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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06

the ncV arrival. Guy Edgerton.
How ny beautiful sister would have
wondered could she have known that
this same new arrival was the hero OF
my dreams. I viii tell you how he
came TO perform so important a part
In them.
We al home home always made Il
practice TO celebrate the birthdays with
n feto. Five years ago. when Il lacked
but two weeks OF my sisters eight
ecnth birthday. my mother died.
We mourned her loss deeply; but
Kate. Tor her oath's sake. given In the
shape OF enameled invitation cards.
would not give up her usual party.
"Oh. Kate. ! pleaded. please don't
have IT,"
You don't know what you are say
Ing. child. ! can not change my plans
after the invitations are issued. and
father thinks II Is best"
And so 4 ended. The party came of.
I protesting would not appear IN the
drawing room: and aid not. But. sit
ting alone on the balcony. watched the
forms At TO and fro in the brilliant
drawing-room-
was crying bitterly. when a Arm
step sounded beside me. and. looking
up. / net the gaze OF Guy Edgerton.
my sister Katle's ardent admlrer.
why do you no, Join the company.
Miss Howard"
lie bert forward and looked In my
face. what. in tears. little one!" At
this cried harder than ever.
Wont you tell me what Grieyes
you"
Al this / told him all. How Il feem-
ell 20 me racrilesiaus SO TO treat my
mothers memory.
He said nothing. only smoo;hod my
hair tendcrly uatll ceased weeping.
As locked up he said:
Little Matte. | am going away to-
moTrow-going 10 Europe. VIII you
Hiss me cood-bye?"
was only Is. so ! raised my head
ard kissed him.
Thank you. llttle one; ana when
come back win you give me a kiss OF
welcome. have no mother. no sister,
Matte. No one TO welcome me back.
VIII you?"
Yes. sir" I sobhed.
lie said Thank you" again. and then
left me.
For Eve years had heard nothing
from him. and now he had returned.
This is what had been dreaming
about this pleasant morning.
The dinner bell reused me from ms
reverie. and hastily donning my pref
tiest blue muslin. sought the dining.
room.
As entered my father presented me
TO Mr.. Edgerton.
'My little daughter. Matte"
y think we are already acquainted.
he said. asd then passed on.
For tWO weeks every girl at thl
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06
New discovery In old Art.

A very interesting discovery was re-
Gently made In the finding OF an oil
portrait Of Amerigo Nespuccl In a
church Of Florence. The discovery is
valuable from a historical standpoint.
and II Is ranked az one ~ the artistic
sensations ~ recent years. OF course
you arc familiar with the story Of
Amorigo Vespucci's voyages to the
new world. Early In the sixteenth CEN
fury he wrote several accounts Of his
travels These became so popular that
the new world was called America In
his honor Vespucci died In Seville
in 1879 at the age Of 81. The newly
found portrait O, vespucci is part Of
a fresco which forms an altar-plece In
the ogniSsanti church At Florence. II
was painted by a Florentlne artist
named Domen!oo Ghirlandaio.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06
WALK ON HOT STONES.
A Curious and Revolving Custom
Among the Tllians.

A Curious and Revolving Custom
Among the rijians.
Fijlan feet can endure more terrible
contact than the blow Of a hard-hit
cricket bail. There Is Fijlan tribe.
says the London Daily News. which
might make fortune OF any entire
prcneur entCrprlsing enough 20 bring
them TO civilized lands. They are call
cd the frewalkers. About once a year
they give on the island OF M'uya. about
twenty-five miles from saya. the Fijlan
capital. what must be one OF the most
extraordinary exhibitions IN the world
In a forest Glade about a quarter OF a
mile from he shore a hole Is dug In
the ground about twenty-five feet vide
and six feet deep. Flat stones ara
spread over its bottom and wood piled
on them and Fet alight. when the
stones are red-hoi the burning logs
are dragged away. the stones carefully
made to he as evenly as possible and
all flames extlnguishCd. 4 party Of
tribcsmen. garlanded with green leaves.
then descend into the pit and dellbor-
ately walk over the glowing stones IN
procession. Their bare feet are not
burned or even made hot. The display
takes place under the eyes OF specta-
tors. native and European. This year
a steamer was actually advertised In
Australia to take visitors to witness
the spectacle.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06


The south is place where a breach
OF promise suit Is practically unknown.
where women are not husband hunt
ers. and where divorce Is infrequent.
There Is no such thing In the south
as waiting for rich man to die and
then springing sensational common
law marriages, nor has there been rare
ly ever a claim made by Jekyll and
Hyde women for rich mems estates.
Come south and Zee from designing
womanhood; come where there Ga no
need for bachelor or nonmarrlags
clubs, and fall a willing and easy vic.
tim. rs you inevitably will. to Gods
best handiwork, true southern wom-
an.-Athens (Ga) Banner.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06
MooNsHlMERs MUST co.
Revenue Agents unnagging Attacks Upon
Illicit whisky Manufacture.

