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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-04

The city Of San Luis Potosi Is build
iEg a hall that will be the eighth won
der OF the world Il has cost millions
and will cost millions more. Seven
years ago a dozen skilled stone masons
from Pennsylvania we're imported 70 do
the ornamental carving OF lis front.
One Fourth Of July a number OF the
party got drunk and killed a Mexican
In a bar room brawl. His companions.
In the language Of Gen. Crook. rose
like a flock Of quail and III running"
He was tried and condemned 10 be
shot Then arose the certainty that
with him In the grave there was no
one 20 do the fancy carving on the city
hall. Il was decided 20 keep him al
work and shoot him when he had I'm
lshed. Every day. in summers shine
and winters snow. this workman hangs
like a ny against the great white wall
and pecks away at gargoyles and grli-
Fms heads. A file OF soldiers stands
IN the street looking up at him. His
life ends with his Job. and they say that
he Ia the most deliberate workman ever
In the Mexican republic or any other
republic. At the present rate OF prog
ress. according 10 the best Obtainable
calculations, the front OF the city hall
will be sufficiently scrolled and carved
about the middle OF 1850.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-04

n I'D know. ! paid 500 for Il. tia, T.
all except that ! learned 70 love 10
bss1 . Il vas taken from ne. Il had
The no, 7ef-foF eject. think. Burt 49,
saved. ] carried Il every day into the
,ourt ro0u, and the little thing was
20 good tha Il must have touched any
ones heart.
Since the triai I have not been able
10 10 10 eommuni0n. a. was resting
under a falss oath. The priest 10 whom
] confessed told me would first have
10 make a public confession to right
the wrong Cone By me. Now I have
done 20. and feel a. II that alone had
lined a ton on ny heart"
"E. GRANVILLE WEBSTER"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-04

In the Baltic. the Danish island Born
holm. which Is situated about twenty
four miles. east by south. from the
nearest point Of Sweden. may be re-
earded as huge magnet Although
the power OF this magnetic island is
not so great that Il can draw the nails
out of ships. as was told OF the Legged
AIRY magnetic hills, the magnetism OF
the rocks on the island OF Bornholm
can ard does cause a good deal OF
trouble 20 ships In quite another way.
i0r the island oNcr,s such an influence
on tho magnetic needle chat 90 causes O.
vessel to turn uergcpHhlF aside from
IH cruue Tho erect OF tho island
mrrr.um f ir't 3d.. dFfare. of rs
tI'Cu..U. ur about Iine 8H1 ole-ha'i
u.'..
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-04

the bluH. which oncs Witnessed scenes
of rcyslgy In the days Of Gustayua
Waaa and the Erics. q a blackened
ruin scTglag as prison a scientific
observatory crownlng a hieh hlll has
lost rs academic character With the
removal ~ the ancient university 20
Helsingfors. and with a melancholy air
n having seen better days Is now de-
graded into a navigation school. The
apire Of the Cathedral 81 81 Henry
Is degenerate example Of clumsy.
heavy Gothic. which does rot invite
close inspection. The town has lost
much Of ita distinction as a center OF
learning. and has been rebuilt after
dihastrouB fires with broad streets
laIked by iaagtiB;ic frame buildings.
bat 10 has q irUdshing trade. and los
fortunes have materially improved
since the Russ.an conquest The tray
elar who praevereF il exploring the
dull aud barren streets ENDS many
aisnH OF ihr.G and Intelligence. and
when Do enters the quaint cathedral
be- is well repaid for h8 long dusty
walk. iar 10 au humble way u Is the
W"lim.uEier Abbey OF Finland
For generations the great families
were buried in the vaults u this an
Client church. the foundations Of which
were laid IN 1900 Conspicuous places
were found for bishops. soldiers and
heroes. The chapels are filled with
monuments. and the pavement IL lined
with inscriptions PrOtestants and
Catholics who have served their coun-
ffy lie sleeping lore SHE 'y side, their
religious faith Is betokened In their
cfngleE by upturned or folded hands.
Here are monuments 10 generals In the
Thirty Years War. 10 the Scotch sol
dicrs Of fortune serving In the cam
pa.Ens OF Gustayus Adolphus and
Charles XII. 10 plous bishops and 10
Horns. FInckes. Totts and other great
men Of the North Here. too. In a
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-04
sIghtseeInr sImnlInsd.

