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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-19
A FAMOUS BUILDING.
ONCE THE UNITED STATES tx
EcUTivE MAHsIoF.
Treaty Of Treats birthplace s;sn@rsf
washinEtoa Assisted In I,s Ersetioa---
President Madison oessplsd "a when
the white House burned. ,

Warrington Letter 70 Philadelphia
Times: One Of the most interesting
houses in the city Of Warrington a.
that which stands on the corner o. New
York avenue and Eighteenth sirAi.
commonly known a. the "Octagon
house II Il interesting on account of
the fact that Il was once used "a the
executive mansion. In i7gs. Colonel
John Tayloe, whose reputation seems
10 have been based largely on the fact
OF bis being the richest man In Viz
ginia. decided 10 build a home f1F him
telf and family In the city Of Phlladel-
phia. but owing 10 the persuasions of
General Washington. changed hlg mind
and built Instead the Octagon house. ln
Wha; was considered In those days a
very out o. the way portion o. the city
General Washington assisted In making
the plans and took the keencBf interest
IN ~ erection. Colonel Tayloe enter
ialhed what was known AZ the unom.
cal SET which comprised some OF the
hrsi families Of Washington. bat 10 was
not until the burning OF tho white
house 10 1915 that 90 became a political
center Then % was that be- removed
DIS family 90 one Of bis ylre.nla pian-
iations and offered % rent the house
10 President Madison. which offer was
accepted. Although uroccup.ed for
years. % stands today almost the same
a. u stood ia the days when mon and
women Of fashion throngcd rs rooms.
On ascending a fight N stone steps and
entering the broad doorway. one finds
himself In a hall almost circular In
shape. the marble thing which once
formed the floor Is now superseded by
pine boards. two stoves Of antique nat
tern front each other from inches In
opposite walls Beyond Is another
hall. from which opens on the right
the ball room where Dolly Madison held
some Of her famous receptions. Aside
from the height Of the ceilings and tho
size Of the room there is nothing left
10 remind one Of rs ancient splondor
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-19
POPULAR SCIENCE.


The fastest flowing river in the world
IL the Sutlej. In British India. with a
descent OF 1900 Feet In $50 miles.
II after eating pure food. fresh out
door air Il breathed. the blood Will
show large increase In red corpuscles.
but by drinking stimulants. the red
disks are decreased In serious proper
tons.
In 1871 Falcon Island. in the Friend
~ Group. began IS a smoking shoal:
ten years later II was a volcanic island
about three hundred feed high and
over one and a half miles long. Now Il
Is disappearing.
Captain Parry speaks OF the great
distance that sounds can be heard dur
ing intense cold. we often" he says.
in the Arctic regions heard people
converse IN common voice at the dis.
lance Of mile
Bourrler. after a series Of expert
ments, has come 10 the conclusion that
fresh meat IN a room filled with smoke
Of tobacco ahsorbs slcotlne readily. and
may under circumstances become so
tainted as TO lead 10 digestive dlsor-
ders
The temperature Of the suns surface
has been measured and determined IA
be between 10000 and 10000 degrees
| Fahrenheit The most accurate deter
minatIon Of the suns temperature,
made by Wilson and Gray. In Ireland,
place II as $4,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
a celebrated family OF lion tanners
are reported TO use electricity. A live
wire Ia stretched across the cage. and
serves as an impossible yet invisible
barrier which protects the performer
II Ia said that one touch OF the wire
gives a lasting lesson TO the fisrcesi
| lion.
Greenwich Observatory claims that II
has little clear weather. sun and stars
are wholly Invisible every other day in
winter, one day In four in fall. one in
eight In spring. and one In sixteen in
summer, In the twenty years ending
with 1896 there we're only eight In
stances OF sunlight for fourteen con-
secutlvo hours.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-19
INNOVATIONS IN RUSSIA.

