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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-08

meeting. has already had a number Of
suggestions made 20 aim about che
changes In the rules. 10 BE- made at
the spring meeting OF the Leagua Wal
ter Wilmot. manager OF the MlnneaDo-
We team. vas the first to Ole an OBJ
lection with Mr.. Hart about the present
rules. Il will make a Kick right now.
and when ! get time | will put n into
writing and send il 10 you" ho said.
The arat thing that should be changed
Is the pregeni style OF having nothing
but a piece Of rubber for the pitcher
10 stand back OF. There IL nothing
said In the rules which prohibits the
pitcher stepping OF 10 one side Of the
rubber no long as he keeps one foot
on Il while In the act Of delivering
the bali. Any pitcher will toll you
what an advantage II is 10 do that
What tho game needs u return 10 the
old pitchers box instead Of the present
slab. Let him deliver the ball from
any part OF the box and no viii not
have 30 much the best Of the batter ~
he has AZ the present time"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-08

AZ the recent meeting OF the National
League. In Chicago. the delegates
stopped long enough IN their war max
Ing 10 pass a resolution offered by Mr.
Charles Byrne. OF Brooklyn. providing
for a pension for Mr. Henry Chadwick
the ncator Of base ball journalism
President YounE was Instructed to on.
eially apprlse the veteran OF the
leAgue'S action. which he did IN the
following graceful letter:
Dear Mr. Chadwick: Republics may
Ne unErateful. but the representative
men OF our great American game can
prove BY their many kind and manly
acts that they are truly a. great As the
manly and honorable sport Of which
they are the recognized champions. Al
our annual meeting ar. Byrne oEered
molten. that IN view Of your long
services Ia advancing the best interest
Of the game with your ready and able
pen. and Tor such services as you may
hereafter b. able 20 reader the Play.
Ing Rules Committee. Of shleA Mr.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-08

NATIVES Hsvs rrartisaliy ~ waists
Thsrsfsrs 10 iaTsaii,. - sr1Ts.
The pestlferous climate offers one Of
the most dificu.t problems IN relation
70 the development OF German Eaa
Africa. tays the Boston TiaAscrlpt a
few days ago MAJ. Won Wissmann de-
llverod an address on this subject BE-
FORE q scie0tihc society in Berlin. Ht
vigorously opposed q suggestion that
German peasants be induced 70 emf.
crate thlthor. = assert said he. THAT
IN East Africa We have not q foot o.
land which may be termed absolntelt
healthy, We have no safe remedy f0f
malaria and dysentory. those deadly
enemies OF Europeans. Were we e
send out fifty peasants 70 cut woot
they would have 70 tramp two Honths
70 their work. and within q yesr swon.
ty-ive would be dead" Europeans. he
declares, can only engage In planting
trade. ranching or mining operations;
they cannot work with the AZ. Tie
chief obstacles In the way Of making
an indlaout Of German East Africa werc.
be said. the thinneas % the population.
the loE grade % the native intelligence
and the fewness OF their wants with
Germany In control the population. he
argued. would increase. AZ wars and
Slave-raldlng would be stopped and
ehild-murder discouraged he suggest
cd the possible introduction OF Indian
and coolies from the Malay peninsula
and expressed the opinion that England
would not object 10 immigration from
some Of the most densely populated
parts Of india. especially In times Of
famine. But agriculturiE,s we're want
Cd, not traders. A. for the native Az
ricnns. Il was extremely dlhicult 70
turn them 10 account or devise any
method Of taxation which could Be-
probably collected. tor they had prac-
iieaily no wants and therefore had ne
Incentive 10 work.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-08

