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Mesa free press., 1898-08-26

1t Is now about five years since Lord
Rowton, who was once Lord Beacons-
fields private secretary, undertook to
demonstrate that judicious philan-
thr0py pays" He did it by opening
Rowton House, great hotel for the
London homeless, in which man can
lodge at the cost Of sixpence a day.
Handsomely equipped and generously
managed, the house returned s per
cent. on the capital invested. The re-
suit warranted other houses. The
third was opened few weeks ago, and
two more are building. In New York
the same plan has been successfully ap-
piled of late by Mr.. D. Ogden Mills.
The Rowton Houses offer home COM
forts and something like club luxuries
to the poor man who has known moth
ing better than the cheap lodging house
and the saloon. His sleepingroom Is all
his own; he has a right to the kitchen,
the bathroom and the library; he can
smoke and talk, write or read. The
price he pays is within his means, but
the fact that he does pay preserves him
from the feeling of pauperism. He Is
proud that he has home In the house.
We quote the London, rather than the
New York, experience, for the reason
that the Rowton Houses have had time
to establish record. Results show that
the toughest men grew tame in decorous
surroundings; and that the most hope-
less gain courage from an environment
Of comfort. Naturally, the Rowton
Houses have elevated the neighbor-
hoods In which they are located.
Cheap lodgings" are not so dirty or so
crowded as they once were. Saloons
that used to be ''the poor mans club"
-as the apoiogetic phrase goes-attract
fewer loungers. The street-corners are
almost bare Of idle and mischievous
men. In short, two thousand persons
directly, and many thousands indirect
ly, have been helped by the Rowton
Houses to help themselves-and have
willingly paid for the help. We COM
mend the facts to the people who feel
that the very poor are beyond relief;
to others, who wish to know what may
be the next step in common-sense phil
anthropy; above all, to persons who,
when they invest money, like to consid-
er not only the present personal inter-
est, but the future general good.
Mesa free press., 1898-08-26

royal decree of Louis XII, who exclud-
ed the monstrous nat Of fair faddists
from both church and court. Woman's
headgear is, without doubt a powerful
piece Of human ingenuity, and this ne
oteric movement, as an interesting dem.
onstration of the relative influence of
the bonnet and the bullet, may COM
mend itself to the liberty loving ladies
of the land
Mesa free press., 1898-08-26

An Oklahoma minister married
twelve couples in sixty minutes the
other day. Twelve knots an hour may
not be sable to hold tallow dip to
ocean greyhound speed, but it is pretty
good time on the troubled matrimonial
sea
Mesa free press., 1898-08-26

A Chicago woman has patented a
hairbrush that carries with 1t strong
electric shock. Was it necessary thus
to accentuate the terrors which this
useful toilet article already possesses
for the youthful evil doer?
Mesa free press., 1898-08-26

The first troops were landed in Cuba
to band music which announced that
'There'l Be Hot Time in the Old
Town Tonight" That bandmaster
evidently grasped the situation.
Mesa free press., 1898-08-26

A fellow who shot of his thumb to
escape going to war has turned up.
The usual number continue to merely
shoot OF their mouths.
Mesa free press., 1898-08-26

The cable informs US that "Bjorne
Bjornson, Bjornstjerne Bjornson's
son, has been appointed director of a
new theater at Christiania-" Good
bjoy!
Mesa free press., 1898-08-26

"After-care" is phrase which came
into use at the last international Con-
ference Of Charities. 1t was used to
express the need Of following up with
due attention a class of persons dis
charged as 'cured" from the hospitals
for the insane, but whose mental
soundness is not firmly established, so
that there is still danger Of relapse. AS
q similar need exists In the case of
many convalescents, reformed persons,
discharged prisoners, religious con-
verts and growing children, we are
likely to find this phrase "after-care"
very convenient as well as suggestive.
Mesa free press., 1898-08-26

The vesuvius acts like lightning in
some ways. 1t didn't strike twice in
the same spot; chiefly for the reason
that the spot wasn't there.
Mesa free press., 1898-08-26

All's fair in love and war. If ships
of the female gender why shouldn't a
man of war have a stout armor round
her waist?
Mesa free press., 1898-08-26

That new Spanish explosive is called
toxpyre, and about the only thing 1t
can't shatter is general incredulity con-
cerning 1t.
Mesa free press., 1898-08-26
Working Dogs Are Exempt.