Pres, Censorship and Rigid Laws Arc
Az Against Novelties.
The man who undertakes % intro
duce an innovation IN Russia should
be- very careful rot 10 run foul OF the
Law. Says the Anglo Russian. Ed
sons phonograph has had a battle
royal with Russian press censorship.
Ia the pavilion Of the public gardens
In TaganrOg the machine was exhibit
ed and attracted large audiences. u
played and sang and laughed ana
spoke FOR some time undlsturhol until
a police officer heard the machine re-
citing one of KrIlons famous fables
viz, Demyan's Ukha' soup or hospi-
talityi. but with some variations on
the original text. The Officer got sus-
plcl0us and. not trusting 10 bis mem
Dry he ran az once and got KrllOf's
book and came again 20 listen 20 the
monographs version Of the fable. To
his horror he found the fable repro
duced nc' AZ all as Il was passed by
The censorship more than half cen
tury ago. An alarm was raised az
once, the higher local authorities COM
munlcated with and the manager Of
the pavilion. Mr. Parahnoyltch. was
called upon 10 explain the behavior OF
that speaking American beast. All the
poor manager could do was 10 open the
mysterious inside % the criminal ma
chine and hand over 20 the authorities
the indiserect cylinder which threaten
ed TO tell the peaceful inhabitants so
many undesirable things But the ar.
rest Of the chief criminal vas consld-
cred insufficient. a. Il could not have
acted without a Auman accompllce. so.
according 20 the Taganrog vIestnik.
the affair has taken rs Official course
and the innocent manager o. the pa
yillon has lost In the meantime his
generally COED appetite and sound
sleep. as he does not know In what
punishment the Official proceeding,
viii result and how long he will have
TO wait until his fate Is decided
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-19

except a mantel piece Of reputed value
some one having az one time offered
$500 Tor its possession. Il Is beautl-
fully wrought IN iron and was probably
imported. Directly opposite the ball
room Is the dining room. where mum
berless guests have been entertained,
while over the circular hall Is a small
room. also circular In shape which was
used by President Madison as an Office
Here 10 was that the treaty Of Client
was signed AZ the rear Of the man
sion Us the garden. surrounded by wall
some ten or twelve feet high ln height,
parts OF which are now In a tumble.
down condition. Il Is recorded that In
this garden may silll be- found traces
Of what were known as niger auction
blocks" Tor Colonel Tayloe was a
large slave owner. having had i've hun
dred In his possession az one time For
years past the house has had an I'M
canny reputation. on account Of the
numerous ghost stories which are In
circulation concerning the strange
sounds heard within Us walls. One
Of the stories ahoat Is that old Colonel
Tayloe sealed within his cellar a creole
woman and left her there to die. Her
skeleton is said 20 be still entombed,
and the supposed screams OF the wom-
an may yet be heard. Another story
is that II any member OF the Tayloe
family should find a certain vault In
the house II will necessitate the selling
Of the property. but II II Ia found by
any one else all will be we'll Efforts
have been made to find the missing
vault. yet rs whereabouts remains a
mystery The Waterman. who has
lived there for seven years. claims. how.
ever. that he has never yet heard
sound which could be attributed 10 the
supernatural Nevertheless. there Is
one story which has the semblance Of
truth while the Tayloes were occupy.
Ing the house the doorbell rang one
day. but the maid on answering II
could see no one Again Il rang. and
this time the old colonel himself went:
but there was no one there. Finally
an the bells In the house started ring.
Ing and nothing could stop them, They
continued ringing until the Tayloe fam
Ny took their departure The local pa
pers noted the phenomenon az the time
of Us occurrence.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-19
Loving the unio,sly.

Love 10 the unloyely Is a character
isiic OF true. God-like love. Loving
the lovely Il not unknown among
heather. and even the goddess may
practice that. "But God commandeth
His love towards u.s. In that. while we
we're yet sinners. Christ died for u.s."
Every one that loYeth" with this God
ike is begotten u God and kn0weth.
God" In the measure that We love
the unloyely as God loves them. and
because God loves them. We show our
God-likeness. and We give evidence
that We are hegotten Of God. Il Il f.
our bearing and In our feelings toward
those who are yet sinners. and most
unloyely sinners. that We manifest. 10
those who observe. our Christllkeness.
and that We so far represent God be.
fore believers. and show 10 those who
are without what manner Of spirit We
are o.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-19

