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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-13

lack Arson. fireman let me tell.
Was heatln' down the road 10 hell;
rhout ever stoppin' a mint L think.
fied steal On cuss. en- drink eu drink
Why. be got 80 that even us
Nuddent givc a bed 10 the drunken cuss
he wuE thet burned mean en- drunken,
too.
Tibet W. wuz ashamed oy his wearin
blue
So be got wuss from day 10 day.
En slept 0v "a mite In sum alley way
He'd a wife, Jack he'd. whose eyes were
bright.
I'm shoue like stars on a summer night.
she'd left him. o. course no woman cud
stand
man allus drunk with a cruel hand
4 man who'd cuss her al every chance
And led her life like the devils dance
They'd baby. too. had Jack aud she,
T. bind them together tili eternity.
lie gave her the child en- he used 10 say
The mother shud hey the child for aye
Cause the mother he'd carried u meath
her heart
An they wuz kind O. one ~ death dId
part"
An the little one never forgot 10 say.
God bless Papa Jack" when she kneli
TO pray.
Fer tho be WIZ drunken en- full o. night
He'd never forgit her O. Christmas mite.
Jacks wife wuz honest. an straightway
trod
The narrer path TO the Twin God
She worked fer her child thro cold en-
snow.
I'm they lived al home IN Poverty Row.
BAD bildln's " them oy the tenement
Kind.
An Ere protection g. left behind.
finder boxes they be-. IN hard to Ute.
Especially Il the IRE comes along o.
mite.
We set ln headquarters a-playin' cards.
game o. "crih" we wuz playln'. lurdi.
When the bells lst loose en- begin 20 GO.
They struck No 2. twas Poverty Row.
We made the run the skies and scVcns.
Tho flames utenln the very heavens
God help the souls in the llldiu' lost.
Fer the flames roarci on Ike an ocean
tossed
The plug was frozen. the water shy.
The namss a-rcachin the very sk'
when We saw sight that "a make you
freeze.
Fer Their vuz Jacks wife on her Blended
knees
In winder three stories from the crown
o. The street
En- her child clingIn' 60 her-'tvas awful
sweet
To see child on mother SO near 10 death
A-hlessln each other with dyin breath
We showed mp "a ladder 10 the winler slll
Then ever man stood there stark still
Twas sure death TO 90 up there.
Twas "a moment 10 test the souls 90 men
When bundle OF rags com, through %,
crowd
They're mine' they're mine" Do cricJ
aloud
Then Jack Arson wuE up through the U.s.
iu hell
Ills voice rang ont Ike "a chapel ben.
Have no fear. I'm comm Co you.
sweet Hess, my wife. with your eyes o.
blue"
/ ON on, Dc went. like "a phoenix bird.
The crowd was sull-uot a yo.,, wa.
heard
TIN with rope en muscle hc lowered then
down
To terry nrmy. which means the ground
/ The ladder. aname. from the wIndsr feil
En- Jack went down ln thct Twin. he'll
/ In some way sr other the boys all say
/ Ihct Jacks ace high on the icdrmsn
day
Hal Reid.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-13

President Freedman OF the New
York club says In speaking about biz
players and their chances for winning
the pennant this year: Il think we
nave the best team ln the major league.
Everybody makes mistakes. and those
u las, season will not be repeated
New York has q team which / think
viii win the pennaut this year The
players are thoroughly united. and
viii work together for victory. They
like Joyce and are willing to do their
pest for him. am sure that the iudg
ment Of the club In regard 10 bis reap
polntment as manager will be fully
vindicated by the results Of the com
Ing season. He will have the same
full powers OF control which were cen.
tered In him last year"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-13
orn.r,l Iahnr md rran.lrlnl.