Dogs kept exclusively for guiding
blind persons, or for tending sheep or
cattle on farm, or for shepherds, are
exempt from taxation in Great Brit.
ain.
Mesa free press., 1898-08-26
Licking stamps helps to lick Spain.

when that volunteer shot Blanco low
In the leg, he may have thought his
heart was In his boots.
Mesa free press., 1898-08-26

The "worst town on earth" has been
discovered in Italy, In which 2 per cent.
Of the deaths are murders.
Mesa free press., 1898-08-26

It's easy for the man who has no
credit to keen OutsOf debt
Mesa free press., 1898-08-26

General Calixto Garcia and his 1900
insurgents have stopped drawing ra-
tions, and Garcia has left the province
in high dudgeon because the United
States authorities refused to permit
him to take up the reins of government
of the province. The last heard of him
he was west of Holguin, proceeding to-
ward Neuvitas, in the province of Puer-
to Principe. His purpose is probably
to form a junction with General Go
mez, who is supposed to be in Santa.
Clara province. A courier from Gomez
is supposed to have reached Garcia.
near Holguin, commanding Garcia to
join forces with him to operate with
him against the Spanish forces in San
ia Clara and Havana provinces, inde-
pendent of the United States troops.
Gomez proposes to continue his guer-
rilla warfare, regardless of any armis-
tice between the United States and
Spain. 1t Is understood that Gomez
and Garcia will send to Washington a.
joint protest on behalf of the so-called
Cuban government against General
Shafter ignoring the claims of the in
surgents to administer the affairs of
the conquered territory. The Ameri-
can officers here are carrying out the
orders from Washington in their rela-
tions with both the Cubans and the
Spanish.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-07
com,.r to rhs,r sss....

Electric street railway companies
are beginning 10 realize the value Of
catering to Whcelmen The current
number Of the Referee" says: Where
these raads run TO the outer edges Of
larro towns they increase their traf-
nc materially ny pprovldlng accom-
modallons Tor wheelmen. The chief
trouble has been 10 provide means Tor
carrying the bicycles. A device which
bears the stamp OF merit Il belng
placed on the market by a Now York
company and Is used on the closed
side OF an open car, or On closed cars
and on the front or rear dashboards.
Il may also be used In houses or stores.
The device d constructed with a cast
iron back. IN which Is secured a loop.
which may be folted up when not In
use on the base and at the outer
end OF the loop are shoes shaped 20 NJ
the tire. Extending up from the base
IA a 6-lnch wire loop. which grips the
tire and holds Il In the loop. When
used on dashb0rds the holders are
rlveted TO a portable frame. which
hooks over the rail and lower brackets
arr fitted 10 the frame 10 hold The rear
wheel, thus preventing the bicycle
from swinging"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-07

known. They were Ike the wild chill
dren Of India. Their eyes were dun and
staring. Their hair was matted aud
hung IN disordered masses down their
shoulders Their once pretty print
dresses were faded and covered with
the mud OF weeks but no one could
get near enough TO capture either OF
them. When autumn came. with its
cold nights. the relatives OF the girls
hoped they would be forced near
enough 20 human habltation 10 allow
them to be caught SO Justice Albert
Smith issued a warrant Tor their ar
rest II was given to Constable VIII
liam Smith. OF Franklin Lake. TO
serve Night after night he hid In
the brush near the outlaying farm
houses. hoping 10 catch the girls. But
he didn't see them. although Louisa
Montana had been bold enough 10 60
back to her own home In the dead Of
night and clean out her aunt's pantry.
wake up. old womanr she scream
Cd 10 her aunt. showing her tattered
hgure IN the moonlight Mrs Mon
tana saw her and Emma running into
the woods. This put Smith on his met
ne. Night after night he haunted the
woodlands. sometimes he caught sight
Of the girls. but they were always too
swift for him. Once or twice he found
a cave where the two had slept the
night before. marked BY q bread-erust
or two or some vell-picked chicken
bones Then he found tlrai the girls
had SPENT a nigh vin'an old dsassisd
sawmiil. several miles from any house.
Il had ralned that night and they had
sought shelter under 10 leaky roof
There was a stove In Il. too. and the
girls had made . are TO keep warm.
Monday night was the worst Of the
season. The rain came down In
sheets The wind howied down the
mountain sides II was bitter cold
Smith went To the sawmln a. mid
night. Thew was a hro IN the stove.
the two girls we're crouohing around
a. lie tried 10 strike a light. IN a
I aiMN Nf MNH ~ ANNN " NNN HiNNas
There. IN the duh glow Of the fast
dying Gre. they fought u out smith
Is a strong man. but he had almost
met his match IN these two. They
scratched and kicked and hli. but
Smith held on. Once he felt two rows
of sharp teeth slnking into his hand.
but he hung on until the girls. tired
out gave up the struggle. The next
day the girls were safely lodged IN
the Hackensack iall. When hrst
brought In they snatched their food
In their hands and snawcd a. 4. a.
Wild beasts do Neither had a whole
garment left
After little cOaxisg Emma eon.
scented to talk.
we had a good time she said.
laughing. we stole the things. sure.
Why notf We slept In caves when 4
wasn't too cold. AID sometimes In the
bushes When Il sol cold We went 10
the old awmil and made a nre. Il
was much better out In the woods.
where We didn't have any one 70 both
or us. than 4 was a. home. We Just
Kept our clothes on all the time. We
sleps where We happened % Be
nightAs
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-07