There are a great many ADVANTAGES
In being bora an American el,inen
ona can hope 70 become president OF
the United states aud various other
high and mighty things. but after I'll
the greatest privilege IL IN being born
among people whu are tree from fool
lsh superstitionA supposs you had
been bora on the Congo river. Tor in
stance. How would you like that when
you consider some Of their bcliefsf n
h told oy persons supposed 10 be we'll
informed that the people lnAabltlnE
The dislric, round the Congo river
share with the Ashaatees. oi whom We
have recently heard such a lot. the be-
lief tina, u their high priest the Chi
tome. were 10 ale q hatural death the
whole world would follow suit al oaoe.
and would dissolve into air Tor I, is.
according TO them. only held together
by his personal viii.
Accordingly. when the pOA,ln faiis
III. and the illness Is serious enough to
make a fatal termination probable. a
successor is nominated. and he. 20
soon a. he IL coHseerated. enters the
high priests hut and clubs him OF
strangles him 10 death. A somewhat
similar custom obtains In unyore when
the king falls seriously IN. and scans
likely 70 die. for his wives to KIN him.
The same rule Is followed II he gets
beyond a certain age. for an old IN
yore prophecy states that the throne
will pass away from the family In the
event ut the king dying a natural
death.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-08
Pei, rAroush the Earth.

Prof John Milne, who studied earth.
quakes for many years In Japan. where
they are very frequent nov has an
earthquake observatory" on the Isle
Of Wight In describing his obaerva.
tiops there during the pas, year. he
recently remarked that his instruments
enabled him 10 feel heavy earthquakes
At great distances. even right through
the earth. For example, on August 81
lac, a disturbance Of The instruments
led him to oonelude that violent
earthquake had occurred about 5000
miles away. Aftervard Il was learned
that there had been an earthquake in
Japan At tha. time and the distance
through the earth between the Isle Of
Wight and Japan ls about 5000 miles
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-08

just before the meeting OF the West
srn League maEnstes IN Chicago sd
iourned a resolution was passed thai
40 fines hereafter imposed BY the um.
plTss should be paid by the elr~S ex
eeptlng those assessed on the captains
The enee, Of this resolution viii be d
Go away Wi.h o great deal OF sensties'
and tisesome kicking" by the players
10 has been the custom when a player
was hncd hy the umpire Cor ohiecunF
Co O. decision Or thc club 90 which ht
belonged Co pay BIS 1ne. The money
ttus collected went into general fund
which. after helping dcfray the ox.
peuscs 90 RAINING the League. was a..
v.ted Ca ihC yer cent plan among On,
marlatss Tho player. although fined
Tor his conduct bore the loss cheer.
fully aad usually persisted 10 his tao.
ties. as be was nothing cut Of pocket
himself Bu, the new rule TO collec,
tie One from the players Is q vastly
dinersn, proposition Il was made with
he object Of keeping down a. far a.
possible one o. the most obieetiobabl,
elements 81 the game.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-08
Once In a while.

Once IN a while

Joseph Grimaldi vas the inventor Of
the present clowns dress. Before Joeys
time. the eloEn-iu costume. but In
nothing else-vas a sort % English
PiorTot. an impossible combination. aAd
q necessary failure.
joey seems 20 have recognized the
fact that English low humor was TN
suited 90 Frenehnan's dress He
broke up. therefore. the blank white Of
Pierrots dress with the varIegated
spots. stars and patches 20 which we
are now accustomed nut Grlmaidl
was q man Of inventive rezourcc-;o
some extent a genius. Nearly az the
so-called comic business Be- Of bis In
yentlon.
The Harlequln-probably without
knowing it-continued 10 drcls h.msel;
a Ia Vatican until the year o, the
present century. vhen James Byrne IN
,roduced a change IN .he paHtonimo
% Harlequin Amulet. or The Magic
Of Moua." produced az prlry Lane. be
appeared In Harlequin. IN a tightly
htting white silk habit. into witch the
well-knoWn eolored silk patches were
woven. the whole being proiusely COW
cred with spanglss. and presenting an
unusually sparkling appearance This
Is the costume worn by an the Ha.ie-
quins OF the present day.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-08
MOOSE IN NEW BRUNSWICK.
rhr7s h No Danger % Their Diminu,
L-..-- H.


