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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-07-13
GOOD FORTUNES
FOR SOME OFFICERS.
by the Destruction Of Csrverzi Fleet
Two Hundred thousand Dollars Goes
TO Crew. Of American VESSEL.

Washington, July i2.-Something
over 500, 900 will be paid by the gov
eminent as "head money" TO officers
and sailors who destroyed Cervera's
fleet. This is according to law, which
provides for the payment Of 800 head
for every man on the ships Of the enemy.
when the ships are destroyed. A few of
the officers receive pretty good fortunes.
The law governing the distribution Of
this money is very explicit. There are
exact provisions carrying 1t into effect
and every man, according to rank, will
be paid in due season.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-07-13

Mr.. L. T. Hawks, who resides
six miles north OF jacksonville, or
thirty.eight miles from Bryan,
was here the past week. Mr..
Hawks says he had not been in
Bryan for twelve years, having
traded at another town consider
ably nearer him, but he was so
pleased with the superior advan-
tages offered by Bryan as a trad.
ing point that he has determined
to come here regularly in the
future.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-07-13
LODGE MEETINGS.

lyanhoe Commandery No. $, knight
Templars-Meet 2nd Tuesday in each
month. A. NJ. Rhodes, +. c.; n. g.
Rhodes, Secretary.
W. T. Austin Chapter No. 81, r. A.
M.-Meets third Monday in each
month. John q. Tabor II. p, Joe b.
Reed, Sec'y.
Brazos Lodge No. 10, A.F.&A. NJ.
Meet fourth Monday in each month.
$. B. buchanan, W. VI; Joe b. Reed,
Secy.
Brazos Lodge No. 90, X. ofP.-Meet
first aud third Tuesday in each month
"A. NJ. waIdrop. G. c.; DC. De-
Maret, X. Off. as.
Vulcan Lodge NO. 81, A.O.U. W.
Meet second and fourth Thursday in
each month. VI. II. James, NJ. W.; A.
Linden, recorder.
Bryan No, Lodge 1882, X. Of Meet
hist aha thlfd thursdays In each
month. A. Linden, dictator; A. j..
Platner, reporter
Brazos Camp No. lOi, ". Of W.
Meet second and fourth Friday in each
month. W. $. Stuart c. c.; Joe II
Reed, clerk.
Bryan Tent No. 10, X. o. T. NJ
Meeting nights hrst aud third Monday
each month. Sam b. Wilson, c.: Joe
Is. Reed, 4. X.
Bryan Lodge 80. $50, Home Forum
Meeting nights second and fourth
Wednesday each month. l.. A. saun.
der', pres'ii Joe -. Rred, iinanoier.
Bryan Lodge No. 400, National Aid
Meeting nights first and third wednes
day in each month. A. W. Holman
pres'ti w. 5. stuart, sec'y.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-07-13

The editor of the Greenyille
Herald, who was an enthusiastic
supporter of Col. Wynne, pays
Major Sayers the following neat
compliment, "sayers will make
Texas a splendid governor, A
tried and true democrat, of dis
tinguished ability, he will bring to
the Office of governor a long and
varied experience in public affairs
and will give to the people Of
Texas an honest, economical and
efficient administration
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-07-13

II cannot be said Of the war in
which the country is now engaged
that it is "a rich mans war and a
poor mans fight" Wealthy men
sons Of millionaires, and men high
in political and social life, are now
camped with the soldiers Of the Ma
ton, and with this hickory-shir.
yeomanry Of the land, will "seek
the bubble reputation at the can.
mons mouth" We are having an
unexpected and pleasing revelation
Of the better side Of American
citizenship, and one that is calcu'
lated TO inspire more confidence in
he future Of our country. Even
from che curse Of war we gather
valuable experiences-"from tn,
thistle danger We pluck the ilowe
safety n-Luling Signal.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-07-13

Tie pAtal card is soon to be-
.,urasahg Of the past, at least
sir . he government Is con-
e,m.l n e cards upon which the
msli, n printed have been a
h.,u uense. which the govern
men. =, no longer bear. Any
card ii sulation size, however
IAs se,eent stamp pasted on
itushused in lieu of the post
a.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-07-13
CITY DIRECTORY.
cry orFlcEns.

cry OFFICERS.
Mayor, c. A. Adams.
Marshall, T. p Boyett.
Deputy Marshal, K. II smith.
Secretary aud Treasurer. II. G..
Rhodes
City Sexton, II. II. Jones.
Constable. c. l.. Baker.
Aldermen L. G.. Tabor, W. 5.
Howell, W. ". Harris, c. II. wyse,
Jno. NJ. Lawrence.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-07-13