a. the annual session Of the Maine
State Grange the following resolution
was passed
Resolved. That We believe IN a bet.
Ter enforcement ~ the prohibition
laws This can only be secured by
tisht public sentiment We believe
that the only way 10 accomplish this Is
90 tha education Of the children.
The prohibiti1niss Of the town o.
Bro1thlyon. s. y. are in tho Geld
With o iull town ticket headed by Capt
Henry ~ Randall Of Port Jefferson.
The nominating convention was the
'lfgas, ever held 90 'he town
a new organization at Cleveland
Ohio De- ihs Educational Temperance
Confederation u .s union oi the
Good Temp.au. the w. G. r. a.. the
Catholic Total Abstinence Union. the
Noa-Plrilsau " C. T. a.. the Royal
TompIau " Temperance and the
Aufi-sal.0n League ~ object Is 10
make known the hyg'enlc effects Of az.
cohol hy means Of illustrated lectures
The work 10 carried on by al executive
committee composed oi two members
from each % the above organizations
An organization of total ahsialners
which was incorporated 10 1885, called
iho National Christian Union o.
America proposes through "a National
Tu1cr committee NJ one hundred ~ "a
members f0 make a special onset
against .1'1KIlu's ia these last years
OF the century The committee % one
hundred E divided into twenty sub
committees each dealing directly with
one NJ tho trades. such ls Dry goods
mem. clothing publishing. nour and
mill products Each member and each
committee win f0 40 they can 20
cause those who are Do their branches
1f trade to take 'he following pledge
and 40 badge Nolrers are asked 20 In
iurs one person each month Oh take %.
surely one each year. with Gods
help. hereby promise not to drink
any more alcoholic or fermeniei
beverages until after A. D.. 1900. pray.
Ink f1r strength 90 abstain the re-
ml.nder ~ my llfo. and during that
time viii spend money equal 10 what
! have heretofore spent 90 drink FOR
The purchase o. SOME Of the articles Of
useful goods named above" The
badge Is O. blue button.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-19

Dean Stanley. though be- wrote LEI.
ters so illegible that his correspond.
ents had 10 guess no the 9,aning of
his scrawls. was loved because ne was
transparent and Fu.Ieless Tho Ara,
proofs Of his SINAI and Palestine" In
formed the reader that from the mon.
astory Of Sinai was visible "tho horns
OF the burning beast" The dean
thought he had written the IA rlzon
N the Burning Bush The s,me
proof sheets stated that on turning tho
shoulder Of Mount Ollyet 90 the Wink
from Bethany. there suddenly burst
upon the spectator a magnificent view
of-Jones" The printer had read
'Jorus'-the deans abbreviated w,v
Of writing Jerusalem as "Jones {"
Once a lady who had Invited him IN
dine was Obliged 10 write back and
ask whether his note was acceptance
or a refusal A workman. 10 whose
question the dean had written an an.
swer, wrote him humbly requesting
that the reply might be written out Inv
some one else. "as De was not familiar
with the handwriting OF the arlstoc.
racyi"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-19
PERSISTENT IN THEIR LOVE.
YosnE 81. Leafs Couple Il Married a tss
. Serbs Of Di.appstntment..

serbs Of Disappotntmsats.
/. a would-be bride and the young man
Of her choice. bosh Of them under age.
started out the other day In ST. louia
10 get married without their relatives
'onsent. but before they ended their
quest they found that the simpler way
oi asking father" at once would have
been more expeditions The instance
Of miadlrected real In a search after
matrimonial bliss was furnished BY
Timothy Mullaiy o. 1851 Hunt avenue
and Miss Mamie White Of 1891 Swan
avenue. MI Mullaly and bis proapec-
tive bride called az the courthouse and
applied FOR = marriage license. The
clerk refused 10 entertain their request.
however. because they we're under age
and unaccomranlcd By parents or guar
dian. The lovers were IN no wise dis
oouraged. but that afternoon made o
pilgrimage 20 Clayton and there re-
newed their application for a license.
Deputy Recorder Wetzel was even more
hard-helricd than the 81. Louis oinceT
u -iatfimony. for be- declined 20 accept
their staismen; that they were oi legal
age. Their looks plainly beliCd their
words. Mr WetzeI declared. AZ this
second failure ST. Mui'aly and Miss
White were much dowuclst, but they
frightened up when one who pitied
their plight informed Thorn that they
could secure q license 90 we'd at Alton.
10 the Illinois town tto young couple
quickly repaired They sppllel Co Jus
lice Qmri0n f8r o license and were
oyeri1yei when told ho would issue
one 70 them They wanted to ba mar
ried by a priest however. aa ,he young
lady sa Catholic POI they deferred pur-
chasing the d0cum roo uutl they could
find out whether 0r nos "a priest would
marry them They called 90 the cathe-
dral and saw Bishop Ryan. who. much
10 their dIsmsy declined t1 perform
a ceremony. The cslple must first SOC
cure q desperation from Miss whites
parish priest in &c. Louis the bishop
said. Mr Mul,aly and h.s hancee re-
turned 10 st. Louis and took their re'a-
lives into their confidence. The elder
people did not oppose 'ho contemplated
marriage. on the contrary. they agreed
10 be parties 10 %. ald one morning
last week a llt,le party composed Of
Mr. Mullaly and bis father. and Miss
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-19