rhr7s l. No Danger o. Their Dsmina-
tlon There.
The future OF the moose. Oldest and
noblest Of the game animals on this
continent. IL a matter that has inter-
esied a good many people. says Serb
ner's. Mr.. Braiihvaiie. Who has Lived
among these animals all bis iife. says
there a. no danger o; their diminutlon
Ia New brunswick They shed their
antlsfs before the snow becomes doer
In winter. aud the sportsman Who en-.
beavers 20 carry away n h0rulcss moosi
Is always roughly dealt with by the
magistrates doEn IN the settlements
The only relentless enemy OF the mooss
. the lumberInan. Who 10 The depth Of
winter can make good use Of the meat
But In the region which Is the sub
Jet Of this article there Is little lum
Der and 30 there are few lumbormen.
The degenerate Indians Of the villages
seldom trouble themselves 10 hunt. and
the few moose killed BY hunters arr
as nothing compared with the y0dnr
ones destroyed By the bears. Bruln
gets trapped because bis coat VIII aver.
age $50 20 his captor There are no
wolves In this wilderness. 30 the pros.
poets for the moose are getting better
instead Of worse. And n there are
thousands Of moose there are tens Of
thousands % caribou.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-08

The Italian tenor. karconi. once
made a visit 20 Rnblnstein. during
which the latter's uittle son came trip
ping into the music room and said
This is my fiesta. papa. and ] vant a
present" VERY well. my son. what
shall It be-" "A valts. papa-a new
waltz. all for myself. and nov.
what an impatlens li,.le aon Il is.'
cried the lHt-r.h;G lcahyShs. ETAoIN
exclaimed the great musician. hat q
course you shall have your gifL Here
Il is-hstenl And Cor you" turninr
to the distinguished tenor. Il will play
my Nero" II seems almost lncrcdi.
bic" says Marooni. but then and
there witnessed and heard a most ~
markable phenomenza--the maestro
nproyised and PLAYED a charming
valtr vita Biz left hand. giving ne a
the sane time with his visht the aplen.
dld overture"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-08
sLAvERY uMpER nRIrlsH FLAo.
a Dreadful Picture Of uelpies. suffer.
ing "a zanzibar

Great Brlia.u's consul az Pomba
near Zanzibar tells. IN bis report 10 hii
sovcrument. some strange facts about
The prevalence a. slave trading under
the Br.tlshnag. Pemba o. an isolated de-.
pendeucy Of Zanzibar. lying some mileI
north-rortheas; Of 90. which passed. IN.
der British protection With Zanzibar ~.
self az the time when Helif0lsnd was
csded 20 Germany as a price for her
aequ.oscence IN this arrangement Il is
Indeed q picture Of helpless suffering
thar Consul O'Sullivhn draws lu de-
scr.blng tae present condition OF. tho
slave In Pomba. The Arab proprletori
are iaexorahly stern and sxaciing task
masters. The slave is a chattel. a bcas,
% burden. He lives In what may By
courtesy he called a hut. re Is allow
cd TO u,i a small portion OF land Tor
his own support on two days of the
week. The remaining I've he doyolea
70 work i0T bis masters benefit But
not an the year through. When tho
harvesting o. the staple product OF the
island comes round. the picking o.
cloves. ard labor is more than usually
valuable. the slave works Tor bis mas
ter scyca days 20 the week. being gen
erous.y allowed 20 retain Tor himself
the third part-in some cases two
hirds-o Of the !rults Of his labor on
Thursday and Friday. And 30 this
miserable drudge lives his weary life.
until bis strength IL exhausted: and
then. when his arms are powerlsss to
labor and HE LEGS refuse TO carry him.
When his back IL ben, and be ls. though
young IN years. deereplt old man. hia
Arab master turns him eut o. his hut,
deprives him Of his plo, Of land and
discards h!m-a WORKOUT instrument
for which he has no longer any use.
Such 10 the pleture-no fancy one OF
highly colored-oi the African slave
who lives Ia a British pro,ectorate.
On the island the slaves die like nles
and yet there ls always an abundant
supply Of them. where DO they come
FROM II will sesrcely be asserted that
they Voluntarily intrust their lives e
the tender merc,es Of the Arab slave.
master. In this pant Of the world the
slave trade 10 stlll. a. any rate. a aour
lshiag institution.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-08


