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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27

Having delivered himself OF this har-
angue without seeming to care whether
Il would please the bystanders or not.
the tall young man shook hands twice
with young SEWER va turned toward
the court house. followed by a cheer
from the tackles" or plebeians. as he
would have called them In the Ian
guage OF the volume OF Plutarch he
carried In his saddle bags. He had a
way Of his own In getting through a
crowd. and few minutes later he was
In the court house and inside the rail-
ing. talking In low tones to two othc.
young men whose conversation showed
that they were law students and fierce
republicans like himself silence Ia
the court" said the high sheriff, stern
~. and the undersherin. who held the
royallstlc mace which had helped TO
occasion the "Jacoblnlcal" outburst.
brought the handle OF II down on hts
desk In a series Of menaclng thumps.
As the noise ceased the Judge looked
over his spectacles az the prisoners
dock. ''The defendant has heard the
indictment charging him with high
treason against the sovereign common
'7ealth OF North Carolina. by the grace
Of God free and independent Let him
stand up before the bar Of this court
and plead whether he be guilty or not
guilty"
SEWER rose slowly. lie wns smooth
ly shaver. and his face. still unSrln-
Killed., gave him the appearance Of be-
INK 10 years younger than he really
was. lie had dressed himself care
fully IN the full reglm stalls Of Con-
tinental colonel. and when he rose 10
plead. the crowd outside seeing him
through the windows and being safe
from the anger OF the bench. gave is
verdict In the case by a lusty cheer.
The Judge frowned. and the sherln's
mace once more pounded the desk. As
the cheer died away SEWER began:
II II please this court"
But he never finished his sentence.
The taller Of the three men who had
ridden up out side with the led mare
pushed forward before him and bowel
TO the judge:
My name Is James Cozby. n g
please the COURT" he said. Il am dep
utilized By the people Of the watausa
settlement 10 represent this defendant
by challenging the Jurisdiction OF the
court 10 try him. when the court
wants him again. let Il send TO Wa
tauga for him"
In the breathless silence which fol-
lowed this astonishing uttcrancc. an
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27

Many legends have been connected
with these weird. unsighily little crca-
lures. ane their habits and MANNERS
are curlously Interesting The Th.b-
oinns. according Co Able Hue. tell 81
toad That dwclls in the mids, OF a
mountain range. and unless De o. pro-
pli1ted hy travellers. filings ice ana
avalanche down on those who pass ln
the valleys Toads have mo- teeth and
are dishgurcd by ugly warts. which
give out an acrid but not poisonous
Juice Tho motions Of their tongues
Ia catching unwary insects are as quick
as lightning. and they eat nothing tia,
IL not IN motion except their own
skins. which. when they cast on. they
roll up and swallow. The old magi-
clans used them freely IN various ways
and German peasants siill have a way
OF "cmclfylng" toads which must be-
caught on Easter before sunrise: they
then bury them until Whit SUNDAY.
and wear the bones In a small bag
about the neck as q charm which
makes the nossessor always win N
games Of chance
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27

savory h'Odlardl. o Fronchman. Nv
in5 In England. In the inventor OF q
machine that. he claims. viii record
thought and emotion. The machine
consists Of a metal disk. lying dat. and
marked on. on a. edge. with degrees
Above q a needle. which looks some
thing like a Ratchet. Is delica;ely sus.
pended. The whole Is under q glass
bell. The experlmonier Wills the need.
le TO move. and Il moves whether a.
q result Of the will power or from caus.
IS best known 10 NJ Odlardl Var.
ious emotions affect the needle 90 az.
ierent ways Love. hatred. Joy and
sorrow are registered on the little In
sirumcni which swings around the
disk These things happen, and many
distinguished scientists have observed
the phenomena without being able 20
de,cct any trlckery
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27

Some people have o. faculty for taking
on the edgc of ucighbors pleasure.
A writer iu the Temple Magazine late.
By gave a case n point I, happened
Co O. doctor ut divinity who was preach.
INK some special sermons. he had
scarcely got into the yosty after one
of them when In rushed a we'll dressed
man who greeted him most cnus.yely.
Delighted 20 see you. doctor" he
said you have given us a grand SER
mon. 10 has been a trcai-a real in
splatiou Co as an"
The doctor smiled and expressed ais
qualification. and the man LEFT the
vestry No sooner was the door
closed, however than one Of the doa-
cons looked up and remarked:
You must not take any notice o.
him. doctor he's got sot,ening Of the
brain"
The feelings Of the doctor must
have been akin to those of another
minister who was preaching In Roch-
dale. The morning was nne. and the
congregation large. AZ the foot Of The
pulpit stains one OF the officials me,
him.
We've had a very large congrega-
ton this morning, Mr.. Brown" ne.
marked the preacher.
Yes. sir. replied the gulleiess and
outspoken brother. "a very nne con-
gregation. You see, sir we wasn't
eApecllng YOU this mnrnlnE."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27
VANITY FAIR.


