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ODD CARD NAMES.

In Spain the ace Of clubs IL known
as the Serpent.
In America the four Of diamonds has
been called "tlddy." the five "toyser"
an dthe six "tumbler."
Old card-players hang by the die.
tum: There's luck In the deuce. but
none In the tray" and a black two is
considered luckIer than a red ace.
In Ireland the ace OF diamonds ls
nicknamed the Earl OF Cork" because
they say II Is the worst ace and the
poorest card In the deck and he ia the
poorest nobleman In the country,
In Northumberland women who plav
whist look upon the four Of hearts M
unlucky and call It Hob Colllnv.
wood" med Stokes" Is the name Of
the four OF spades and sailors call no
four clubs the devils bedposts."
"The curse OF Scotland" Is what n
nine OF diamonds Is called In tina,
country. There are two explanations
one being that II was upon that card
the duke Of Cumberland wrote his or.
der after the battle Of Cullodcn FOR the
executions the other that In May's
time thief stole nine great diamonds
from the royal crown aud a heavy tax
was laid on her subjects TO make up
the loss.
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inscription rocut, or olso even the oul,
distinguishing mark. ths name. would
De- gone. 10 be- had not done 800 the
.isi resting place " the greatest man
outside OF Washington. In American
history. would have been forgotten and
unknown. Who d. responsible Tor this
condition N anaIn2 Not tha living
relatives Of Franklin The rcspont.
O'Ilty rests with the American peoplc
To whom the man belongs They
should See 10 % To- The future tha, what
little 's There 20 mark The grave d.
Kept in better order than 10 has been
iu the past
Before he died Franklin provided FOR
his own grlyostonc and instructed n
#ionccuttcr Of Dis acquaintance I'm ca.
cry detail, even 20 tine InscrlptIl1
which was 10 be- placed upon it ,Io
desired 10 be- buried hrs.d, his vI.
who had died some years before and
common slab was 10 be- placed over
them both. The inscription arranged
as be- ordered IL. reads.
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AN INDIAN TRUST.
The Tsrritary Il the ss-, susssss,..
Ohe In the Unitsd state.


One In the URitsd states.
The Indian territory as at present
governed Is the most successful trust
IN the United States. About 5000 In
dians control the territory, which in
cludea among is Inhabitants anywhere
from 100000 to 10000 white people.
says the Boston Transcript. These
white people have no voice In making
the laws under which they live and
cannot acquire title to the houses they
build or the land they I'll. II the as
goo Indians were 5000 people whose
individual land holdings made up the
aggregate area Of the territory the sit
uation would be peculiar. but a. a mat
Ter OF fact there are no such things
there a. individual titles. The land Of
each tribe Is In theory held by the
Tribe as whole, and leases are given
Of iracB which carry with them any
Improvement placed thereon. In prac-
tice the land Of each tribe IA controlled
BY a little knot or ring" Of chiefs or
leading men. The bulk Of each tribe
outside this charmed circle are mere
squatters. Readers who have never
been IN the Indian territory may fancy
that the Indian chiefs are crested war
rlors OF the forest A brief stay In tho
territory Will put an end 10 any such
Impression. An Indian chief In the
territory looks a good deal like a
white man. dresses like one and makes
money like one Not inirequently he
is either the actual head or secret
hacker Of biz enterprise. or he may
have been bred TO the law. In any
event be Is a shrewd speculator who
usually sees an the advantages Of keep
ing up a system which gives him all
the advantages and few OF the burdens
ot great land owner The rank and
Ole Of the Indians get nothing out Of
the territory but the right 10 squat on
slch obscure corners % the land as
The chiefs have no present use for.
AIloimenH in Fcycralty. which the
Dawes commission ls seeking % bring
about. would Doc Tor The interest " the
majority 1i The Indians. as well 40 for
that Of fhe whiioa The tribal system
boo hrua.H down completely as a safe
sulri lJr the tribes. and has only
benefited th. trust formed by the
chiefs
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20 remain closely ueuIn.d utl DO 10
after years. Graduating from tlp Nor
NAL school 90 1861 Doc az once became
teacher Boz the institution and con.
tluued IN that capacity f.r scy,ra.
years During ibis period he vf1..
and published the standard work on
grammar. which bears h.s u8mo. ana
has since always been held Too high es-
TEEN ns q text book. 80 me outbreak
~ the war although Prof Sun vl.
less than 30. no had acquired sufficient
prominence 90 boz elected president off
che Michigan State Teachers Asso.Il-
ton, and soon afierward was called t1
Detroit 20 become the second HupDrr-
tendent ~ the public schools H.
Identification with education 100 Detroit
continued uninterrupted for almost %
quarter " century o. Hgs % ar .g
from the Michigan Stat. NurmII ..HoY.
20 the palace ui ilIs Imperial Majesty.
tho King 0i Curu. u. t1 tHI. new du.
ty the veteran educator 1921 mmourI
by President Grover Cleveland four
years ago. Although pur SIN l.I
never been 1u active participant lH pal-
it.cs. ha had been q lifelong Democrat.
Moro times cham there BIS .u.,. herein
90 repeat Boz Was thD flrluur hon. ,lr.
date of Dots party Cor regent .rp.r.
intoudcnt ot instruction 0f member
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-26