Nra MARI C. stuckcnhern. Mass.
ehusetts: The annual report 81 ne ~.
G. 7. T. work among railway employees.
miners. sailors. soldiers and lumber
men. are an inspiration. because q 10.
BE work h being done amonE these
classes OF workmen. but there are
ses general classes Of smploymenl IN
the United States. and ve have 10 ~
parts 81 special uork among. for In
stance. the great army Of factory opgF-
atives, or other large or small. gangs
Of lahoreFs as greatly needing Carts
tian Temperance effort a. thoss men-
toned. u needs no argument 20 plra1
The importance Of this Department oI
vork among our eity lahorers Their
class h the majority and their inrrea1s
the most rapid. They arc becoming
more and more conscious Of political
influence. Therefore the attitude ol
our iahorers towards any of our sociaI
questions l. gradually assuming eye.
graver importance. Great members n
these laborcrs arr either OF forslrn
birth or narcniaEg 40 that neither ia
influence OF home lori church has f,e-
ored total abstinence Hos can hey
believe % what they have not hcardfr
Also the workers Of ihe foreign o.
partment are few. We DO noi despair
Of hanlshing thc saloon ana prohlbi.-
ing the Manufacture Of alcoholic hoe-
erages. but neither can he accom-
pllshed without moro end more ene,.
tive Work among an Glasses 81 hhnf-
ers.-rhe unlon S'Enai
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-07

To decide a wager made by an op-
ponent Of the bicycle that the wheel
causes more casualties In one week
than football does the entire season.
the stakeholder obtained the following
surprising figures from indisputabls
authorities Throughout the United
States during the past month there
were SIS accidents reported To wheel
men. % resulting fatally at the time
and zs finally causing death. Col
lisions with other riden caused "a ac-
cidentS. fatalities and , probably 30.
other statistics show: Collisions with
vehicles. lss: with street cars. %.
dogs. .. hogs. 4 chickens. I: COWS. ?.
thrown from wheels. 253: fell over
embankments. 4. brcakage OF ma
chine. a.. OvereEertion injured 4 and
killedA. Three were disabled by holes
In the ground and Ave were hurt By
slipping on wheel. Miscellaneous
causes injured ~. while 10 were hurt
BY unknown geneiez.--Indianapolis
News
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-07
WITH THE WRITER'S.