Washington, July i9.-Tho crop re-.
port Of the department Of agriculture
says the cotton returns 10 the statistici.
an department OF agriculture, made up
to July /, indicate the average condition
to DO 9l.2 per cent compared with 50 on
June J, iSes. The averages OF some
states are rs follows; Louisiana, ";
Texas, % Arkansas, 0S and Mississippi,
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-07-13

The editor of the Mexico (Mo.)
Tribune thus announces the sus.
pension Of his paper; ave have
hoped and hustled, and hustled
and hoped, but, frankly, there is
little ground for hope, and conse-
quently little further use for hust-
ling. A republican paper can be
got out here, probably, but not
one Of the Tribune standard. The
editor leaves today for the army
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-07-13
Bob mani. Mu.t lang.

Mayheld, Ky, July l2.-Bob Blanks,
the notorious negro rapist, win hang
The jury returned a verdict finding him
guilty Of rape ON the person Of Tcnnie
Bailey, a white girl under ~ years OF
age, and fixed his punishment no death
hY hanglng
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-07-13

yua famous victory IN
shIa ! sank eleven Spanish
s.s.. 1!hout the loss Of " man.
sses 10 be a marvellous freak
d pkdsncei now that our
salr bs destroyed another
sm asei, Of fewer but more
r,r ships, it would seem a.
s.a.s srtibls fact that Amer,
nisAu have no equals o..
rl- their achievements '''
aal,il.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-07-13
DUMMY WOODEN GUNS
IN SPANISH TRENCHES.
Ara.ris.n. Are Advancing steadily Ups.
s.ntisss. and - F.F Rs.i.i.ass
H.. Bssa weak.
covyr,xA,.a. lsa. BY tho A..sciatPr...

Copyrighted. ios. BY tho AssociaH Pres.
Skaters HeAdquarters, July II. 4,
D. m via Kingston, Jamaica, July ~
Fighting continued all during the day
to this hour The Americans have ad.
vanced steadily all day. In several of
the Spanish trenches our troops found
dummy wooden guns, but no Spanish
soldiers. There was 4 very weak fire
from the Spanish troops.
The American officers have received
further evidence Of the great distress ex-
isting in Santiago
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-07-13

hsghange says "A n,lu l
oa Arkansaw went into ms hs
q. IL the other day ana 1 ~
aa.Snised her a nice m nrsn. III
sm. .awdust instead Of bran ran,
n merely supPo'lns ,,,"'
Lr hes had come, anu . 'l.Iy
snsns to economic . mS ".vc,
als'rOper, and the man n, never eve,
Sasd his mistake until III n So~
ar when he MIXED ,, 'n ne , POr
u let down a gallon Of aI 'a' ,
saG ! quart Of shoe pegs anu :
ls,l lathe
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-07-13
Admiral McGinty is now in CON-
m,nd ci,le Spanish fleets.

An Ex.khnge calls theattention
4 the buiness men of his town to
IN. iaa bat the United States
mius !. be only institution in
,his a1Iny that can make money
without llyerlIsing.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-07-13
c,rSrY OFFICERS.

Judge, W. II. Hartman.
Clerk. .. ". McMichael.
Attorney, A. q. Board.
Tax Collector, J. J. Adams.
Tax Assessor, X. VI. Nall.
sheriff. T. G. Num-.
Treasurer, r. W. Carr.
District Clerk, J. G. Williams.
Commissioner. 4. J.. Deems, Peter
Thomas, Felix Phillips, r. II. AIRING.
ton.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-07-13
wanl reams.lsr. bod raeksr..

ST Louis, July 70. Colonel Smith,
deputy quartormasier general, has re.
cciyed orders from Washington TO so.
curo 200 transfers for service in Cuba.
In addition 20 these men, whoare want.
ed Immediately, Colonel Smith has been
instructed to secure 80 or more mule
packers.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-07-13

The cult OF the beard. according 10
the ancient Jewish writers. started In
the garden OF Eden. Adam, they tell
us. was OF prodlgIous height, and was
furnished with long beard which
reached to his waist.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-07-13
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

We are authorized to announce
JESSE G. MINKERT
a. a candidate for Comfy Attorney Of
braLos county AZ the ensuing November
election.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-07-13