There Is always room for a new an
pllcatlon OF an old principle. even so
old a one as that OF the division OF
iabor. MillIcen,-How long did your
Easter trip to Rome occupy7 Made
liue-Oh, a week altogether-there and
back. Milliesnt-And you saw every
thing7 Madeline-oh. yes; you SEQ
there were three Of US. Mother went
to the picture-galleries. I examined the
monuments. and father studied local
color In the cafes. Roseleaf.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-04

lst, and large statues Of Luther. Me-
lancthon and Agricola. the Finnish
translator OF the New Testament. The
other church Is the Russc-Greck Ca
thedral % the Assumption. with a
colossal dome and an interior Of re-
markable richness and splendor.
The visitors amazement over the un-
expected glory Of Helsingfors Increases
during every hour 81 bis stay In this
remarkable city. There Is good archi-
lecture on every side There Is a spaci-
Gus esplanade filled with good statuary
and nanked with handsome hotels and
business structures There Is an i'm
posing theaier modelled after the nres-
den Opera House There are large
hospitals equipped with the most SCI
entihc appliances for surgery. There
are polytechnic schools and education
al institutions without number. The
public squares are worthy Of a city Of
the highest artistic taste. and the resi-
dental quarter shows every sign Of
refinement and taste Helslngiors may
be one Of the smallest. but II Is also
one Of the handsomest Of European
capitals.
Russia not only knows how TO wait
generation after generation for the Ac-
compllshment Of her ambitious ends.
as Syeaborg on its seven fortified
Islands can bear witness. but when the
the practical talent required for gov
erning subject races with tolerance and
wisdom. and for reconcillng them to
foreign rule with the material l1yan-
tages OF prosperity. Finland with It's
alien race and religion. has not been
converted into another Ireland seeth-
Ing with agrarian discomfort and poll-
teal unrest is religion and local
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-04

granite tomb. are the ashes ~ the
peasant Queen Catherine Mansiotter.
who. after wearing the Swedish dladem
as the wife OF Eric XIV. returned TO
Finland 20 die with her own people.
A picture ln stained glass above her
grave tells the romantic story The
girlish Queen. between two pages has
taken on her crown. and IL descending
The steps Of the throne with a last
farewell 20 Sweden and q fond. home
sick glance for Finland. 70 Is the one
romance of this antique Lutheran ca
thedral The other monuments and
warrior figures sing Of arms and men
NJ action.
There BE- handsome park with
statuary near the cathedral and the
older quarter Of the town shows indi-
cations ~ wealth and refinement.
Nothing. however. IL more Characters
nc OF Finnish life and progress than
the conspicuous signboards at the
street corners The names are printed
IN three languages NJ every street
crossing. In some ~ the blocks there
will not be a single house. but at each
corner the name OF the thoroughiare
appears In large letters In Finnish.
Swedish and Russian. A iellow-trayel-
Ter haEardsd the conjecture that the
chief recreation Of the population In
the dali. sleepy town was found In
reading street signs and certainly
every man. woman and child was able
10 deciphor at least one Of the tripllcate
signs.
There iH perhaps no other country
In Europe whore primary education Is
conducted more Systematically than In
Finland The Lutheran clergy are said
Co make o. practice Of refusing sacra-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-04

4 Chicago woman discovered her
bahys nrst TOOTH tainted away aad re-
NAMED unconscious FOR three hours In
the meantime some old women rushed
In and. thinking the baby had swat.
lowed something, procured a stomach
pump and came near pumping It's soul
out The baby will doubtless be care
tul about sprlnging It's next tooth on ia
oxcitable mother. Eek.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-04

~ Calino-" Llsten' Here Is very
good proposal for orr daughter
young man. rich. honest. unselhsh.
good looking. onlythere is an only
be Is a founding without a name.
Nine. Callno with a Without a
name Then ! shall have son-ln-law
who will write anonymous letters
Never In the worldr-Le Monde Com
lque.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-04

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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-04
An Academy. Centennial.

4 few o. the academies for which
New England was famous In days gone
by survive. and one OF them the Peach
am academy. In Vermont, has Just coli
ebrated IL centennial by guns at sun
rise and a dinner at noon. at which the
alumni ate and glor.hed the insutu-
tlon.s past.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-04

New York Weekly: Grateful Gill;
zen-I was delighted TO read in the
papers that you had refused to raise
the price Of ice. President Of Ice Com
pany-That Is true. We shall mako
no change In the price. The only
change will be In the Jumps.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-04
BOUGHT HER OWN PICTURES
southern society Woman Paid for
Photo. In dob I.Sts.