pclota may be the next substitute
Tor lawn tennis in England Il is OF
Spanish or Basque origin and has long
been popular Ia Spain. South America
and under an Italian namel IN parts
OF Italy. What billiards are 10 haga.
telle and polo TO hockey pelo,a Is 10
tennis real tennis not the lawn"
Variety. Il Is played with a heavy
ball OF leather and India rubber. which
is struck by the players arm, The arm
Is incased In a solid gauntlet or cestus
made Of haskc, work. which gives ter
rihc force 90 every blow. The game ls
not Tor weakllngs.
An Indiana woman played a Joke
on old Dame Nature this summer hy
Inducing a lilac bush 10 blossom twice
In one season. Having heard that
picking Oh the leaves Immediately al
ter the bush and bloomod ln the spring
would cause % 20 again blossom In
the fall, this woman tried the expert
ment Regardless OF the amusement
OF her skeptlcal friends, she stripped
her !llsc bush OF iis leaves aud sue.
cceded in making The poor shrub be-.
Hove spring had once more arrived.
Accordingly % again lcayed forth aud
by the first OF September produced
beautiful white flowers. as perfect and
fragrant o. those which q bore ear.
Tier IN the season.
Emperor Williams long.talked-of
visit TO the holy land has at last been
definitely settled and @ Ia 20 take
place during the coming year The
exact date. however will depend upon
how long they take TO complete the
new German church al Jerusalem. as
his majesty ls anxious TO be present
az the opening This church. which
Is being erected on a site granted By
the sultan. viii be the larges, proles.
tant church In Jerusalem. The kaiser
will be accompanied by the kaiserln.
and Il Is not improbable that the
crown prince and Prince Eitel-Frlts
will also be Of the royal party on
board the Hohenzollern. The German
residents IN Palestine are naturally
looking forward to the royal visit
Their maiestles have no intention OF
combining their soiourn In Palestine 20
Jerusalem alone. but have expressed
the wish 10 see bethlehem. the Dead
sea and other places Of interest
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27
the British aristocracy OF North Car
ollna. will be one OF the thousandl"
IN HUNGARIAN sTYLR.
lie Rose aud bowed when They I'm
tered the Church.

tered the Church.
Other times. other Manners" re-
marked the man In the big leather
armchair TO the Detroit Free Press
man. ought to be amended to read.
other countries. other manners. Not
long ago | went back TO the small
country town OF my boyhood TO make
short visit, and while there the
whole town was set agog by the APP
pearance OF highly interesting for
eigner-a Hungarian OF noble birth.
No, he wasn't a barber In disguise he
was a genuine titled Hungarian. One
OF the clever. pretty girls OF Small
town had gone abroad to study music.
and had there met and made a serious
impression on this Hungarian gentle
man. who had crossed the water to
make her a visit. lie held a military
position in his own country. and the
tails OF his military coai-llned with a
brilliant red-nearly FRUSTRATED the
entire community One sunday morn
thN AN hNANN = NNlfW ANf NNNNN NAAN
TO church. and. OF course smalltown
was out In full force to get a good
look NJ him Certainly his church de-
pertinent differed widely from any
thing ever witnessed IN this country
lie was seated In the pow with the
young woman when her father came
down the aisle As the father entered
the pew. the tall Hungarian arose.
placed his hand across his breast and
bent double In ceremonious bow;
then seated himself. the rcd coat-talls
being much In evidence during the sa-
lutte. when the girls mother entered a
few minutes later the same formal re-
ception bow was made 10 her As a
rule. Americans do not rise and make
sweeping bows In church: but. as Is
evident. such Is the Hungarian fash
ion. and smalltown was naturally
much interested and agitated over this
unusual display Of foreign mannerA,"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27