o. thus explained The immouso fore
csts of amber pine underwent their
natural downfall and decay ThnIosIn
.Of The wood accumulated iu largo
quantities in bog. and ponds and iu
thc soil o. the forest. Where tho coast
was slowly sinking tlo sea d. and hg
covered the land. aud .ha ambrrwh
bad been gradually hardening. was l.
last deposited 40 the ocean bottom.
but iu the higher regions the pine COM
tinued 10 flourish. and so amber would
still continue to De- washed dUva the
shore and deposited 0u thr l3rr
formed green sand and the stiil later
formed stratum OF Ignite or brown
coal The gum became fostiliznl hy
Dos long burial underground More
tnan 200 specimens az extinct NE. auI-
mai and vegetable have been found
Imheddei 10 amber specimens luclul-
ing Insects. reptiles plants leaves.
shells. fruit. etc.. which bad been
caught iu the liquid gum and cnlomb-
cd there ior 100 time. Some of these
specimens are a0 ourlously beautiful ls
20 De- almost priceless. and one Eng
lIsh collector has q cabinet of them
which Is valued q. 100000 One
piece "mhalms l lizard about eight
inches long. % jowolnd monster porio..
boo its form and oplorul which BIAS ua
like In anything existing nov. lu-
deed Boo many instances. science b.
able solely through this medium no
study details of animal I0I. which prl-
IshoI from lhe earth many hundred
thousands of years ago. There ago
nios preserved with wings poised ls 10
for lIghf where the prismltir sheen
glowing .hrough iha yellow apuIch.r
is CO.'S brilliant as 10 they were floating
alive ln thr unshiur
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-26

We look at our churches with their
congregations, growing Iu numbers
and dwlndIiug in faith, Says A. G..
Chapman, and We ask ourselves In
all these buildings cheap on costly.
what real prayers rise. and OF those
that rise, do any get above the roof
What God hears them, ana has there
ever been an answered PRAYER? We
look at the face Of the dead and repeat
a burial service. II after the manner
OF men have fought with beasts at
Ephesus, what advantagoth II me II the
dead rise noty And IA we say the
words We ash ourselves, DO the dead
rise" And II any one Is found who
believes these things, he knows that
there IA another at his elbow who be.
llsvss them not q whit or an atom.
and these two can hit on no universe
that shall satisfy botb, MOI can one be
poet to the other.
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the time u bis departure for the Her
NIT kingdom has been passed 10 Mich
igan. For forty years be was identl-
Ned with different educational insl'
tutions Of Detroit As teacher, sup' u
tendent and principal. and as regent
Of the great university When he was
born Michigan was a far-reaching ter
riiory and Detroit Itself was yet bus
little altered from the older city which
had been the outpost OF the French 90
minlon along the Saint Lawrence. TIE
grew 10 a lad OF II In the hamlet 0i
Black Rock ana then removed with hls
parents TO Jonesyille. where most 81
his preparatory schooling was acquir-
cd. lie was one Of the early gradu'
ates Of the State Normal school IN the
beautiful Michigan city which had been
named for Prince Ypsillntni In the
days OF the Greek war OF indepcnd-
ence.
lie was destined 10 pass large par,
Of bis early lie with that school and
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-26
FRANKLIN's GRAVE.
Tssb ~ ~. Gs-a, Statesman ovsrrun
With Grass and Weeds.