We are authorized to announce
A. W. BUCHANAN,
as a candidate for County Treasurer OF
Bralos county AZ the ensuing November
election.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-26

over 16 years of age, but it makes no
difference in the house. When I was
there some of them were "a or rs years
of age. A boy has to be II years or
more to occupy q position as page.
There are thirty three in the house
and sixteen in the senate. The pages,
l believe, in the supreme court cham
Der are required to wear knee breeches
when they are on duty, but this is not
enforced on the others.
Tine boys found were all posted on
political affairs, and it is not surprising
that Senator German turned out as
able q politician As he did when 1t ID
considered that he served as page In
the senate. They know the pedigree,
as it were, of every senator or repre-
sentative, and generally have nick,
names for them, which would prove
very amusing if they did not lit 30 well
in q number of cases. They can fore
cast what is going to happen nearly as
we'll as tn. senator's or repr esentatlVes
themselves Talk about messenger
boys being up to snuff, why, they are
not in it with the senate and house
pages. In the first place, they ere
generally of higher order OF 1htelll-
eence, coming from excellent families,
and the little schemes they work among
themselves would do credit to 9 polltl-
clan of an established reputation. Ii
they find anything out to the dlecreolt
of member of congress they are not
slow sometimes to take advantage OF IL
for their own benefit in q most 1nno-
cent manner. They are hlRh-mlnoeo
set of fellows however, and DO credit to
themselves and their country
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-26

They read in this wise:
The Province of Massachusetts Bay,
in New England, by an order of the
Great and General Court bearing date
Feb l, 1859, caused this monument to
be erected to the memory of George
Augustus Lord ViscOunt Howe, bri-
gadier general of his majesty's forces
in America, who was slain July the 9th :,
1854, on the march to TicOnderOga, in
the 34th year of his age. In testimony
of the sense they have of his services
and military virtues ard of the affec-
| tion their officers and sold ers bore to
his command. He lived respected and
| beloved; tf e public regretted his loss:
to his family it is irreparable.
THE LOWELL SHRINE.
Through low-groined arches, along
| a cloister, the stone cell
ing stained with the CRIME and smoke
of the centuries, over pavement deep
worn by the foot OF world-faring
pilgrims, you house, the work of King
Henry III, the first home of the parlia-
ment of England. In rather dark
place, just before you enter the Chap
ter house proper, your eye
will catcha sight Oh half
hushel or mora of small cards,
visiting cards. They are resting on 9
tray. The helmeted guardian of the
Chapter house, q genial and up'o-date
policeman says as you look at the he ar
of dust-coverd cards, with here and
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-26

point, SO the hall or cloister leading
up to the chapter house, and, in fact,
a part of the chapter house itself. was
selected.
THE LONGFELLOW WINDOW.
One need not describe the memorial
to Longfellow conspicuous among the
memorials of the poets corner; it is
too we'll known, but it should not be
overlook ed in bringing to notice Amer
ica's plsc e in Westminster. 1t stands
in the very heart of English song.
DRYDEN 10 the left. Shakespeare 3
tomb at elbows touch, Chaucer. Brown
ing and Ternyscn at the base of the
bust beneath their slabs of stone, this
recognition of the gifted poet is spr-
rounded by the memorials of the great
est m an of the land that has delighted
to honor him. Cut in the base of the
bust are these words, topical of the
feeling which, more than we sometimes
realize, exists between the unprejudic-
ed masses of the two nation:
This bus. was placed among the
memorials of the poets OF England by
the English admirers of an American
poet.
With but one exception, SO far a.
know. and that in the instance of the
musician Handel, more than half ar
Englishman, no other nation in the
world but America is recognized among
the noble mem orials of England IS great
abbey. G. w. HARDWOOD,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-26
The Power of Imagination.

The Indianapolis Sentinel says that
during the cold weather a few weeks
ago q little incident happened in the
Woodruff place kindergarten that IL.
Iustrstes the vivid imagination OF
children.
The morning was bitterly cold
and the teacher was watching with
some anxiety for the arrival OF her lit
tie pupils.
AS she looked out she saw one little
lot, Johnny by name, coming down the
street with his feet raised very high
and his head bent over as though play
ing horse. He did not come In at
the ringing of the bell, and she IN
some wonder went to the door to look
for him.
Out in the cold he stood by tree,
stamping his feet and shaking his head,
his face blue with the cold.
Aren't you coming to school, john
ny?" she called.
"Yes'm."
"Well. come on in then, the bell has
rung."
"But I'm q horse,' was the reply.
"All right, little horsie, come trot
into the stable and get warm"
"But can IT, he chartered. Il can't
get away for Pm playing I'm tied 10
tree"
And to get the little fellow to come
| in Miss Anna had to 60 out and pretend
| to unite him.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-26
Sad Common Sense.