President Freedman Of the New York
base bali club Is highly satisfied with
the result Of the recent league meet
lng at Philadelphia. he said the 9th
er DAY There was very little fric-
ton. and ! succeeded In carrying ny
point about the double umplring iys-
TEN. vas an advocate OF this a year
ago. and the public will aud that Il
will work 10 well that there viii be
none Of the dlsgraceiul behavior on the
part OF the players that marred the
sport last summer The league also
adopted my suggestion that hereafter
the umpire stan must be chosen from
oX-league players There will be a
new rule. too, applying 10 umplres who
refuse 10 c.pduct two games In a sim
gle afternoon. Last summer. u viii
be remembered. Umpire oDay dccllaed
TO take charge OF the second game In
a single afternoon. II that occurs
again an umpire viii be fined. am
not prepared to express an opinion on
the new form OF schedule until hava
looked into the matter more"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27

John Clements. Cor many seasons the
premier catcher % the Phnlles. recent.
By traded to the So Louis club. vas
born th.riy-tWo years ago lu phIla-
de.phii. and arsi played with amateur
clubs oi that city His professional
carer commenced IN 1850. when he
caught for the Keystone club. which
represented Philadelphia On the Union
association during The lniters brief e.
isionce il.s clever catching and hard
hitting loi to bic engagement To- 1855
hy the Philadelphia club o. the IA.
uonal league with which he has re.
ua.uei continuously up 90 che close
ot the present season. Clements is
generally conceded Co Do one 90 the
best ciiehers in The profession aud be
has stood high each season In the
onClal averages Hc De- lcfi-handed.
both ln throwing and 10 haiiing. being
unusually accurate IN the former re-
spcct and also excollIng nearly an
the caichers as "a hard hitter Glen.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27
MORGANTOWN RESCUE
STIRRING EVENT IN HISTORY
OF NORTH CAROLINA.
How Colonel SEWER was saved-who
Was the Lark aud Outspokeu Youth
who Answered to the Name Of "An-
drew Jacksong"

The crowd In Morganiown at the
opening Of the SEWER trial was the
largest which had ever assembled in
North Carolina. or. for that matter.
In the entire country south OF the Po-
tomac. The roads were unusually
good In the summer Of 1898. and for
100 miles around people had ridden
over the hills 10 hear what the hero
OF Kings mountain" who glorled In
having been n rebel and a traitor
against England. would say when put
on trial for his life on the charge a
rebellion and treason against North
Carolina. The high court did not open
until 10 o'clock, and long before tina,
hour both the court house and the
square around Il were crowded with
men 10 every variety OF costume from
the uniform Of a general Of North Car
olina militia 10 the bucksl,ln shirt Of
the Watauga backwoodsman. The
four "groggerles." which were ample
Tor the needs Of the town on ordinary
court days. were swamped with Gus
toners. and nothing but the liberal
supply OF such pocket pistols" as our
colonial ancestors carried with them
on such occasions prevented a doplor-
able epidemic Of thirst As Il was.
the crowd kept IN a good humor
There had been only one fight during
the morning. and It was all too brief.
In the crowd which hurrahed for this
hight. and for every other which took
place during the day, there was "a tall.
lank. uncouth looking young mar. with
long locks OF hair hanging over his
face and his back hair done up IN nm
eelskin cue" According to Albert
Gallatin. his name was Andrew Jack
son and he had stopped to hear the
trial, intending 20 proceed atierward
10 Robertson's colony on the Tonnes
see side OF the mountains. Gallatln
says his dress was singular and his
manners those Of a rough backwoods-
man" This ls undoubtedly true. bat
Il has never been definitely proven that
he was the same Andrew Jackson VINO
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27
Change. ln water Power.

In the early history Of the country
the natural fall OF water furnished ale
most the only available power. except
human muscle. Gradually water pow
or was superseded by steam. u was
a great day when the boiler furnished
the motive power for turning the great
wheels Of the mill The people fanoied
that they had achieved the summit ~
.uccess bat after a time steam was too
allow: then came electricity. which At
arut was a doubtful experiment and
eomcthlng 10 fugitive tina o. was not
at ali easy 20 rei the handling Of H.
n anu AIRED 10 be inadequate and I'M
eontrollable. and there were many
douhters a. 10 lts practical utility. The
nrohlem OF handling q at Ions dis.
tance1 seemed insolyable, and the ovo-
lutlon progressed but slowly. Then
enme brilliant mind suggested the use
III enormous water power 10 generate
an. electric current Millions OF horse
nower are created by the turning OF
~eeai river into the immense turbines
!, she.e electric centera. From the
$500 rower houses the electric cue
rsaI travels with Uncomfortable rapid
Isy over miles u space, ana furnishes
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27