From the Kansa5 City Journal. we
are making lie woarlsoRe for the
Arkansas moonshlners." said Col. w.
s Wheeler special agent Of the reve-
nue. department. who was at Collector
Withers Office yesterday checking tho
records OF his department. since
the present campaign was opened
against them We have landed thirty
i've Of them. and We will get the rest
very shortly and absolutely clean out
the business In northern Arkansas" he
continued. The moonshlners shot a
posse OF officers there last fan and
Killed some Of them. Then the depart
ment gave orders TO clean out the
sang. and we are doing Il. The hunt
Is on and the game will be caught or
run out Of the country" The horde %
moonshlnCrs that came into Arkansas
and Missouri along the line were from
Georgia principally. Three years ago
a war was opened on them there. and
they we're hunted 30 hard they had to
leave. The uuircguenicd woods and
hills 81 ArkanEs gave many OF them
O. hiding place. while others went into
the Ozarts They were chased 30 hard
by officers under the late Gen. 10 shell
by they had TO leave Missouri. and
they went 'Aio the Arkansas noun
aIna When "a posse 90 deputy mar
shals and revenue agents started after
thCm they were led into ambush aud
I four killed u was war then and
every man who refused 20 ala The fed
/ Cral officers was arrested. The spies
for the moonfhiners were shot or cap
tured The war has been relentless.
When clear case againHt a man vas
made out 30 heavy q bond was required
that he could not give Il. and as they
were gathered behind the bars the
business lost lts alluroments.
IN chasing them out Of the Ozarks
Gen. Shelby's men had repeated shoot.
ing scrapes. and wounded several men
The 81. Louis marshals have captured
a number OF the men. and the business
II just about wound up.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06
Unconscious sufferers.

There are numerous cases on record
where men suffering from some form
OF paralysis have been charged with
drunkenness. and have suffered In
consequence most severely In mind. II
not In body. II Ia far from being an
uncommon circumstance for n man to
receive In some street row. or. as the
result Of some practical Joke. an In
jury to the head or spine. not serlcas
enough. perhaps. at the moment to
disable him. but certainly dangerous
II not attended to at once. He may
leave the vicinity whore he received
the hurt. may possibly walk for miles.
go into a restaurant and take some
thing TO strengthen the nerves: thea
go on, and gradually sllk into a state
Of Inconsistencies and be found In a
doorway or lying in the road. bearing
every indication OF lntoxicatlon. The
breath may smell Of the stlmulant be
has taken. be Is stupid and helpless.
aud at once the Impractical eye
stamps him as drunk and incapable
Locked up By himself. he speedily be-
comes feverish and seriously IN. and
dies without assistance. This Is no
highly colored plcture-cases occur
over and over again. and we regret
20 say that Il appears 10 be the COM
mon practice OF the ordinary policeman
20 arrest and take to the station house
any person who Is acting strangely OF
stupidity In the street. or who exhibits
signs that are generally accepted a.
/ indicating the use Of intoxicants. Tn,
proper place for these unfortunate per
sons is not the police station. but thl
hospital.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06

Say Tn weary-say I'm sad.
Szy thai health and wealth have
missed me:
Say I'm growing cid. but add
Jennie kissed mel"
My heart gave a great bound. for I
recognized Guy Edgertons voice
Not knowing was there. he cnme
TO the very window where was sit
ting.
lie drew back the curtain and looked
In upon me.
why. Matte. you herel thought
you were out with the riding party.
How cory you look here. May sit
down beside you?"
Yes. sir" answered frankly.
His dark eyes searched my face for
. moment. then he said:
Il am going away tomorrow, little
one; win you redeem your promise be-
fore 60? l have carried the klss you
gave me last through all my travels.
darling. and have brought Il back TO
you pure as you gave II. VIII You kiss
ne and be my wife,"
/ kissed hlm.-Boston Herald.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06
ON THE STAGE.