Photo. IN dob I.Sts-
Mrs. Edward Bright. one Of the most
beautiful of the society leaders u New
Orleans. has just succeeded in buying
up a large stock Of her own photo
graphs Wnieh were offered for public
sale In many retail shops in New York.
Mrs. Bright. who as Miss Ella Mehle
was the belle Of New Orleans. was
queen Of the Mardi Gras and was pho
tOgraphed In her costume. In some
way the negative escaped from the
handz Of the photographers and foBnd
lts way 20 New York Prints were
made Of Il for the purpose Of illustra-
ting a new process Of photography. OF
course nobody knew who the beautiful
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-04

We'll, Golightly. did you have any
fun wearing red lantern on your
Wheel" "Yes; about fifteen men
thought was a drug store and chased
NE ten bloeha - Detroit Free Press.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-04
SAVED FROM DEATH.
~ THE READY WIT or MS
COMMON LAW WIFE.
a Conspiracy URvsiisd gVetyn webster
Tells = Most Extraordinary story
Electric Chair Wa Rssdy-saVsd
Murderer.

VELYN Granville
W ebster. whose
husband was the
central figure % one
Of the most Gensa
tlOnal murder trials
Of modern times IN
New YORK, has
made a startling
confession. II isto
the effect that she.
aided b. Webster's
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-04

Gallant Bandit trobblng young
woman's iewelyl--I assure you. miss
a diamond ring on such a lovely hand
IL absolutely superfluous. Filegends
Blatter.
Kansas City has 1000 employees In
It's packing houses and stock yardk
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-04

Ned She held her dress up over two
feet Ted-well, did you think she
had only one FOOT
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-04

nsv ne Got werk fFoss The ssn ~ tir
S-r ~ho rrururse ffss rsfssr-s 1szrH.
Ex-Goy. Thomas T. cfiftendcn &C
Missouri was recently asked n tie storm
was true that he had employed IN his
once Jesse James. Jr.. whose father.ths
outlaw. was killed through Mr.. critfsn-
dens fundamentally. The ex-g0yer-
nor replied: IF we-s % build
monument Of denials as high az that
erected 10 Warrington AZ the capital
don't suppose could eiectually stop
the continued existence Of this story.
The facts In the case are that several
years ago my son. Thomas 7. critfen-
den, Jr. then a real estate dealer In
Kansas City and nov county clerk o.
Jackson county. Ia which Kansas City
u located. advertised for boy 10 work
In his Office. On the morning following
the advertisement a number Of boys
were on hand and my son resorted to
a kind Of civil service examination to
test their merits. The boy whose pa
pera we're best was called forward and
asked his name.
Ny name Is Jesse James. Jr, ho
replied.
MY son was more than amazed, and
said:
DO you know who amT
"'Yes sir; you are Gov. crlttendep'
SON. z, wrf>
Well then. you go homess.
your mother all about this. = * AT
willing Tor you n york
thes1sss / Offer, coSs grind IL FB
morning - -
VERY well. sir. have got TO help -,
my mother and sLteF. and III DO
back
And back he was the NEXT morning.
Al this time Mrs. Jesse James was liv-
ing In the suburbs OF Kansas City. Now
let me tel you what became OF this
boy. lie remained With my son for sew
eral years. being honest and faithful to
a degree. Then my son secured him
a place in Armour's packing house in
Kansas City. where he Ia now employed
respected By every one and having a
number Of men under him. And heis
but 20 years Of age This Ia the whole
story"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-04
GIL MPSE OF FINLAND.
a CHARMING COUNTRY tn HOT
SUMNER WEATHER.

''"'''as N"hndiasTita Csaaasst ana
What Has Been Made %. It uifh
horais Tor the Past aud the Wei
Customs aud Manners.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-04
Helalnglors Conc nnnasnc..