The Japanese have a gigantic colon
ization scheme ON FOO, IN Mexico
The cotton mill Inquest" Is what the
Boston Transcript calls the inycstiga
ton now going on In Massachusetts.
The strike az the Benwood W. Va.
steel works was short and resulted In
the strikers securing their full de
mands.
There have been $50 mills closed
since March I. 1891. OF one Tor every
dag Of the Mckinley administration
open the minis and the mills will not
remain closed FIX.
Textile schools for the instruction Of
the cotton mill hands are goug up all
over the south. and every assistance
which legislation can lend In that d.
rectlon Is being freely rendered
The United States circuit court Of APP
peals. Justice Harlan ana Circui, Judge
TAFT and Lurton on the bench. al Gin
cinnati. has dcclued that the east iron
trust is an unlawful combination.
The Chicago Federation ot Labor at
a stormy session last sunday. opposed
Yerkes' plan 10 abandon the Chicago
river and nearly mohhed J. J. Ryan. the
printers delegate. who spok, for the
Yerkes scheme
While the cotton goods Industry IN
New England is depressed the wooleg
mills In that territory are working
more than full time. Many Of the op.
eratives have baen working At an ad.
vance IN wages since January !.
New England members OF congress
have formulated law authorizing the
federal authority 10 ix the hours Of Ia
hor throughout the country II Is de-
signed 10 protect New England cotton
mills against their southern competI.
tors
\ referendum vote Of the Swiss cleo
tors has decided anirmaliyely the
question. shall the government Dur.
chase all the railroads In Switzerland
nov owned by others than the govern.
menty The expense involved will be
about s2O.OOoO0O
The brisk business that the biz in.
dustrial establishments about western
Pennsylvania are doing about this time
has entailed considerable extra work
upon the factory inspectors. They are
engaged In the rather unusual occupa.
ton OF keeping the minors employed
In 'he mills and factories from work.
ing overtime. According to the terms
Of the factory act passed at the last
session Of the legislature. no minor
is permitted 10 work more tha, attv.
algh hours per week.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-13
SOUTH MEXICAN STREET CARS.

Wien next tho cable breaks or a van
settles across the tracks use no harsh
Language, indulge In no profane re-
nections Think Of this picture and
rejoice that you are not In South
Africa. where the unhurred OK Is the
agent OF rapid transit. This is tho
Cape Town substitute for the over
head wire and the underground cable
The curious little boxes OF cars are set
upon low wheels and travel over a
neatly laid narrow track. On each side
Of the car there joys along an OK,
yoked to Il by a broad pole that passes
In front The native driver leans pic
turesquely out Of the window and the
travel proceeds In a manner elegant
for iis leisure. This quaint railway
yields a handsome profit every year.
despite lis slow rolling stock Curl
ously enough the cars themselves were
built IN this country. They are made
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-13

Most people think that the Dutch
are a stationary, u not a retrogradc.
people. but In one respect at least
they are ahead OF most European ma
tlons. In the little monarchy. which
has a queen for lts head, women dur
ing 'he last ten years have made great
or progress than perhaps any other Ia
ton in Europe Next year. In token
of this progress. Dutch women Will
hold q Worlds Fair NJ The Hague
which Is to be- devoted solely to the OK
hibition Of women's activities and In
dustries. Side by side with this prog
ress of womens work there has been
an advance iu the political field This
year. says "Tho Humanitarian" the
government has passed law confer
ring almost an equal suffrage upon
women. and making them eligible to
nearly an municipal offices IN Hol.
land. women have learned the ad-
vantage OF cooperation and orgenlza.
ton. and instead OF being divided
against themselves as in other coun.
tries, they have worked together. with
result that they are winning an
along the line.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-13

Hot milk for the complexion has
proved 20 be Of the greatest benefit.
and many women say they owe an Inn
proycment Of their complexion to the
constant use of hot milk applied every
morning and night to their faces. \
woman prominent In the literary
world. and whose complexion is equal
20 O young girls. assured us that Of
ali the many precautions she had
taken 10 keep her skin In good condl-
ton none was so omclcious as not
milk. when am lrIghtmly "a
tlWod" she aid from the rush of
the lll, lead. get q gallon Of milk
and pat 81 in my bathub. adding suf-
GcIent hot water fo cover the body. /
lie IN this mixture Tor ten minutes.
and come ont feeling thoroughly re.
treshed and with a new life to the
skin. which. previous to the bath. bad
"a dead look"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-13
MARTINS IOWA CASTLE.
~ l. Already . rretsntious Anair-wE
NJ. cnt OF frrr,, ihr Mnrit.