Nine. Helena Modjeska will probably
visit Europe during the summer, not
10 appear In public. hut 10 rest.
During his engagement at Boston Il.
II. sothern received exactly thlrty-one
manuscript plays with requests that he
read them. And yet ambitious young
men want TO be actorsi
Mrs. James Brown Potter and Kyrle
Bellew. NJ the conclusion OF their pres.
ent engagement at the Adelphla thea
ter, London.w head a company which
will present Charlotte Corday. {"
Hester Prynne" and THE Lady OF L.y-
ons" through the principal provincial
cities In England.
Sarah Bernhardt Is almost we'll. IA
soon as the physicians allowed her TO
receive visitors she began 10 make ar
engagements for the production Of her
new play at the Renaissance. Rehears-
ais are going on daily. and the author.
Romalne Coolus, visits Bernhardt con-
stsntly and reports the progress that is
making.
A musical festival, under the au-
spices Of Dr. Edward Grleg, the Nor
wegian composer. will he held at Ber-
gen. the most important town on the
west coast Of Norway, during the In
ternational Fishery exhibition to be
held there this summer. A large hall,
holding about 5000 people, will be spec
tally built for the occasion. The orches-
ira and choir will number 500. Only
Norwegian compositions will be per.
formed and the festival will last from
June ~ 10 July 3.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06

house, save myself. tried their fascina-
tons upon him. but to no avail.
what n PITY" sighed Flo Archer.
that his uptown mansion and huge
bank stock have no mistress"
But her slghs were In vain. The
last morning OF Mr.. Edgerton's stay
the subject OF conversation turned up
on kissing. Mr.. Edgerion. sitting by.
did not Join In the conversation. Pretty
Flo Archer saucily demanded Mr.. Ed
gertons opinion.
Now. really. Mr. Edgerton. don't
you like TO attend forfeit parties?"
NO. Miss Archer, ! DO not. think
a kiss obtained by compu.sion no klss
al an"
"Fiel We shall get up a party on
purpose 10 test sou. We believe you
would assist"
Il certainly should not"
"Why Mr. Edgcr,on' You shall do
penanoe for that speech"
You are to tell what lady you kissed
last"
THAT would NOT DO. a. the lady "a
present. and would be the sufferer.
rather than myself
We'll. then, you may tell how long
Il Is since you kissed her"
'Wlll you promise not to doubt my
word?"
"Oh. certainly"
"Then. Miss Layton. have kissed
no lady for the space ~ Ave years
"oh. Guy Is probably faithful TO some
fair lady who favored him then" sug-
ges,ed Ned Archer.
Exactly so. Ned" and ne passed
10 meet his valet. who came with let
ters
Ny checks were burning and arose
and fed TO my room here Kate burst
IN upon mo.
Her yor are" she said. merrily Il
have beer on, hunting for You. We
have made NJ party TO ride out to the
Shaker settlement and take dinner and
return by moonlight Won't II be fun
and doa't you want to go?"
mo. guess had rather stay nj
home aud have a qule, day Of Il"
what a little old maid you arel
Well. you needn't 80 unless you want
tot" and she was on watched them
drive away. Then | took my sewing
and ensconed myself In baby window
in the quiet. cool parlor.
Scarcely had seated myself when
some one entered tho room. repeating
those lines Of Leigh Hunts lktle bal
lad:
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06

A boy lawyer. only i6 years Of age.
has been recently attracting attention
by his legal skin. His name Is J. Os-
car Beck: he lives In Harvey. H.. and
Is completing his studies In the Office
OF l. J. Moshor, The i6-year.old law
yer gained his FIRST success In defend
Ing an old man, who was uniustly sued.
Attorney Beck pleaded the cause Of his
client so successfully that he won his
case, as well as aroused the surprise
and admiration Of HIS townspeople by
his excellent work Lawyer Beck says
he viii never appear as attorney in a
case that he cannot conscientlously
support.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06
= vERiTssts FOOLS PARADISE
Monte Carlo and the Great Profits Of
the Casino COMPANY.