He voyage from
Stockholm 10 S.
Petersburg I'm "a
Finish steamer Isa
pleasant one for
the Baltic qu.ct
sea ard .he col8
with lts shallow
lorda and roek
bound hetdla.il
while ices bold and
Impressive tran
The age-herald., 1898-01-07
LUMBER BURNED.
Eight Million Feet Destroyed by Fire Near
 Saginaw, Mich,

Saginaw, Mch., Jan. 6.-Eight million feet of lumber were burned on the docks of the Saginaw Lumber and Salt company, at Crow Island, three miles below the city, early this morning, causing loss of about OOO. The docks held about 900 feet, and large quantity of lumber was piled in the mill yard, which the flames did not reach The mill and salt block were saved with difficulty.
 The docks and one drill house were de- stroyed. As nearly as can be estimated, three-fourths of the loss will be covered by insurance. The origin is unknown, but it is thought that skaters dropped matches or had started a fire to warm themselves by in a slip. The fire was burning fiercely before organized attempt to stop 1t could be made The Saginaw steamer be- gan throwing water about o'clock Two steamers from Bay City arrived at 2:45. These, with the Carrollton steamer, con- stituted the only available fighting source.
The age-herald., 1898-01-07
GRAINED HIS WIFE,
And Then After Wounding His Daughter
 Killed Himself.

Knoxville, Tenn, Jan. GA special from Greenville, Tenn, says:
 The most horrible and shocking crime which this city has ever seen was the en- tire extermination of the family of Capt. A. w. Garter, an ex-federal officer, last night the hour not being known.
 Capt. Carter, while temporarily insane, brained his aged wife with an axe and then with the same weapon inflicted wounds upon his daughter which caused her death today. After committing this deed Capt Carter, with an old revolver, shot himself The only other inmate of the house was Walter Class, aged IA years. The boy was asleep up stairs, but about 3 o'clock thls morning was awakened by groans and upon investigation found the state of affairs as above related. The young lady was in a dying condition and never recovered. The boy gave the alarm, and today the town has been wild.
 Capt. Carter's mind has for the past three years been unbalanced, caused by the death of a daughter. He was considered one of the best citizens of Greene county. At the time of his death he was com- mander of Burnside post, G. A. R. He was captain of a company of cavalry in the First Tennessee Volunteers.
The age-herald., 1898-01-07
THOMAS COLLINS
 WAS COMMITTED
Continued from Fifth Page.)

 a barrier, which had the effect of a red flag in a bull fight The attorneys were continually rising to their feet, and Attor- ney Lipscomb added a feeling appeal. Re- factions were cast in every breath on some one-whether the court or prosecuting att torneys was a riddle.
 The questioning was renewed, and Solic- itor Ferguson asked: 'Mr. Wilson, tell all MT. Frazer said and did before the shoot ing?'
 There was an objection and the question was withdrawn.
 Direct-I arrested Howell at the instance of Mrs Collins When I ran after him Frazer said, Run, catch him, shoot him. " ran, and he was standing still. He asked me for what I was arresting him. told him for disorderly conduct.
 "What did Howell say?"
 Attorney Lipscomb (defense) objected The trial soon developed into a saturnalia of objections on the part of the defense.
 The question was repeated and the witness said Howell said he had done nothing.
 Another objection and the court said he did not see how what Howell had said was
The age-herald., 1898-01-07

the waist by a twisted cord of their own
 hair, while their weapons are bows, ar
 rows, clubs and stones, some times their
 teeth and nails being used in the fray.
 Their arrows are also claimed be tipped
 with a poisonous compound or an occa-
 sional bit of metal they have managed
 to procure. No domestic animals are found
 among them, except a mongrel dog, their
 food, which Is found mainly by fishing and
 hunting, Is generally consumed while raw,
 and no agriculture is known among them.
 In fact, they seem to live in terrible iso-
 lation in which they war, not only against
 man, but have no part in cultivating any thing in either the animal or vegetable kingdom. In their sun-blistered deserts
 they seem to exist a band of savages,
 in whom any instinct of common humanity
 is absolutely absent, and hence the policy
 which has tried to exterminate them from
 the face of the earth
 'The religion of this strange people is a primitive mythology in which the main fig ure is a magical pelican and fetishes are
 in common use The dead are buried by leaving the body in shallow graves pro- vide with food and water and covered with
 earth and stones. Their marriage customs
 are peculiar and one of the most unpardon-
 able offenses is to marry out of the tribe. Cruel, treacherous, seeking to slay every
 alien that sets foot in their dist ~ It, isting in desert in which no white man
 can live or hidden in rugged mountains rom whose cover they Slay a foe with
 poisoned arrows they are much to be feared, for there is no way to approach
 their domain without subjecting one's self to the horrors of thirst to the glare of the sun on the sands, to the shifting sands, end the thorny underbrush, while fod is not
 to be found. save by the Indians, and no
 horses can go over the potfalls of the burrowed soil.
 "As might be expected such thing bathing is an unknown thing among these people, Probably not a single one living ever had bath. But their muscular pow CTS and fleetness of foot are incredible, at- testing the fact that their life, even if be- reft of the civilized necessity of washing, is calculated to develope their physical powers. They can go for days without food or water, traversing sunburnt deserts. penetrating the cactus thickets and cross ing jagged rocks with bare feet, catch the feetest game, endure pain without a mur- mur and remain proof against poison. Tn fact, these Seri Indians the wild est and the strangest of any tribe which has ever fallen to the lot of the bureau to investigate Though such an expression may seem harsh, yet total extermination seems the only way to rid the world of such beings, for it is utterly impossible to | teach or civilize these creatures"
The age-herald., 1898-01-07
On Being Poor.