n Il Already . fretentious Anair-wn
Ne Cui OF from the wor,f.
A DISPATCH from Council Bluffs. Iowa.
printed IN the New York sun. say
that one o. TIE best-known men in this
county Is Martin Martin. who lives a
few ziles south Of I.0veland. lie is a
scot3 ban. and has been In this eoun-
try for many years. Martins ambition
for years has been 20 build a great
castle on his farm and make Il the
most notable place In this part OF the
country. lie has waited until he has
acquired enough OF the ADJOINING land
TO give him large domain. and on the
highest point Of this property he has
begun the erection OF this castle. The
building has been In process Of cree
ton for three years. and. although Il
has grown into an immense structure.
Martin will not say how near IL Is TO
completion lie has named il Martin
Castle The castle is built upon modi-
ied plans of one ot the oldest Scottish
castles In the Highlands. and Is most
striking structure. II sits on n hlgh
plateau between two 20 the highest
hills that overlook the river. and pas
sengers on the Northwestern trains
catch a glimpse OF Il from trains be-
tween Council Bluffs and the Missouri
valley. Martin intended originally to
call the great pile OF masonry and
timbers Milrose Castle. but as II pro
crossed he decided TO make 1t inEep-
arabic from his own name. During tho
last three years he has had force OF
forty men at work on the building
and grounds an the time. Artificial
takes are placed just where they
should be % make the landscape at
tractiyo. Few people except the work
men have ever secn the inside Of the
castle. lie boards the workmen. and
requires the strlctest compliance with
his wishes as the FIRST condition TO
employment. The Boyer River washes
one side Of the castle grounds. and an
immense high brick wall shuts ont in
iruders on the other side Moored In
the Boyer h little steam launch. This
has sufficient POWER 20 make headway
against the strong current Of the Mis-
souri, River aud make ten miles an
hour Martin intends 10 make u the
only means ~ communicating with
the outside world tie can make the
round trip to Council Bluffs or Omaha
In half a day The distance by rail Is
eighteen miles.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-13

Says the National Labor Tribune.
"The labor disputes In Great Britain
during the last year have been d.sls-
trous 10 the Industries OF that country.
Il Is estimated that the loss ln wages
90 the engineers Is about 81 100000 IN
addition. the Amalgamatod Society Of
Engineers distributed tn relief 10 rs
idle members a sum amounting 10
about 100000. The loss 10 tie en-
ploycr is not 20 easily estimated. More
important to them than the immedl-
ate losses. however. IL the permanent
Injury 90 business While masters and
men have been fighting. business has
been going 10 other countries. especial
~ To Germany. Some orders have been
placed In the United States For the
single month % November the ship
mcuts ~ machinery fen on more than
100000 from those ~ The previous
year The export trade of Great Brit
aims chief rival. Germany increased
Tor the same period by nearly The same
amount Al lines Of business suffered.
Of course. az a result Of the strikes
Railway trafic was reduced 100 volume
shIpbuildlng was injured. and trades
men and shopkeopers found their prof
its greatly reduced But really enc OF
the most serious and irreparable losses
was the diversion Of international
trade 10 other countries
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-13

Is eighiy.six years old and helpless.
the result Of long years Of suffering
from rheumatism. MIS-. Serbia re-
ceiyed The correspondent cordially.
Her face is thin from years OF suffer
ing brt 3, shows her to be a woman
Of intellect.
Mrs. Serbia treasures with jealous
care the furniture and helrlooms Of
the family. One OF the most valuable
Of the latter Is portrait Of her hus.
band done In wax when he was a
boy seven years old Il has hung where
., now hangs. suspended by q wire.
since lS05. Her husband has been dead
thirty-niue years and Is buried beside
his father An interesting relic is an
American flag which was carried iu the
war Of 1912 The stripes on the flag
are a foot In width.
when George Serbia built his house
he called the place Rotterdam. but
when be died the name was changed
to Christina. when be settled he be-.
came the owner OF all the land along
the east side Of the lake Afierward
be gave away every other farm on his
land. Rotterdam az that time did more
business than Syracuse. and was q
great trading post To the little village
Serbia gave plot Of ground for a
cemetery and huilt q church On 1929
This little structure still stands. but
lis membership has been reduced 10
ten members. over an the dlstric,
hovers the mantle % bygone prestige.
Here the early and best efforts of the
pioneer are shoyu the pioneer whose
advent into the wilderness of the west
fryed 20 blaze tn way Tor the civil
nuon that holds forth at the present
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-13