Monte Carlo and the Great Profits Of
the Casino Company.
We hear at intervals OF "the man
who broke the bank Of Monte Carlo"
and more frequently OF unfortunates
whom that institution has broken. Ev-
erybody Is familiar with the fairy-like
aspect OF the place. through innumer-
able descriptions. views or stage pic
lures. And the realities are tangible
enough, when We read the periodical
reports of the toy princlpallty's bust
ness or the pamphlet lately published
by the Casino company relative to It's
dealings with the prince OF Monaco.
The prince lives upon the annual sub
sidy he receives from the gaming es-
Enlistment. and his prineipaliiy-a
tract OF less than ten square miles.
with about the population OF small
American towns maintained from
the same source. In other words. the
gambling spirit OF polite Europe Is
here concentrated. organized, admins
tered and run" with handsome pref
It's by the joint stock company that
leases Monte Carlo and It's concessions.
What these profits amount to may be
gathered from some OF the figures OF
the statement OF expenses given In the
shareholders pamphlet Last seasons
expenditure of the prineipality-apart
from the maintenance Of the Casino.
which was si.l7O0OO- amounted TO
s650.OO0. OF the latter sum the prince
received s2500O0; the courts. police,
etc. absorbed 100000: CLERGY and
schools. $500; charities. $4,000;
prizes for sports. 5000 aud the post
Office and losses. $4,000. Notwith-
standing these expenditures f2.SsO,00
was paid out in dividends on shares,
Summing up. therefore. we find total
revenue OF 100000. representing the
amount left al Monte Carlo by the
fools OF the world" for a seasons plea
sure. a large portion Of the balance
OF the Casino company's expenditure
not accounted for In the above Items Is
absorbed by press suhven ions.
amounting altogether to 1925 200. This
means. as the Monte Carlo philanthropy
lists frankly explain In their pamphlet
that 1T Is absolutely necess AIRY 10 ex,
pend large sums in securing the good
will OF the continental press Some
OF the allurlng but imaginative tale
OF vast winnings and bank breaking
may be traced to this source II Il
also fact that some Of the stories o
suicides az Monte Carlo are the inyen
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06
nAculNEs SURPRISED ,,,u
Preach Engineer Assonlshsd BY Esonomy
Of American Machine shas-.

Preach Engineer Assonishsd By Eeonomx
Of American Machine shap-.
An expert French observer thinks
that although We Americans may waste
food we certainly do not waste energy.
A French officer OF engineers gave the
following account recently OF what ne
had seen In American factories. II
have been in America six months. and
have visited the mines and manufac-
turing establishments In the east. west
north and south. have seen the most
gigantic engineering operations and
the most powerful machinery IL the
world. but shall report to my govern
ment that the biggest things In Amer
lea are the little things. The French
people are experts In domestic econo-
my. and live comfortably by saving
what your average families throw
away. But Americans are. on the 9TH
er hand. experts In Industrial economy.
You make money by saving wastaEo
in business. and you lose some OF Il
by wasiage In your domestic economy.
4 he attention paid 10 small details in
your big works Is amazing to me I
have visited some establishments
whore | believe the profits are not
made in the manufacture proper. but
In the saving Of materials and labor by
close attention to details that are with
US uneonsidored tribes. For example
! saw In your shops just now a little
grindsione In operation automatically
sharpening a lathe and planer tools.
This machine cost. probably. as much
as 100 Of our ordinary grindstones cost.
but ! see that II automatically grlnds
all the tools for 300 heh-priced me
chanics. and Il only works a few hours
each day. The skilled mechanics In
our country frequently stop their reg
ular work to grind their own tools and
then they do II imperfectly. Your
tools are all accurately ground 10 tho
best shape by the machine. so that
they do more and better work on this
account In a given time. believe that
that machine has brains-the brains Of
She inventor and Il has no doubt revo-
lutionized work Of this kind In Amer.
lean shors"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06
THEE IN TIE FOUR HUNDRED.
New York society startled by the Pres.
enec Of a Woman Cuiprit.

New York society startled by the Pres
ence OF Woman Cuiprit.
New Yorks four hundred Is greatly
disturbed by the presence Of a thief
an unknown woman thief--within It's
inner circles.
During the past winter thefts have
occurred AZ select functions In widely
separated points along Fifth avenue
and the adjacent fashionable side thor
oughfares. where It would have heen
impossible for an ordinary thief 10 get
his nose Inside the basement door. Cost
" wraps have been claimed by some
particular guest and worn away as her
own. Valuable sealskln coats have been
appropriated by this guest. and their
rightful owners have never seen them
again. In one or two Instances costly
sealskin wraps have been taken from
the cloak room at private dances. aud
comparatively poor garments left In
their places. Several society women
have lelgu1d themselves together for
the detection OF the unknown. but 20
Tar they have not succeeded In catching
her. In fact. a theft Of the kind was
committed week before last under the
very noses O, the matroEs who had de-
termlned upon the capture OF the ou.-
prit. No clow has been found to the
identity OF the arisiocraiie oulprit cave
n handkerchief marked IF" In one cor
nor. II was in the pocket Of a cheap
FUR cape which was left In the place o,
an elegant sealskln garment worth
81 200.
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GA
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THE u. s. TORPEDO BOAT GwIN.
(can Destroy Any Battleshlp Ahoat)
government gave this in the fullest
manner and without question.
Displays OF force were made by the
United States in 1852 against Japan
aud in 1858 against Java. In the for
mer case American sailors had been
severely handled In Japanese ports.
and the native courts failed to give
adequate redress. 4 naval expedi-
ton was sent TO japanese waters. and
this had the effect OF securing the full
est apology. and also an agreement by
which every protection was guaran-
teed to American citizens and property
In japan. In the latter case large
naval force was sent to the waters OF
Java to demand that the native trial
courts should give the fullest protec-
ton to Americans The expedition
was successful In lis purpose, and all
the desired assurances were given.
The pictures presented are for the
purpose OF contrast with old-time wal
material.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06