other harkWoodsman. almost az sal.
wart as Cuzhy, gTasPd Colonel See
yier's arm. and with tho third of their
party In front Of them they forced
their way toward the door pushing
the crowd 90 the right and left with au
energy which sent more than one man
20 the foor. As they reached the door
Major Cozhy released Sewers arm.
drew a pistol from under bis hunting
shirt. and shouted "Sey.or' Scvieri
A rescue' a roscuel" thrust aside the
undershcrIhs around the door. and
made way Tor his party through the
crowd. Fifty yards away across th-
square stood young SEWER. holding the
horses. While Judge Spencer was sim
specchloas with surprise aud iudigna.
tiun, the fueitivos were mounting. and
before the sheriff had made his way 90
the door Of the court room they were
gathering down the Waiauga road
followed by one after another OF tas
Wild. hlsa pitched cheers. learned
from the Cherokees and famous 20
after times as "tho rebel YELL"
Through the whrlwlnd ~ summer
dust which rose arosnd the reckless
riders. @ could be- seen that the "lei
mare" on whose back Sevler had
been forced hy bis companions. was
already In the lead by "a dozen lengths.
and that she was gaining a length ~
every twenty she covered More than
one OF the cheering tackles recog-
niEcd her as SEWERS thoroughbred
Homie kate" who. when nrst Inn
ported. had come near hankruptlng ih1
habiiueB of every race ltack To- West
ern North Carolina.
u was fully three minutes before the
sheriff and his party Of a dozen dopu-
ties had made their way 10 the "hltch-
ing racks which nanked Ne slides 90
the square. ON reaching them. q was
only to ind that every bride was tied
90 the rack poles In dNihlc and twisted
ttANN MINUS oWNNN Jus NiN W. HNiiN ANfH
with their efforts. three Of the sherNs
party did manage TO mount aud give
chase before the fugitiyes were out OF
sight, and the others struggled after
them as soon az they could cut aui
piece out their bride relns But the
chase was 50 hopeless tina, Us failure a.
a spectacle exasperated the crowd IN
TO yells Of derision The tall young
man with the eelskin cue had mounted
the top Of a gate which commanded a
view Of the road until Il disappeared
around the hin a mile from the court
house. They are half a mile ahead
already, and Il Is no race at an" he
said. NO race al an. gentlemen, no
race az AIN They viii win In a can.
ter. II they ever come back over the
mountains to this court house Il will
be with a thousand men behind them.
And. by the eternal. n I, ls necessary
10 defend republican principles againoi
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27
PITCHER TERRY

the business Ellis work last sum
mer" Terry said the other day. dem
onstrates that a loft-handod first base
man has a big advantage over 'hc
right hand throwors ln the last game
between Boston and Brooklyn me
Brooklyns had a man ou drst base and
none out. and the next batter up made
a hne hunt toward hrs, base AS .fe
runner started Tor second but Ten.
ney ran up. grabbed che hal and
threw % 10 second base in time to cut
on the runner something o. r.rht-hlnI.
ed first lasoman could na' have Dog.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27

The Prusslan railway minister. Herr
won Thlrlen. has decided next year %
substitute electricity for steam on the
railway between Berlin and Potsdam
IN order 10 test the adaptabllity Of the
electrical locomotive for general rail-
way trahlc The engineers maintain
that trafic conducted by electricity Will
be- both cheaper and faster than the
present system The line between
between Berlin and Potsdam on ac-
count of its many suburban stations
IA one Of the busiest In the whole %
Germany. New York Tribune.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27

Editor sporting L.fr The drt
steps toward organizing au information.
al siX-club league were taken recently
at Port Huron. 40 meeting held n
the Union Hotel London was ropfs-
senied boy Manager A. D. Holman aad
Bert Sheere. Hamilton by Charles Col.
Inns, Port Huron by John Murphy. and
Saginaw and BAY City by n J. Low.
ney of BAY City by request OF The
Maple Leaf directorate. Mr.. Sheero rcr.
resented Guelph by proxy. % was
unanimously decided 10 form a league.
10 be called the International and 10
comprise six clubs London. Hamn.
ton. Guelph. Port. Huron. Mich. sag.
NAV. Mich, and BAY City. Mich Each
club Is 10 deposit 5000 before the sen.
son begins. this sum 90 be- forfeited b
q dishands. withdraws or other.
wise fails 20 comply with the
rules. Application was made
10 President Nick Young oi
the National League Tor protection ami
reservation. a favorable answer is "a.
pccied In a few days. when another
meeting viii De- held Co elect officers
and complete organization The salary
limit vss fixed al $3.50 per month. The
Canadian League limit last year was
$3.50, The American representative,
wanted a lower figure. bat the Cana.
dians held ont for more VISITING
teams viii De guaranteed $40 Tor re-.
ular game, and SO in the event of rain
They have also the privilege 90 taking
% per cent Of the gate receipts mot
the grand standj and on holiday 80
per cent
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27