A posthumous work Of the late Philip
Gilbert Hamerton IL on the press. Il
Is entitled The oues, OF Happiness.
Mr.. Maurice Thompson has three
books nearly ready Tor the printers.
Stories OF Indiana" a novel, and
collection Of out-of-door papers
The Chap Book steps vigorously on
Lillian Bells last book. From a Girls
Point Of View. which u calls the SER
wants handbook 10 oourtship and mar
riage."
Miss Mary Rachel Dohson. a dauEh-
ter u Austin nobson. h one Of ne
most active workers In the university
settlement Tor women In nombay. In.
dia- Their work Is principally among
the Parsecs
The next story from Mira burton
Harrison's pea viii BE- Good Ameri-
cans" Il isA study Of the growing
tendency Of the wealthy and cultured
classes 10 unht their children Tor liie
, AZ home by teaching them 10 hni Their
chief plSssgrc IN foreign countries.
Anthony Hopes new novel. "Simo
Dale" h a story Of the time Of Charlie
H. Of England. This means Mr. Hop
has given Up hts modern romanoca an
has gone hack In history. 10 the disai
polntment Of the admirers Of his iaifl
tales for grown-up people notably
The Prisoner Of Zeuda"
Miss A. q. ruttleit C"Maxwell
Gray'1 u the daughter Of medical
practitioner AZ Newport. isle Of Wight.
Upon bis death. a few years ago. she
came up from the Isle Of Wight 20 a
pretty little house az Richmond. whore
she siill lives with her widowed moth.
ef. She "a an invalid and does not OF.
ten leave the four walls OF home. aud
ing her consolation indoors "a read.
Ing and writing and IN the society Of
pet cats. This love Tor cats explains
the self-assertiveness OF Mark Antony
In The silence of Dean Maitland"
at. Owen Wis,er Is not the arst 20
make the name OF Wlsier known 10
readers OF Action. That had airc,d,
been done b. Or. Furness' sister. M
A. l.. Wisier. whose translatlons from
the German have long been deserved,
popular The clan Is numerous one
but. IN proportion to lis numbers. IA,
not figured largely IN the literar,
world. though DR.. Caspar wisier wal
known In the medical profession az Al
authoritative writer; and Fanny KEN
blo's daughter, who became the Wit.
Of Dr. Owen Wiacr. no, only trans
lated Musse,. but wrote original verse
Mr. Wister sacrificed a musical careeI
In order 20 become q lawyer. Whether
he means 10 sacrifice the Law In ordel
70 remain q writer i a question.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-07

vatlye factor In that organization, 10
much w that until recently he haa
been heard OF but little In some years.
lie Joined the knights Of Labor not
long after 1850 and for time vas
active In the councils Of the order lie
was at an early day selected az dele
gate to District Assembly 40. New
York city. lie interested himself N
the Henry George campaign OF 1885
and since then has been. perhaps.
known more as a Labor Socialist than
as X Of L. worker. lie IL al pres
ent national committeeman for New
York state In the Peoples Party. HIS
belief was In arbitration rather than
the sfffke a. means OF settlement
Of the disputes arising between eapi-
Gal and labor. II Ia not therefore sur
prising that the Knights Of labor did
not regard him. AZ the time Of his nrst
prominence. as a progressive" When
the ''progresslves" pushed their ideas
forward he retired from active par
tlolDatlOn In labor agitation, but has
come 10 the front again recently.
Hicks IL a native American and lives
In NcE York city. he Is 20 years old
and a. married. His trade IL that Of
a stair builder and his present vort
experimenting In new buildings. lie
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-07

The general use Of the bicycle by
those who know nothing whatever Of
mechanical laws" says the American
Machinlst. "is productive Of a large
and perennial crop OF inventions
whlsh. whether the inventors know Il
or MOI. can succeed only by upsetting
one or more laws that are - well ca
tabllshed and ~ certainly right that
any mechanical contrivahce which At
tcmpu TO set around them is a fore
doomed failure. Many men who would
rcpel with scorn the accusation Of be-
ing perpetual motion cranks are ye,
trying TO accomplish. and IN anne
cases claiming 10 have accomplished.
things which are In principle precisely
tho same. for Il h literally true that
when a man imagines that by the use
OF leverage or by some 'contrsption'
or 'gymcraeE he can put one man
power into a bicycle and Eet out u Il
four or Eve times as much In work
arainst wind resistance or In climb.
ing hills. that man Is virtually a per-
petuai motion crank"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-07
HAND ORGANS IN CAMP.
President Fsurs's Musical Coatributlon
10 the Alpine Outports.


10 the Alpine ousposts.
The Alpine troops OF the French
army have reason 10 be grateful 70 n.
Felix Faure. for. thanks to the hand
orgARs.w (which he has sent them. they
can now bogulle the winter evenings
by dancing TO the strains OF more or
less inspiring music. says the Buiiaio
Commercial. There Is a picture pub
lished by an illustrated paper IA Paris
which shows. In fact. party Of noun
talneerlng mllitaires enjoying them
selves AZ a rough ball In a wooden hut.
where one OF their number grinds out
a waltz from a hurdy-gurdy. II APP
pears that the president Of the repub-
lic was much struck BY the loneliness
Of the Alpine outpOsts which he visit
cd this summer. Questioning a few
OF the soldiers. he learned that when
they found somebody who could play
an accordion and make music for them
they were able 10 cheat the dull tedi-
business OF the snowy season. An ac-
Gordon player vas a rarity. 30 that
little amusement could be organized.
The president. hearing this. at once
-resolved to supply ready-made music
10 the defenders of the southeastern
frontier. ana his presents Of hand
organiser. as they are called. orgues
De barberie-have been very welcome
and acceptable 10 the troops 70 whom
they were sent.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-07