lotween the knee and shoulder. and re-
moving the pitchers position farthsf
rom the batter. The result 10 eurioua
uecause Il seems 10 have exactly re-
'eraed the former order as TO the bat
terry. Il used 10 be that all the lead
ing hatters we're big men. Under the
present rules they are mostly smaller
men. Formerly We expected as a mat
Ter Of course 20 see some big man Of
The head Of the list. and for years An
lon. Brouthers. Conner. Kelly. Gore
balrymple. Hines and men OF that size
had Il al their own way. But In recent
years the smaller men have gone TO
the front Burkstt, who has led the
league the past two years with re-
markable averages, Ia a small man.
Jennings. vho was formerly a poor
batter. and whom Manager Dsrnie had
TO release from Loulsville for that rea-
son, u now a wonderful batter. though
In size no larger than Bufkett Lit
Tie Billy" Keller. who Il bat little big
ser than Tot" Murphy. Is one Of the
hardest hittsrs IN the game And 90
az You examine the records you Will
zee that the majority OF the big hit
tiers In the game to-day are medium
sized or small men. Ard this BE- 90.
apparently. not because the big men
have gone back. for Delshanty. Arson.
Thompson. Conner. and such others are
ntlll good s,lckera. but because the
smaller men have come forward The
abolition Of the distinction between
hgh and low balls Affects short men
less than the taller. because TIE former
have less space 10 guard.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-08

believe the ars; test Of a truly great
ran is HE humility. do not mean By
humility" doubt Of bis oEn power. Of
hesitation Ia speaking hiz own opin-
ions. but a riEat understanding Of the
relations Between What be can DO and
say and the rest Of the worlds dolnri
and faylrFs All great men not only
knoW their oWn business. but usually
know that they know Il. and are no,
only right In their mala opinions. bu,
usually know that they are. oaly thcy
40 not thln6 much o. themselves on
ths, account They DO not expect their
fellow mcn 10 fall down and worship
then: they have a curious unde7-senss
81 poverlessucss. feeling that greatness
Is no, IN then. but through them. They
DO their work. feeling that they can.
not well help doing H.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-08

slsnor Arditl. the Well-known mu.
steal conductor. has recently published
his memoirs In London Amsag the
many anecdotes he tells IL the fol-
lowing adventure he had with a banh
cashier. He was IN an American city
and wished 10 have a check eashed
but AZ the cashier did not know sisnoi
Ardlu. he told him be must get him.
self Identified before he could recelv,
any money.
But do not know any one here. "
protested The musical conductor.
Il am very sorry" said the cashier
slgnor Ardiu thought for q feE
moments. and presently said
did you ever attend the opera
young man."
Frequently" said the cashier =
am very fond OF music"
Then you must know me" eontin.
ued slfnor Ardit: and taking on biz
hat he turned bis hack upon the cash
Ter. and beat time vigorously 10 an
imaginary orchestra.
"Oh. yes exclaimed the cashier al
oncs, Il know the back OF your head
well. You are signor Ardl;i" An,
be handed ont the money 20 the uu
Eic.an without further ceremony.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-08
hnIonAm YOUNG.
Discriminating Estimate 81 the Founder
Of Gfeal srairm.