RH Deadley president OF the Grand
Rapids club. whose franchise was for-
feited does not think the Chicago club
viii be taken into the Western league
He thinks It IL doubtful n the National
league. as a body. wlll allow a mlnor
league club 10 occupy its territory. In
the second place. Il would be poor poll
icy for the Chicago club to ALLOW club
70 enter the city that played 25-cent
ball n Chicago entered the league Il
would have 20 put In a lrst-class team.
or none at all II a really strong minor
league club was established there Il
might injuro the major team. and
though ! think that II Chicago con
senied and the league ratified the
deal. the Chicago club would want The
biz end OF Il. whether Arson had the
club or not. What n Chicago would
lei Arson go7 There are. perhaps. n
other clubs that would jump al the
chance 10 take him and pay him big.
Why. 10 go when ! was with the team.
Treasurer Howe OF the Cleveland clue.
offered Arson $4,000 a year to captain
and manage the team think Arson
Is playing a better game nov than he
iid IN the Brotherhood days lie GER
talnly d. o better batsman. and he IA
hitting the ball as 81 old think that
he can secure moro advantageous Of
ferl from the league. and that he eau
draw more money than be would az
owner OF team 10 the Western
League A Western League team that
can clear 5000 a year 10 doing we'll
Comskey made something over ~ 900
last season Would that amount 20 an
lnducemeni for Arson 20 enter the
lcague7 Hardly
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27

motive power where 4 would Re I'M
possible 10 obtain Il otherwise. No
matter how high the altitude or how
inhospiiable tho face Of The country.
wherever the branching arms Of the
electric wire poles reach out. they ex-
tend a welcome to the pioneer and tell
him that he is not only not shut out
from civilization. bu, that he Is IN
touch with the great world. and has al
his command that which Will insure
him profitable occupation AZ a frac-
ton OF the cost Of obtaining Il from
other sources.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27

man from Cincinnati He started for
camp and when a rabbit passed near
him ne invited the game bird"
10 join Beelzebub, as he Danny
had no use for the rabbit fam
n.y. Banny packed his belongings at
once and started for home. never 20
hunt again.-Cinoinnati Times-star.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27

Experiments have been going on Tor
the past two years Tor the purpose n
trying 20 learn something Of the char
acterlstlcs Of the Atlantic ocean as
great moving body OF water Asa re-
suit the whole Atlantic Is shown 10
be- slowly circulating round and round.
like an enormous pool.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27

the stipulated l5l. II would mean TO-
tai series OF lG games with every olheI
team Instead OF Il. thus making seven
games away from home and IKE
number az homo Seven not being ~
visible by four In such a way as 10
permit Of the Playing Of two games ia
each series. arrangements may ue
made In some eases whereby eight VIII
be played on one ground and six on the
other. In the majority Of Instances
however. the schedule viii De 90 ar
ranged that on three Of the trips TWO
games will be played, and on the
fourth and las. only one On every
hand. however. the breaking up OF long
running and losing streaks by absence
from or presence at home Tor more
than II games Is commended. Inc
general impression Is that a team has
either been AZ home or abroad TOO
long II IL figured that each team VIII
have better chance for winning the
pennant than ever before. Last year
there was a big discrepancy IN per-
centage between the FIRST and second
divisions discrepancy. Il IL argued.
that will be- removed next year, thus
admitting OF the close punching Of all
the teams. even 90 Won der Ahcs
Browns. who broke the record last
year by losing over a hundred games.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27

The riots In the Austrian rolchsrath
are attracting a great many vionneso
10 see the fun. remarked SquudIg
why uot2' remarked McSwilllFon.
THE sessions make an excellent sub.
stItutc for football games, - ittsburg
Chronicle.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27
write. with 80. rlnr,r Nan.

II makes no difference 10 Walter
Lowcry Of Jersey City that steel pens
rust and gold pens break that stubs
blot and fine pens scratch. For Mr
Lowry proceeds on the principle that
every man should be his own pen. 80
20 speak.
He allows the nail Of h.s RICH, fore