Impecuniosity brings out small, mean dishonestes; it causes shabby shifts; it de- grades proud spirit; it quenches all the brightness and freshness of existence. Peo- pie who prate about the sweet use of ad- versity-otherwise "poverty'-are generally these comfortable individuals who have never had occasion to experience these said "sweet uses." History records the triumph of certain men and women of ge- nius over cramping circumstances, but it does not mention the hundreds of clever people who might have taken their place in the first ranks of art and literature had not rushing and dire necessity obliged them to waste strength and energy in pot boilers'' for the daily porridge.
 Exceptional genius Gas exemplified in the persons of Edmond Kean and Charles Mathews, the famous actors; William Ho- garth, Angelica Kaufman, Rosa Bonheur and Sir David Wilkie, renowned artists; and Robert Burns, Rousseau, Ben Johnson, Sheridan, Oliver Goldsmith, Dr. Johnson and Douglas Jerrold, notable poets and authors) has been able to struggle up from the slough of impecuniosity and give forth it's sweetest essence even under the pres sure of physical privation but for the few who thus triumph there are the countless many who are first daunted and then hope lessly submerged.
 Those who conquer fortune in the end and before life ends, may perhaps be found to say that the struggle left no permanent marks upon their souls; the fight, though sharp, was brief, and in it were received only such flesh wounds as prosperity could soon and smoothly heal. But it is those who are forced to remain in the fight until death alone releases them who could tell pitiful tales of the battlefield and of the unbeatable wounds received by fa1th cour- age, honor and honesty. It Is so easy to be honorable, courageous, honest and trusting in theory and in comfort; but hard when wife's life may be saved by lapse from high integrity; when stolen loaf of bread may assuage the hunger bangs of some one near and dear.
 Among well-authenticated stories of inn pecuniosity we find few pleasant incidents, but perhaps one of the happiest runs as follows: "A poor English soldier having one day called at the shop of hairdresser who was busy with his customers, asked for relief, stating that he had stayed beyond his leaf of absence and unless he could get a nit in the coach, fatigue and severe pun ishment awaited him. The hairdresser list ened to his story respectfully and then gave him a guinea. God bless you, sir!' exclaimed the soldier, astonished at the amount, how can I repay you? I have nothing in the world but this,' pulling out dirty piece of paper from his pocket it is a receipt for making backing; it is the best that was ever seen; many half guinea I have had for it from the officers and many bottles have sold. May you be able to get something for it, to repay you for your kindness to the poor soldierv Odd ly enough that dirty piece of paper proved to be worth half million of money to the hairdresser. It was no less than a recipe for a famous backing. the hairdresser of the story being late member of the firm"
The age-herald., 1898-01-07
THERE IS NO TRUTH
In Statement That Hogg Would Run With
 Bryan in 1900.

Austin. Tex, an. 6-Since W. J. Bryan's visit to this city stories have been in cir culation that he and ex-Gov. J. S. Hogg of this city arranged for the latter to run as vice-president with Bryan in 1900; and, further. that Gov. Hogg intended removing to New York at once with view of .se- curing the support of Richard Croker Today ex-Gov. Hogg authorized the state- ment that there was no truth in any of these statements.
 He said that while he had been offered excellent positions in New York he could not now, nor in the future, accept any, as he was too well pleased with Texas; that he was not now, nor would he be a candi- date for vice-president, but at the proper time he would support Gov. Robert Taylor