Wales. lie has been At odd times Of
nclally associated with the University
College OF Wales. Of which he was
honorary secretary and afterward
treasurer. NJ. Morris most widely
rad work Is The Epic OF Hades."
his ~Gycia." a drama. and sixteen edi-
tons Il appeared In parts during the
years 1876 and 1877. In 1878 he pub
lished Gwen" a drama. and In 1850
The Ode Of Life. both OF which have
gone through eighteen editions. In
October. 1855. appeared his Songs I'm
sung" which has reached upward OF
hfteen editions Fiftecn editions Of
his Cycle" drama. and sixteen edl-
tions OF his songs % Britain" have
been turned out Of the press % his
publishers since iSS6 and 1857. ihe
latter work contains several very
beautiful poems dealing with Welsh
LEGENDS. Mr. Morris Srote an ode on
the occasion OF the queens jubilee ten
years ago for which he received the
jubilee medal from the queen. In
1880 Mr.. Morris published a poem. "A
Vision OF the saints" after the man
ner Of Dante. which he designed AZ =
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-07

Charles o. Anderson has entered the
Geld with ioe-cye.e attachments which
are. however. % a greater number OF
parts. Increasing the cos; and labor
% attaching. The front wheel OF
bicycle 10 replaced by a runner. and
the rear wheel by a wheel with twin
rims. The inner IL the spoke rim and
the outer the DRIVING rim. Il being pro
yidod with a number Of sharp proiec;-
ing teeth These two rims are con-
nected by tangontlal plate-springs to
give a cushioning effect. Swiveled On
the rear axle are roda saanected With
a backbone" which carries a runner
al ia lower end The top end tele-
scopes over a rack rod fixed to the hl.
cycle frame FIXED 10 this end OF the
backbone" and travelling In the rack
10 a cog wheel. having secured To he
axle a sheaye Wrapped around this
sheave Il a cable that extends forward
20 a rachel wheel hxcd ~ a suitable
point on the frame Of the machine
This rachel wheel h turned by a crank
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-07

what proportion .; weight L EAR
ried on either wheel Of a blcycles Is
a question often discussed and not
easily answered. Experiments recent.'
" made. however. show the folloSing
results. A rider and wheel Weighing
together 1856 pounds were used In the
tests, the front wheel Of the machine
being tested on platform scales. and
the rider assuming different positions.
such az are commonly adopted In rid
Ing. When the position was exceed
ingiy erect the weight shown was &c
pounds; when the position was erect
Il was q pounds; when slightly In
clined forward: perhaps The average
Il was 81 pounds: when inclined well
forward II was 81 pounds. and In
scorching position so pounds. II thus
appears that In what We have called
the average position just one'third the
weight rests on the front wheel and
two-thlrds on the rear. These ngures
are. OF course. for a stationary POSI-
tion. and do not take into account the
effects OF grades. pedalllng and pull
Ing on handles Further tests showed
that forward pedalllng decreased the
weight on front wheel about 6 per
cent; back pedalling increased II about
? per cent. and pulling ON the handles
decreased Il about , per cent ON a
hill. with q rise 81 foot In TO- the
weight on front wheel increased so
pounds when descending and fell "a
20 pounds IN ascending. These hg-
ureH would All vary more OF less with
different riders. but they give pre-
sumably average results
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-07
c.n.n. Of El..,rl..l ssssa.l..

That electricity Ia a progressive
science needs no proof and the rapid
lty and the extent OF lts daily growth
Il astonishing. The vast number OF
people interested In the various
branches Of Ia commercial and scien-
tihc application Is forcibly illustrated
by the number Of journals devoted ex-
cluslvely TO electrical topics. there BE-
ing no less than ffty-elght Of these.
while there are an equal number Of al
lied journals that treat Of the new de-.
ve.opments In special aelds o. ,hc
electrical journals fifteen are published
in France and eleven In the United
States. while the balance are scattered
an over the civilized world With
these facts IN mind the dihicuIks % M
electrical engineer In Keeping lh0a
oughly posted on the Developments o.
his ART may be appreciated.