With Grass and Weeds.
From the Philadelphia Times; Ben
jan.in Franklin's grave Is in a neglect
ed condition. No appropriate stone
rises over IL. the ground round about
Is uneared for. and the tomb Of the
great scholar and statesman Is as OBJ
score as that OF a man whose name
and fame was no part Of the glory o.
his country. Ills grave IL destitute
even Of headstone. II Is covered by
an Old-fashl0ned marble slab which
was placed there 100 years ago. and is
now worn and dlscolored by age. Moth
Ing has been dsne 10 Il since Franklin
was buried there. and even the moi
est arrangements ~ the grave are not
kept In the perfect condition that Is
expected Of a great mans tomb. The
earth on all sides Is bare Of grass. The
common matching Of the commonest
grave and an air " desolatlon is about
the whole place. The sexton said thai
the descendants Of Franklin would not
do anything to repair the grave. neIih-
or would they allow anybody else 10
do anything. Every day he has 70.
ceiyei offers of subscriptions from
visitors. who are distressed by the for
Torn appearance Of Franklin's resting
place and who would like to see Il i'm
proved. In reply he says. as he has
been instructed. that Franklin wished
II so. being a plain man. aversc to
display OF any kind" Not long since.
at his own expense. he had the fading
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-26

Der Of men poured out Of the building.
clustering around one who seemed 20
have been wounded. Others we're also
seen rushing from various quarters.
and several ran toward the shore with
gestures Of fear and duplication.
Load up again. quick" said Mr.
Manchester. now thoroughly excited.
We ratified the bamboo and thaich
about their earn. that time. I know
can see the hole ln the broadside Of
the house"
But there was no need 10 FIRE again.
A group now appeared with the BOY
Bill In the center. hurrying him down
to the water side. and the most frantic
signals were made inviting communi-
cation. Another group bore the body
OF the sounded man. and ne women
and children formed 10 the background
OF the picture. among the cocoa palms.
with upraised hands and piercing
cries.
Heading on shore under short sail.
but with the gun still loaded and bear
INK upon the landing place. We dp-
preached With the boat as near as vas
prudent. and our boy. plunging In.
swan ont to rs. and was heartily
greeted by his shipmates On the
coral slope. NJ the feet 81 the fright
ened natives. lay the body Of Jack
Sullivan. his face upturned to the
blazing tropical sun.
rs be badly hurt7" demanded the
mate
Dead, sir. answered the boy. "The
ball struck him full In the head
Pull ahead. then. was the order. ~
he laid the boats head round OF.
shore. We've no time TO lose. with
The ship so close into the rocks. and
they are welcome 10 bis body, II they
want H."
The captain took Bits hand. with a
tear In his eye. when he stood once
more on the ships deck. he said moth
Ins Of punishment for deFertlon. he
ala not even reproach him. but left
him 20 hIs own thoughts.
The lesson had not been lost upon
him. boy BIZ" is now O shlpmastor
himself and this rash adventure Of
his hoyhood seems almost Ike o dream
TO him.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-26

rival for the young wuman's affections
was II. H. Hannah. a personal friend
Mr.. Wright was a candidate for clectpF
on the Mckinley ticket during the lalc
election against II. II. Hannah on The
Bryan ticket. They agreed to carry
on a dlgnlhed and clean campaign aud
lot nothing interfere with their strong
friondahip. II was also agreed that
the winner in the election should have
clear field In the race for the YOUNG
wOman's hand Mr. Hannah won. lie
proposed. but was refused. Nj. Wrlgh
aftcrward came out for United states
district attorney Another agreement
was entered Into between the two N ZOO
II Mr.. Wright was appointed to the of-
Gee he was TO propose to Miss Speasa
and marry her II possible n hesc
was no appointment tho was 10 be IN
wedding. Mr. Hannah worked faith
fully for his friend. The onr IntmoS'
was made and the wcddlnr took plaos
Mr. Hannah, who IL private secretary
10 Governor Taylor, ohiclnted 90 best
man.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-26
vANpAL HANDS Anr STAMPED
Grounds Of tho Hprzhsss VITA Pur-
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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-26