ssfAttAANf " thN ANNhAAN
Of Great system.
In studying brigham Young / have
not sought % know the man o. he lives
In Mormon literature. with a glowing
religioua halo about bis emlnontly
businef0-llke brow. writes william r.
smyth In the November Atlantic. I
have sought rather 20 End him through
con- creations with some Of bis fayorite
captains and through the letters be
wrote them when they we're engaged
Ia perilous missions 20 Wild distrlcts
In The unexplored vest These we're
the men who lived near 10 him and
knew the thoughts that throbbed 10 bis
aetive brain None Of these men has
told ne Of any striking religious
thought which be uttered from the pull
plt. but all have said that be insisted
that Il paid 10 ploV deep and plant
alfalfa They have related With espe-
eial pride their talks With the presi-
dent" A. e,ening camp.hres. when be
would plan. with wonderful accuracy.
irrigation canals and village sites 10 be
made In connection with the conquest
Of some new valley they had explored.
The plans which he traced on the
ground With bis cane by the hrsllsh,
generally anticipated very closely the
later results o. surveys. His letters &c
these captains were full Of instructions
about provisions. coming emigrant par
ties and the treatment OF the Indians
They always Closed with a devout ref
ertnce 10 divine Providence. bat the
underlying spirit was iha, Of the sturdy
Industrial chleitair aiming AZ the con-
quest Of the waste places.
This mans dreams we're OF empire.
IN every nber Of hia body. IN eSsry
beat Of hIs brain and heart. he 'Sas o
matsriai.ft Al hts buildings. IKE al
h.1 philofophles were fashlo.td on
strong and simple lines they were
made no, - lous he,ui.iul bat 10 serve
useful purposes and 20 hst long. That
De used the pove, o. the church re-
leniiefs,y 20 accomplish his ends can.
not De denied Dut the church. how
ever much II may have meant 10 9TH
crs. was WITH him only one OF the
means and not the great object OF BIS
ambition. Ills hrrt act IN Utah was
10 raise ,ho American nag and pro.
claim himself governor OF "thc state
oi Dcrcrc,"-land o. the working bee.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-08

when Kate rag Ben'a rare collection
OF insects she wanted 10 have come ol
her own. says an exchange.
There's lots OF butterflies In our
garden" she said Great yellow ones
with spotted wings: golden-brown
ones. with golden stripes: and pretty
white ones. wh.eh shine like silver"
The next day Ks.!s ran into man.
mas room. her little fingers tightly
closed over TIE brown head OF q splen-
did specimen. Her blue eyes Eere fun
Of horror.
"Oh-h-h, can never DO Il. mamma.
I lever can. See g fquirm and kick.
Il dent want 10 Ole. dear little thing.
God gave q lis ilfe. same's he's gave
ne mine. I don't want any frame Of
insecg-ncver she cried. sobhing IN
her m0,her's arms That was the first
and las; butterfly that orr Katie
caught. and she thinks that only cruel
folks can klll them.
What do you think about ~
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-08

one be ale with ihid terrible power
going about IN "a unseen but most in
ridi0us form The hypaotisl read their
thoughts.
You are all safe" he said. Il have
not the time nor tho strength 70 work
on your subjective minds. which are
always filled with something else. Don't
imagine that will put you all 10 sleep
and forget 10 wake you up FOR hum
dred years"
oh" murmured the widow, who
wolkg be- the sleeping beauty"
y ould take that part myself" raid
the tor his round face beaming with
mir. b he closed the discussion.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-08
An Es,@P,sry R.n rs.~.

says . New NorE writer. Albert
Motts references 10 the good behavior
OF the Orioles on the road are In coed
order. - all will adnit who haze ne,
Hanlon's boys" The Orioles behave
we'll because Ned HanlOn will no, eoun.
tenance anything elae. One Of his bes;
men viii BE- released this sprinE sinp-
y because Ned has discovered that he
IL a thorough loaier and viii not pay
attention 10 admonilion. while he has
repeatedly broken the oriols discipline
and the influence Il sKsr,ed upon ether
members Vas disastrous The writer
has this from Mr. Hanlon himself
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-08