with him 500. 900 In gold and during
his life he Is said 10 have amassed a
fortune u 81. 500 .OcO. He built for him.
self a beautiful home on the banks OF
The Oneida lake and at a time when
his neighbors were the Indians OF the
Six Nations. Then the British flag
hoated over old Fort Ontario. This
was In 1874 The old Serbia mansion
stu stands, weather-beaten and de-
cayed. 4 Is still the home Of the Serbia
descendants but an the wealth has
melted away. and the Scribas are liy-
Ing In poyery aud now even have no
claim on the old homestead rs Il has
been sold for taxes to a man u'Au-
burn.
Except where the elements OF time
have attacked II the house has not
been altered since George Serbia built
It over a century ago. Il has not been
changed inside or out. The same old
doors. the same old massive hinges
and bolts. the same old hreplaces that
viii each take q cord OF wood. the same
chairs and tables the same old pictures
hang on the wall-all are there Just
like George left them. But the laughter
and sunshine Of other days are gone.
They departed with George Serbia and
his wealth George Serbia died IN 1886
and be stIll sleeps In a little church
yard that lies In a neglected grove by
The lake. with only the sounding waves
10 tell Of his departed glory. IN The
old house lives Ianlsa Weston Serbia
with her brother Frederick Lander
ard her son. Fred Serbia The old lady
is the daughter Of George Serbia. She
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-13
Chances.

Perhaps the short hasly gazes cast
up any day In the midst Of business.
In dense city, at the heavens. or ~ a
BIZ OF Tree seen amid buildings. have
In them more Intense appreciation Of
the beauties Of nature than all that has
been felt by an equal number Of sight
secrs enjoying large opportunities OF
slght-seeing Like a prayer offered up
Ia everyday life these short. fond gazes
a. nature have something inconceIyah
" beautiful in them.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-13

From Typographical Journal I.oca.
anions should make preparation Tor
the raising Of funds for shorter work
day purposes Such a step has been
taken 10y some Of our subordinate
bodies but the movement should be-
general San Francisco Union No
q, at It's February meeting. unsnl.
mously adopted the recommendation
Of the local shorter workday commit
tee. and an assessment of one Der cent
on the earnings OF members took effect
on February !. aud viii continue until
May i unless an earlier settlement Is
reached In other cities the union s
reserve fund will be placed nj the dis.
posal Of the local officials at the proper
time. A short time ago Boston No 70
adopted resolutions pledglng It's mem.
bership 10 pay an assessment for short.
or workday purposes when called upon
10 do so by the executive council OF the
International body. The exam Die thus
set has been followed by No. Is. Of
Detroit, Mich. as Is evidenced by the
appended declaration;
Whereas. In the recent vote ON the
shorter workday proposition Detroit
typographical Union No IS WIS prac-
tIeally unanimous In favor Of the plan
20 assess the membership for the crea-
ton Of a shorter workday campaign
fund: and.
Whereas. u appears that said prOpo-
sltlons failed 20 receive q majority ~
the votes cast throughout the lurlsdlc-
ton Of the International Typographical
Union az large. aud
Whereas. The necessity for shorten
Ing the hours Is still imminent. and the
need OF funds 10 successfully inaugu-
rate the shorter workday * likely TO
arise at any moment: therefore be Il
Resolved. That Detroit Topographic
cal Union No. 49, In regular meeting
assembled. In order "a uphold the
hands Of the international Typographi-
cal Union shorter workday committee
and strengthen the cause Of the shorter
workday. hereby pledges itself to an
assessment for the shorter workday
whenever called upon by the executive
council Of the International Typo
graphical Union.
IL Is evident the membership fully
appreciates the Importance OF the ST..
uation At this tiuie II may not be cut
Of place TO state that those having
charge Of the increment Intend that
the nlne-hour day shall take effect In
all book and job offices under the jur-
lsdiction Of the International during
the present year. and the date for lts
Inauguration will be announced In a
short time. We again urge local
unions to build mp their treasures II
not disposed to do ihls. the passage Of
resolutions Of the tenor OF that given
above will have tendency TO strength
on the position ~ the international
committee and executive officers. 4
determined effort should be put forth.
Unanimity u purpose can have but
one result
a.....t. a.a.Ia.. NJ ......
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-13


Invention has produced thousands OF
machines that perform labor which
before had been done by hand. II has
gone far beyond that In putting ma
chinery where animal power had be-
fore been the chief agency in communl-
eating motion. And still further The
overshot. the breast and the hutter
wheel have gone with other wrecks OF
the past. and steam and electricity
have taken the place Of gravity ana
water But the field Of labor u Inn
measurable. and much a. men may
feel the Inconvenience Of b-ing dis
placed by machinery. the displacement
will continue to the end. This Is the
natural order as the history OF our
own growth has amply proved,
The ngmher Of hands employed In
manufacturing industries In 1850 was
g57.Gs9. increased to i.O507S5 In 1880.
This shows a growth Of more than four
20 one In forty years. The value OF
the work done Increased In greater
proportion. though the prices for the
things produced fell considerably IN
the meantime The value Of the out
pat Of the manufacturing establish
menis - the country IN 1850 was re-
ported AZ sl.Ol9IOG.6l6 made from
materials that cost 1855 l23s22. One
dollars worth Of material was wrought
into two dollars worth Of useful ar
.lclcs. In 1850 our factories turned
more than nine times as much In value
as they did In 1850. though the num-
her % hands employed 10 the work
had only been quadrupled But wages
paid for the work had increased from
S226.7-5lci In 1850 TO si799.61l i92 10
1880.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-13