the slaves. and We once OWNED that
q had been shocked" Tor 40, sake "
the iron hoops, the only part likely 90
be- valued hy these barbarian
The attention Of the king Has l..
tracted TO his carClcssucss boz having
left the head exposed 10 view. as lo
noticed the little excitement im0ds
~ In the boats. AZ signal from hm
several men ran To- remove 10 and eIr.
~ it inside the building lui as they
opened the door for that purpose
figure pushed hy them and darteI 1r
into the open space with % l0uI rr,
and frantic gestures.
boy Billl' said half dozen voices
he was recognized at glance. We
had no doubt that Sullivan was also
Inside though De probably remained
there at his own desire the boy plain
~ showed hls oaEerncss to escape luI
join his shipmatos.
Our baflcd captain was now 90 Dbl.
Wits end. II would never do 10 SAGE
rinco NE iu making au attack unan
these people at close quarters. uI .,-
laciantly the order was given t1 woIrH
The rrapncis and pull lwa' fIr 0ur .hn
H. thc oGing
We had hardly made q half dozen
dips oi the oars. when ihc crack ~ a.
mugkct was heard. and q BAH struck
IN The water near u.s. Wells 0f d,rI-
sion rose on the air from the whole
populations and the desperate. suIu.
van. swinging % musket aloft. ioInol
In the insulting cry OF defiance. PerchcI
on the roof OF the council house ho
had fred the shot 90 ms as soon a. Doc
saw We had abandoned our underiak
Ing. The hoy Bin was net 10 De- seen.
Let's stand IN with the ship and
give them a shot from the big gun"
eald the mate. we can do il safe
enough. cir, think"
Il will do u" returned Captain VII.
cox. even n lose the ship. pull
ahead, and let's get aboard before the
breeze dies away! The scoundrelw
The big gun" Of which the mate
iNNhf NhN Nl'AfAF az WV HAA llNANN'Tt
which could only be effective at pretty
shor, range II was necessary 10 app
proach very near the land, but. favored
with a fine working breeze. We ven
tured 10 run the risk. The natives
took the alarm as they saw the shin
steadily holding her way almost 20 the
outer limit OF THE reef. and when her
broadslde swunE 20 bear upon the
beach. and the word was given 10 nre
not human being was 20 BOO seon.
The gun was trained o. accurately as
we knew how upon the iHr u.ld'nr.
and the mate applied the ma'ch grind
ing his teeth as De did zoo lH It's
sharp repor, dled ava, lIscord mt
chorus Of yells sg',r.o'a ana mum
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-26

The story is told OF Mr.. K.pling that
when % boy be- went ON sea VOYAGE
with his father Mr. Lockwood Kin.
ling, the artist Soon after the vessel
was under way Mr. Lockwood Kin.
ling went below leaving the boy ON
deck Presently there was a great
connection overhead, and one Of the
ships officers rushed down and banged
90 Mr. KiplIng's door MI Kipllng -"
he cried, your boy has crawlod out on
The yarlarm and u ho lets go he'll
drown Yes said Mr. KIpllng.
glad TO know that nothing serious wa3
the matter; but he won't let GO"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-26

our sugar from Germany or Java, and
our conee tro.a South America, whore
the people are always kicking against
US because We won't open our markets
to their products while they buy moth
ing from Us in'return. In Hawaii we
have a good market and a certain ma7-
kot, which will largely develop with
annexation, In Germany or Java we
have little or no market and no as
suraEe that they will spend q dollar
here II they can possibly held Il. ny
all means let us develop our CONNER
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-26

eisl relationship with our American
citizens In the Hawaiian Islands let
us bring them closer 70 NJ. Let them
prosper and we will benefit
through their greater purchases
OF manufactures. And 60,
only We need them a. buy
ers and$cllers Of merchandise. but al
80 as the American way-station for our
commerce between nations. across the
Pacific just az soon as the Nicaragua
canal Is opened. Then. II not today.
We will appreciate the importance u
this trans oceanic way station whore
ships Of every Tag will call for coal.
provisions and merchandise. that will
be supplied from our products Of Am
erican farms and American factories
The Hawaiian question l. not a ques-
ton OF annexation FOR today. but a
question Of annexation for the future.
when American supremacy upon ,he
Pacific must be permanently secured
and as permanently maintained.
RED FANTON.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-26
AN UNPLEASANT MEETING.
Ills ola scbooimste Was sim at Out.
with the world