Pat Tebeau has lust received a let
Ter from his brother George. VINO o.
huntiug gold With third baseman 1911
Everett in Colorado George Tcboau
and Everett have located four claims
between Creole and Denver They are
k,own as the chief. O.d Ahrt. Grab
ai,d Bates The Chief was named after
Chief thinner. the big catcher Of the
Cleveland club. the Crab after Jesse
nuricti, the Clevolaud's hard.hl,ting
outhelder who vas nlcknamcd the
Grab" BY bis eliminates. and the
Bates after the Nell-knoWn Cleveland
correspondent OF Sporting Life Te-
beau and Everett have gang OF
MIXERS working the Bates. the ore
from which ls paying st9l per toa.
Everett and Tobcau vii NOT get rich
AZ this gait. but they have not yet b.
gun TO work their three other caims
There Is 10 telling but that they mas
-; strike q rich. and lfthcy DO George
Toboau promises 90 buy Nnlonal
N"HH' AAaNNNAAN ANA ANH NNNNMFF.
George Tebeau 10 a North ST. Louis
boy. lie has been partial Denver
and Colorado ever since be frst PLAY.
81 ball with the Denver team. years
ago. Pat Tebeau had him on the
Cleveland clubs payroll until october
lie dldn't play with the regular team.
though. having been placed ln charge
81 ,he Ft Wayne aggregation. Cleve.
land farm Rake played With the same
club early IN the season Although no,
generally known. % 90 fact nevcrthe.
less that George Tebeau could have
succeeded Dave Foliz as MANAGER O,
The brooklyn club Abel and Byrno
wanted him 10 take the JOB. and George
was willing but The Brooklyn manage.
mcnt would not NEE; bis salary DE-.
nandA
Harry Teteau. ihe youngest OF the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-08

49," ~ WITH 10
A monkey who lives IN q Boston b,rd
store escaped from his cage early the
other evening. and a. there was no
body nigA 70 hinder he proceeded 70
have run with a tne collection Of par.
rou, oanarIes, EOldhsh. rabbits and
guinea PIGS, soNe OF these pets he
killed. few be ate and the rcst Ne
tossed about the shop In Wild hnarity.
The exciting sport continued FOR hour
out finally two policemen drifted that
say, decided that the tumult they
heard Nes the result Of some unusual
cause, broke down the door. and. after
much dineulty. persuaded the monkey
that he had better retire 10 bis prison.
Morning broke on q scene Of awful and
eomplets devastation. The monkey
vas the emily creature or thing In the
place tia, had not suffered injury. Net
a parrot Oonld show more than two tail
feathers, the Eolaash lay AMID the iraK.
meats OF their globes. the canarles we're
buried uader avalanches Of bird seed.
the dlsconsolais rabbits we're weakly
trying 70 digest the fragments az puppy
cake that had beea crammed down
their threats The owner Of the store
intends to I'M TIE monkey a. soon as
he can decide whether The crime CON-
mitied vas breaking the Sabbath N
cruelty 70 animals Exchange.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-08

In the seventh century monk
named Botolph-whleh means Bot
holp. or boat.help-iounded a church In
Lincolnshire. England, says the Ave
Maria, when a town grew about the
church Il was named Bo,olph's town.
which. after several oontrsctiOns, set.
tied down into Boston. From the old
town Of Boston In England a famous
Puritan divine emlgrated 10 the New
England. and gave the name OF his
birthplace to the metropolis which BE-
came his second
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-08

A fsw miles out o. the town o. Roaeu
there IL an avenue OF trees. ohlsay old
apple and oak. This avenne IL ahou,
two miles long. and IN winter ever
tree wears q crown Of mistietoe. AND
clusters Of parasites an almost ever,
Joint Il IA supposed 20 be the onl,
avenue In the world where such slehs
4 to be seen, or where the romantic
aud festive plant y 10 b. found In t.k
rofusion.-NeW York Commercial AL
Nartlnar.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-08

Harry Davis has one failing and this
seriously lnterferes with hls batting
Ho can't hit a certain hlsh ball. and
about every pitcher In the League IL
acquainted With Harry's weakness and
they persist In feeding the young
man high ones, much TO hls dIseom-
ature. II he can overcome this weak
ness he viii be a valuable man on the
Pittaburr team.