I'm very much afraid Miss Passeigh
Is In love said one young woman
I'm sure she doesn't say anything
10 lead one 10 think So" replied the
other
NO But ! found her jus, now with
a pencil and paper figuring for dear
me- 10 see whether four goes into 1898
without leaving a fraction Wash.
lngton star.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-13

sltlon on tie nine. and acquitted hIm
SELF ln a cfgltable manner Zoo them aII
After joining iho Clvalands he w5.
used as utility man and save gen
cral satisfaction Last sens0u ho par.
ticlnntod in forty championship game-
bot in moro of them ana ne give more
satisfaction han iu thc double game
on The afternoon Of Sept 2 las, ON
the Polo ranls New York In ne
opening gam Cuppy was Knocked ou,
Of the boz ly me- New Yoris 10 thr
third inniur and NcAlllster replaced
him. aud dninr ihe remainder 81 TIA
game allowed the loc only oac co.
hit lie did ro well iha Man8far TO-.
beau sent him 10 again In the Geco1d
game. and although only syoeu lnnlu
were completed ho held The home team
down 20 seven safe hits including q
home run O triple aud q double BAG
ger, which yield New York f0gr runs
against ore for Cleveland Hls eg.
csllent pitching on that occas'or
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-13

Bond-"When Miss Boodelles friends
call her Puss It makes me yearn dread.
fully"
Pruyn What fore"
BoDd Because didn't know her
before she had her eyes open"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-13

Mrs. O'Rourke Won't poor Dlany
be SURPRISED to get a letther IRON us?"
Mr. O'Rourke "Thot he will. An
d go know. Oi put on little postscript
iellin' him TO guess who II was from
before he opened the envelope"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-13
IN AN OLD MANSION.
THE SERBIA HOUSE WAS sUlLT
IN i794.
story q George Serbia. Who Came Oat
Am,ng the Indians aud iiuilt 1.-THE
Fortune. Of the Family Have Nov
Melted Away.


NhE AfltN one
hundred years have
passed since Geo.
r. William Angus
tus Serbia. a
wealthy Hollauder
came TO Oswego
county and pur-
chased a tract OF
land sixty miles
longand forty miles
Wide lie hrouehf
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-13

History spends half its time In To-
peatlns ltsoli and the other hall ina
Getting itselt revised
oar Judgment grows me stronger b.
=" DIVING down ~ the affections.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-13

ihr hurfnrs OF an American winter.
Caller What Don't like 10 see Il
snow' Why. the very sight Of snow
makes ono feel roetlcal"
Editor 81 know Il only too well, and
the trouble Is that about two-thirds Of
the people feel II their duty 10 put their
emotions In writing"
Il had been showing only seven min
utes. bui the door softly opened. and a
melancholy long.haired individual en-
tered and approached the editor. carry.
lng a roll Of manuscript on his shoul.
der
but the editor had tainted.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-13

Tramp don't want anything 10
cat I'm too FAR gone for that. but u
yon have a bicycle pump that you could
lend me 10 pump little air In my stom-
ach 10 keep me going. OF better still. II
yu have a punetured tire that you could
'et me apply my lips to. 20 as 10 draw
the norishment gradually. ia feel
obliged"
Lady ~ the House-"I can tx You
better than that Just let me turn the
dog loose. then you hold your mouth
open while he chases you around the
house and you can take In a full sup.
nly of wind"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-13
OUR BUDGET OF FUN.
SOME GOOD JOKES. ORIGINAL
AND SELECTED.

The irorrar- of an American winter
sad Effects OF the strike ON Brady-
An Observing son Of aiIie.lus --RAl.snE
the Wind.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-13

Casey 'Dodadl an there's some
mighty queer things in the aystem u
naiur. as they call II"
Brady -'Thots no drame"
Cas.y-"Yls. an one Of them Is that
the dryer the weather is the less II
rains. "-up-to-Date.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-13

caused Marastr Tebeau to place him
on the regular pitching list for the
coming season.