She was a plain, practical sort OF
woman, who didn't take the little Cir
Ga her Jap, but let her sway and stag
ger against other passengers as the car
whlzzed arOunu curves, says the New
York Commercial Advertiser. The
little gill was rOsy-cneeKed; a blue
woolen hood was drawn down over her
ears, and little fuzzy yellow rlDglets
curled around her face. Her coat
was obviously an Out-grown-elder
sister affair, and her hands we're
bare. At Eiftletn street the woman
spoke:
think it, over, Bessie" she SAID.
''You know how mucn You have. Take
your choice! But let me know before
we get out. l have no time. to bother
with you in the store. You can do a.
you ike, and have the furlined gloves
or the doll"
Bessie didn't look pleased at the
prospect. She was standing near the
door, where the wind blew in. Al
Twenty seventh street the woman
spoke again.
Have you decided?'
"Yes'm. The doll" faltered Bessie.
Silence again until they neared Mad
ison Square. The woman prepared to
leave the car, and handed several pack
ages to the little girl. Flakes of snow
blew in with the wind, AID Bessie
shivered as she went out on the plat
form. Toey alighted and crossed the
street. AT the corner the little girl
stammered: 81 think l want Ihe-the
gloves, instead please" and two tears
for no re ason Whatever rolled down her
cold checks.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-26
Teaching Self Dependence.

Henry Ward Beecher used to tell
this story of the way in which his
teacher of mathematics taught him to
depend upon himself
~ was sent to the blackboard and
went uncerGain, full of whimperlng.
" That lesson must be learned, said
my teacher in u very quiet tone, with q
terrible intensity. All explanations
and excuses he LrCd underfoOt with
utter scornfulness. L want that prob
lem; l don want any reasons why you
haven it, he would say.
81 did study it two hours.
That's nothing to me. l want the
lesson. You need not study it at all, or
you may study it ten hours hours just to suit
"It was tough for green boy, but 1t
seasoned me. In 1855 than q month
had the most intense sense OF intellec-
tual independence and courage to de-
fend my recitatlons. 80,
'One day his cold, calm voice fell
upon me in the midst OF demonstra-
ton, MOP
Il hesitated, and then went back to
the beginning and on reac DING the
same point again he uttered in tone
of conviction NO" at my progress.
"Tne next boy" and l sat down In
red confusion gain.
HE alsolwas stopped with "No!" but
went on, finished, and as he sat down
Was rewarded with very we'll.
+ '.I'u try whimpered L. l recited 1t
just as he did, ana you said, MOI
why didn't you say, Yes. and
stick to it? 1t is not enough to know
your lesson. You must know that you
know it. You have learned nothing
Till you are sure. If all the world says
MOI your business is to say, YES"
and prove It,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-26

sent them off as usual in the straight
and narrow path, but later when Mr..
Horn went out for q stroll he espied his
boys engaged in an exciting game OF
marbles. Mr.. Horn was rather angry,
but, instead of giving the boys sound
strapping, he cent them home with
their marbles. stake them home and
come back.to me-" be said. The boys
came back very promptly, and their
ia her rewarded them with penny
apiece. "Now, be good boys" said he,
land promise me not to play with those
marbles again" The boys promised,
and Mr.. Horn continued his stroll. Re-
turning about an hour later, he was
shocked t, find the youngsters playing
marbles again. His ire arose at the
sight, and, catching his eldest by the
back of the neck, he exclaimed
didn't 1 tell You not to play with
| those marbles again today?" "We
ain t, papa" cried all three in chorus
What! what" sputtered the father
"NO, we sin't," continued the boys:
| "these amt the same. We bought
these with the pennies you gave us"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-26

there one untouched by dust, which
has evidently just been passed on the

there one untouched by dust, which
has evidently just been passed on the
trav:
.'Some Of them, sir, put card there,
and some of them don't. It's just
owing to the way they look at it. But
you will see q good many of them have
wanted to do it, aud they say down in
that pile there are some OF the best
known names in America"
The light comes in but dimly on
dull London day through the beautiful
windows of the memorial, but it is a
tender aud sympathetic light, aud it
falls lovingly on dry and scared
wreath of evergreen plucked in the
garden of the dead poet at Cambridge.
and coming across the sea to rest before
this memorial.
The windows show from the works of
the poet scenes from ''The Vision of
Sir Lsunfal." st. Ambrose" and
s'The Biglow Papers," while the shield
of the United States. the shield OF
Harvard university. that the Great
Britain and that of Westminster alb
hey illuminate the borders. Though
it is an out-of-the-way corner of the
abbey, it is one of the best known
places to the tourists from America,
as the heap of visiting cards shows.
The trayload of cards wasa]ying at the
base of the memorial tn James Russo Ii
Lowell, cards paced there by Ameri-
can tourists in the yesrs since tie
memoir al was put in place, to show
their appreciation of one who stool
among the foremost EnRlish-speaking
poets of his day. The inscription on
the tablet below the has relief medal
ion of the pet notes that the tablet
and the windows above were placed
there lin memory of James Russell
Lowell, U. S. minister to :he court OF
St. James from 1880 to 1886, by his
English friends" 1t was first intended
that the memorial should occupy a
place in the poets corner, near the
bust of Longfellow, but it was no. pos
sible to place any stained glass at tina
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-26