proclamation excluding AL British var
ships from American ports. He also
caused energetic protests and demands
10 be presented Al London. The Brit
ish authorities promptly disavowed the
action. recalled the admiral under
whom the outrage had been perpetrat-
ed. and " hout request rendered an
Observation-Disclosures to support the
wives andrfamilles Of those who had
been killed and wounded.
In a later case the American ship
Prometheus was fred on In the harbor
OF Greytown. The ship had declined
to pay excessive port charges imposed
by the king OF the Mosquito territory.
then controlling the territory under a
British pro,ectorate. The king called
on the British warship Express TO sus-
tain his demands. and the Express
promptly sent broadside into the
Prometheus. No one was killed. hu,
the United States made a prompt de-
mand for reparatlon. The British
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06

Sometimes It Is hard TO tell what a
mans future will be by the occupation
be pnrsues early In life You would
hardly expect the aremen Of locomo-
tive Ia become a celebrated professor
Of chemistry. Yet Prof Morris. head
OK the chemical department Of Cornell
university. was once fireman on the
New York Central railway. After be-
ing advanced 70 tho position Of cRgi-
accf Mr.. Morris determined that he
mus, have an education in order TO sue
coed In he He saved his money and
studied between working hours TIL he
finally entered Union college. From
this place Of learning he was gradu-
ated with honors. lie made chemistry
his speciality aud now holds a very inn
portant and honorable position.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06
BATTLEsHP ASAs AFTER TURRE

parties and theaters and operas and all
sorts Of places Shrewd MAJ knew
they would. You told everybody. didn't
you that your pa had bought cottage
a. Newport. end we expected to enter
tain all our friends and relatives there
next summer-that Is. II they would
come? Daughter-Yes. indeed, ma;
and they said OF course they'd come.
Newport Ia the capital Of Rhode Island.
isn't Il? shicwd Ma--The Newport we
are going TO Is In Pennsylvania
New York Weekly.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06

so you think. Uncle Rlsius. that
the white man will never De a success
"a cakewalkor7' IL dcs know hl
wont sab. lie amt got De- Length o.
heel 70 he muscle toe set dc leeherag,
on toe gib'm De aprlng. sab. he de.
nachclly Amt got de mechanical prin'
clple In ne anatomy. sab. lndlauaD
oils Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06

IF South Carolina sends any troops
up against the enemy II will be wise
for the commander TO remember one
thing" What's that?" "He must
start the rumor that the Spaniards are
negro poStmasters In disguise. -
Cleveland Leader.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06
DoNrs FOR MOTHERS OF BOYS
Don't keep nagglng your boy.

Don't keep nagglng your boy.
Don't treat your boy as a hardened
criminal II you discover him In sin.
Don't be above apologlEing to your
boy II occasion arises lie will honor
you for Il.
Don't forget that II you make your
boy think he Is going to the devil he
won't be apt TO dlsappoint You
Don't make his room a sort Of junk
shop for all the odds and ends OF furni-
ture too shabby or old-flshloned to be
used anywhere else In the house.
Don't have thing In the house too
good for him TO enjoy and share with
You. and don't make him use the back
stairs In order TO save the front hall
carpet
Don't deny your boy the healthful.
restraining influence OF plenty OF out
door sports and athletics. There Is a
whole sermon In the phrase muscular
Christianity"
Don't shut him entirely out OF the
confidential talks concerning home.
business. and nelghborhood affairs. but
teach him to respect the confidence
Pacific Health Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06

"A Girl who sings early In the morn
Ing must have sweet disposition"
Not necessarily. She may have a
grudge against her nelghbor next
door. "-Tit-Blts