Fhs Southern AufhOF n Her Hone
what ''va.hsi- nroarhs Hsr.


VIVA, ''vs.hsi- RrosEh, Hes.
Widely a. the world knows AuEusta
Evans Wilson. the great southern au-
thoress. very few beyond the limits OF
her guif-side home In Alabama know
the real woman. says the S. Louis
Giobe-Democrat. Mobile holds no sim
pier. gentlsr and more domestic wo-
man than she; none more devoted 10
her home and iis INMATES. and her IA
vorits dumb pets. both animal and
sofai a slim. supple figure % me-
dium height is crowned by the masses
q soii brown hair that frame the
quiet, thoughtful face. Times pencil
has Sc saked the hair lightly with
white cld nov the face especially the
mibile ilps-sh0w traces % sadness.
In movement and gesture Mrs Wilson
shows no sign that threescore years
have touched her with aught but light.
est hand.
Some time ago Mrs Wilson one day
received the following note from a
friend written on a aBalnt interna-
tional postal card. Il was dated az
Agra. India. bore 40 signatures the
famous "chiHre" % that ait sad writer.
George W Caritou-a freshly clipped
chicken thin-shanked but rampant.
and % vas a pan answer to the triie
query who reads an American
b00k?' Mr Carlton had covered the
card with these words. 90 hls fine writ
ing
"WiIl you believe ~ when 7 tell you
here. on this brief postal card that to-
day saw a Plrsee boy reading n Lon
don edition OF 'vashtl -here- here.
Miles and miles uD 90 the lungles ~ In
terror India within q stones throw of
the amazingly h~auuful Tai Mahal
surrounded by magnificent. half-ruined
palaces t0mbs and temples. barbaric
mosques. wild monkeys and yenomouz
snakes turbsned Mohammedans and
naked Hindo0s. live iackals and dead
moguls. ancient memories and modern
rats. cockroaches. elephants lizards.
dirt. 9th and a magnificent climater
For "vashtl" Mrs Wilson received q
check Of $4,000. and az midsummer
$500 IN royalties came 10 her from her
publishers.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-19

~ 49,
And Is there glory from the heavens
Departed
Oh. void unmarkdi-thy sisters Of
the sky
S,lli hold their places on high
Though from iis rank thine ORD 30
long hath started,
Hath the night lost a gem. the regal
night
She wears her crown Of old magnih-
cence.
Though thou art exiled thence
No desert seems TO part those urns Of
light.
Midst the far depth Of purple gloom
intense
They rise IN Joy. the starry myriads
burning
The shepherd grcets them on h.s
mountains free.
And from the sllyory sea
10 them thc ailors WakefIl csc Is
turning
Unchanged they rise. they have ao'
m0urnd Tor thee.
Couldst thou De- shaken fi5m thy
ud.lH, place
Zen as % deW-drop from the myrtle
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-19

When the Biahmln cleans his teeth
he must use a small twlg cut from one
Of a number Of certain trees, and be-
fore he cuts Il he must make his act
known to tho gods OF the woods, lie
must not indulge In this cleauly habit
every day lie must abstain on the
9Th. the sth. the 9th. the 18th, the 10th.
and the last day Of the moon. on tho
days OF new and full moon. on the
Tuesday In every week, on the day of
tho constellation under which he was
born, on the day OF the week and on
the day OF tho month which correspond
with those OF his birth. at an eclipse
at the conjunction Of the planets. al
tho equlnoxes. and other unlucky
epocha. and also on the anniversary of
the death OF his father or mother. Any
one who cleans his teeth with his bio
Of stick on any OF tho above mentioned
days will have hell "a his portion.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-19