cord Is not necessary Know ieSISo any
child to obtain, especially at the sacri-
fee of kind and sympathetic feelings.
We need missionaries from India to
convert such women and such clergy
men to a more humane and divine re-
igion.
Wealthy women, women with mil
lions of money, would never think OF
asking a seamstress to sew for them and
take thanks and compliments as pay
ment They never imagine 1T settles the
confectioner's account if they tell him
the ices he served their guests were de-
licious, yet not infrequently they ask
the services of self supporting young
musicians in their homes and consider
the compliment of the request sufficient
payment
A Young woman who is striving to
support herself in New York with her
really wonderful voice has during the
last month sung by request in the
homes of two millionaires, people whose
names are known wherever civilization
extends, and no reference to remunera-
ton was made by either hostess. One
of these ladies is very liberal in her
gifts to the paupers and to the churches.
w Oulu LII uOb OC d " iSSi ShcAAtJ W. ASN 1
a talented and proud young girl to sup
port herself honestly?
l understand these cases are not in
frequent. Women of large means and
prominent social position often consider
the compliment they confer upon
young artist sufficient remuneration fol
services rendered, but SO or $50
check would go farther toward paying
board bills than compliments.
If wealth helped more people who are
striving to climb, it would not be obliged
to assist so many who are down.
A little more thoughtfulness toward
the struggling, and there would be les'
need of aims for the crushed and de
feated. ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-26
THE POETS CORNER.

The people are walking slowly, and
with uncovered heads, for the most
part, as we strp away from the great
arched nave aud seek that celebrated
nook, the little poets corner. 1t is dim
in this little nook, walled in by the
bust and memorials, showing dusky in
the half-light. the glow of the London
sun-for there is London sun-cOme s
softly in through rich stained glass
window, and illumines the figures OF
the window in colors deep and warm.
So, through the centuries to come,
shall the light shine through these
windows. the gift of an American citi-
zen to Westminster. There are busts to
William Wordsworth in the corner, to
Charles Kingsley and Matthew Arnold
and others of the lesser-or. somedsy,
sh all they be the larger?-pcets OF
Britain; but the most beautiful sight in
the corner is the lofty windows above,
where you may read the words under
one window, "Georee William
Childs," aud under the other, :" wis
Americans, A. D., MDCCCLXXV."
The windows commemorate the
graces and character of the lives and
la bors OF t. e poets Herbet and Cowper,
and this recognition of English worth
by an American is one of the interest
in g tokens of the close kiuship between
the two peoples.
Away off in another corner there
stands one of the cOnvep tional abbey
monuments. 1t is more than conven-
tiOnal, for it is place. In point
of fact, there is deal of funeral rub.
bish in the tombs of Westminster and
you will wonder the longer you look
how it ever happened that SO many dis
tressingly plain and artis' ically ugly
marbles ever were accepted for EXPOSE
ton in this place. But never mind the
conventionaltv, the words on the tablet
below the recumpent woman, who looks
as though she were heartily tired OF
her situat on, are what interest us.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-26

effort to look interested and keep her
eyes from wondering to the boxe s.
He hurled musical technicalites at her
during the progress of the opera, and
she murmured "beautiful" and "won-
derful" and marvellous" whenever he
appealed TO her for appreciation, but
the bruised worm did turn at last.
When the or b stra went mad I'M
reservedly in the second act the
musician turned to the amiable little
girl with tears of ecstasy.
Listen, isten," he gasped. odd
yo6 ever hear such vertiginous contra
puntal copstruction?" She looked at
him despairlingly, and spoke with
emphasis:
eff you ray another word longer
than two syllables tonight will &C
home alone. 1 don't know counter
points from hay, and I wish you would
let me hear the music"
The man who sat in the seat in from
of the couple longed to applaud, bu
waited until the end of the act.