" '' '"""t"hhi' was sun AT outs
with the world.
a shabby man with m0roso lntell.g-
iuai features and q well dressed m79
whose countcnauce bespoke refinement
coupled With a genial disposition rlth-
90 than with mental power found them
selves side by side In Columbus ave
nue. car says the New York Adyeftls-
er why Ned Ned Blackburn"
shouted the prosperous looking man.
as his kindly eye fell upon his neigh.
Dor "Thar8 my name" the other
grumbled with anything but welcome
In bis look. How are you. old boy7
] have not seen let me see since
We left college its nearly six years.
by George" The seedy passenger
gruuted and looked nonplused. Wei.
how is The world treating you. Ned7"
the 'monstratiyo man pursued more
Intimately than ever. Worse than
you. anyhow his classmate snarlad.
Jumping to his feet and abruptly dis
appearing from the car The success.
mi man looked sheepish ana as II by
way ~ settling himself right before
the other passengers. BE- proceeded
quite audibly: pity him. poor fellow.
lie was one ~ The brightest In our
class but De never had system in his
work nor any tact In his dealings with
ihe other students lie always knew
amy lesson hut the one ne was called
upon 10 reclte. and he would read 4
lot bui not the books Doe wanted for
hia college work. and be- always man
ascl 90 Doe ONT Of sorts with some class
mate or other if not with the whole
class StIIl Dec is the most honest ana
good ultmod follow sou over came
across don. know what boz Is Do.
.rF boo. . have heard be- De- ln pretty
bard Ueh'
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-26
sEAwEED AND AMBER.
Two Hundred Specimen, ot Extinct Life
POUND Embedded ia the Latter.

The main source of the amber san
ply Is the selcolst Of the Baltic ocean.
II Is fossil gum. originally the exuda-
ton ~ species Of confer now extinct
says Harper Round Table This gra.
In luxurlant profusion hundreds ~
thousands Of years ago on the marshy
coasts Of northern Europe. when the
climate was much warmer than Il is
today The natural history OF amber
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-26

A remarkable memorial Ia the bell
tower TO contain a chime Of eleven bells
which IL being built on the grounds
Of the Iowa Agricultural college At
Ames. II ls In memory Of Margaret
Mcdonald stanton, wife OF the profess.
sor Of political economy In the college.
The tower Is being built by the state
In appreciation Of Mrs Stantons ser.
vices Az an educator and as a founder
Of the college. The bells are to bt
the glft Of Professor stanton. Womani
title to official appreciation seems 10
be- frankly recognized In Iowa.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-26

The recent night attacks on British
army postI on the Indian frontier have
led 10 the suggestion that an such ex.
posed military camps be provided with
powerful electric search lights. like
those used by war hips. with bright
beams playing over tho surrounding
country, &, is argued, the danger OF
night attacks would be greatly dimln.
lshod, ana sentrI,n ana outlying pick.
cts could be protected from the a8aas.
Sins who not InfrcQuoutly stalk them
Ike game and murd them I'm the
darkness.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-26

The earliest money ur substitute for
money drai loo the colonies except
perhaps small Quantities that were
brought from England was The u
dian money known as "vampum or
'Wampumpoag Tor hrcYty called
.pUg This "pclg' was Cor @ long
time used as money both among the
Indians and the settlers though %
would appear that the Massachusetts,
colonlsts had some other kind CO., mon.
cy In use. as In 1885 the court ordered
that brass farthings shall be- dlscun-
tInued and muskot balls shall pass Tor
arthings. o. Exchange
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-26

The most remarkable convent In the
world Is to Dee found 10 ,ho ltlr1mbs
OF the Russian cathedral zoo kioy Daop
down beneath the magnificent cIthe-
dral are miles of sub,orranela clrrl-
dor lined with cells iu which 500
ascellcs perform their daus dovatIuns
ana duuosi live. cat and slo.p. 'u tho
grim company OF their dead prclpc,s-
sors For o. short time clch day they
umble .u tho beautiful gardens SUR
rounding the cathedral only ,1 return
from the fugitive glimpse OF paradise
To- the dark damp cellars where they
live death 200 lIlo." Tho cathedral
which rises above them. Is OF % splon.
dor which The mtaycIcd wostcrncr
has no conception. lt walls are coy
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-26
NIInnlr Irnlr,lIIr..

~ Professor S,Huat.rs laboratory
experiments have recently been mad.
by the aid OF au ingenious Photograph
ic device. Boo measuring tha y,.or.fy
with which molecules lrc sHm an
from metal electrodes whom "a sp,rt
from % Loydsn jar H dI .b,rr.I
through them The average y,l,r.,,
within one mIllimo'or from Pho mole gf
tho oleDtrudc. was 900 fhc rate of nom.
Iy % mile and quarter per second
which De- three Times tur Initial ,el8c.
iiy OF O. modern rInoi cannon proior.
'ile. Yet this Immons, velocity eu
oif so rapidly THAT alta distance of four
mIllimo'cw 70 was only 0arfar of A
mile per second The velocity ,ar.os
with different metals. and prafc..or
agbuatcr thinks The experiments may
lead 90 important discoveries lr sp,c.
tum ANALYSIS.