4 person with a clear. sparkling eye
nowadays Dr. something of a rarity.
Care is necessary 20 preserve the eyes.
One fruitful source Of trouble ls the Ia.
dys white veil which Is undenlably
more becoming than the colorod ones.
but which is making the ocullsts rich.
u b. iho most prolific source ~ wealth
Tor these learned gentlemen that ever
was invented when the sunlight
strikes white veil the woman behind
Do can 90 more see an inch ahead of her
than she can n.y. But &c looks prottler
than o. black veil. and she o. a woman.
The habit ~ stopping over when read
Ink or writing has I'D effect on most
eyes. and should be- avoided. especially
u one o. near sighted when people
approach the age Of forty the morn
Ink paper is apt 10 appear blurred. and
they complain that the printing Is bad
The trouble In they need glasses. n
they do not get them. later on their
eyes will deteriorate so rapidly that
they will be Obliged TO wear them all
the time.
On the other hand. II a person puts
on glasses when the first warning Of
tired eyes" Il received. he will never
be Obliged 20 wear them the rest Of his
life except when doing hne work Whens
the eyes are tired and inhamed. put
teaspoonful Of table salt In half a
pint Of water. when II Is dissolved.
use several times day. with an eye
dropper. n simply dashed against the
eyes tho sea OF Inflammation is not
reached at all. Or a teaspoonful Of
boracic acid In half a pint OF warm
water Is both cooling and soothing, and
rarely fails to relieve Inflammation Of
the eyes TeplG water and salt form
a wash which has never been excelled,
and which can not inlure the eyes. In
the case Of acute Inflammation Of the
eyes avoid an hot applications. II all
other remedies fail. teaspoonful Of
powdered alum will usually have ef-
feet In relieving Inflammation Of the
eyes. Rose water has no effect except
that II has the advantage o. being dis
titled.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-19

During the latter part OF December
we learned that the state Of Michigan.
where NJ Of potato-patch fame relgns
as governor. was contemplating the
trial Of manufacturing cigars 40 the
Marquette branch prison. We az once
telegraphed Gov Plngree. the prison
board and the warden. and followed
the kilograms with letters TO each.
protesting and giving valid reasons
why cigars should not be made In
penal Institutions. but up TO the pres
ent writing not one Of the above have
been moved with sufficient courtesy 10
reply 70 the protest Gov Plngree's
often repeated claims Of profound con-
slderation for the workers and roasts
for corporations and rings Is not ia
keeping with his silence on this ques-
ton. We understand that the con-
tract has been let and that work will
soon be. II II has not already been.
commenced. II this be true we will
have a few things to say In future is
sues OF the Journal We are. how
ever. loath, In view Of Gov. Plngree's
public sentiments. 10 believe that ne
has added filthy prison cigar making
10 his grea, potato growing panacea
scheme for the MS Of mankind. A
Jew years ago a certain reform" gov
irnor undertook 20 manufacture cigars
10 the penal institutions OF the state
u Illinois The members Of the Inter.
aatlonal union In this state took issue
with him and vigorous battle was
.easelessly walked against the ven
lure. The lnlqulties OF the system
we're fully exposed and predictions
made that Il would prove a source OF
innoyauce 10 those responsible Tor los
inauguration and o serious pecunlarv
loss 10 the state 40 of which proved
true. and. 10 make long story short
he state Of Illinois does not make
cigars any more in ita penal lusum-
lions. Cigar Makers Journal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-19

Abou lien Adhem aud the Angel
Abou Ben Adhem may his tribe In.
creaEoD
Awoke one night from a deep dream
OF peace.
And saw. within the moonlight In his
room.
Making Il rich. and like a lily IN
bloom.
An angel. writing IN a book Of gold:
Exceeding peace had made Ben Ad-
hem bold;
And 20 the presence in the room he
said.
what wrliest ihou?" The vision
rals'd he head.
And with a look made OF al sweet ae-
cord.
Answered. The name Of those who
love the Lord"
"And is mine one7" said Abou. NAY.
not 20"
Replied The angel. Abou spoke more
low.
But cheerlly stir: and said. 7 pray
thee. then.
Write me as one that loves bis fellow
meD."
The angel wrote and yanlsh'd. The
next night
II came again. with a great Weakening
light.
And show'd the names whom love Of
Cod had hlessd.
And. 10, Ben Adhem's name led all
the rest