls for help. as N,
starving man calls for food. 10 must
the sinner call upon God for saliva.
ton.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-19

Mhfh luhA W wv
midst OF their play
Came an angry cry and blow
That bruised the cheek Of the little maid
And caused BRIGHT tears 10 now.
And brought from my lips quick. sharp
rcnroof
On the lad who had acted 20.
And be stood by. sullcn and hard.
while the maid soon dried her tear.
tie looked ~ her with an angry eye.
She timidly drew near.
DON'T BE- crors. Johnny" "a little sob,
Let me fordive 90. dear"
ana the cloud II passed aud gone.
ana again In their play they meet.
anu the strong. rough boy wears a kind
er mien
anu brighter the maiden sweet.
WINE a whisper has come from the heart
Of God
TO q man. a man on the street.
English Illustrated Magazine.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-19

Few persons realize the enormous
amount Of money which a Invested
In electric plants OF various sorts. Over
OO,OOO.OOO dollars are Invested In elec.
trloal machinery used IN mining
Electric elevators employ about fifteen
millions more Electric railways rep.
resent about one billion dollars This
does not include the money now being
used In the manufacture OF electrical
machinery. 4sh3Ris
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-19

To-day Is ours. Tomorrow "a no,
ours. We need. and we can have.
strength and support for our duties
u today. Thess sre promised to every
child Of God who asks and trusts.
There 10 no promise for the needs ana
responsibilities Of tomorrow To that
fay We may never GENE. That tay
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-19

We want to be perfectly fair. sun
day Mrs Lease. IN the Eagle. attacked
Queen Victoria, and we wish 10 say
that the columns Of this paper are
open 10 the Queen for reply.-wieAlia
lKanl Eaala.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-19

splubergen IL the property OF no
state. Il does not belong 70 lie inhabl-
tants. for there are none, and any
cheap Tripper. n he have a mind that
way. may stake 4 ont and invite Eu-
rope 10 respect his sphere Of In
luence.