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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-31

Tame rabbits are commonly kept
without water. but they may be seen
licking the bars of their hutch after a
shower and drink eagerly when they
have the chance Most other rodents,
including rats. are thirsty creatures
The only animals living 10 very dry
places which seen able 20 do entirely
without drink are snakes and reptiles.
In the cold desert OF shifting said In
Kashgar there were no reptiles. and
not even a fy. But the Afghan boun-
dairy commission found swarms Of liz
ards and a new and venomous species
Of adder In astonishing numbers In the
awful desert Of hot shifting sand al
the corner where Persia. Beluchisian
and Afghanlstan meet.
We must note one exception. the gl-
rafie. which Mr.. Dryden believes exists
for three-quarters OF the year In North
Kalanari without water. But this can
not be proved until the desert has been
explored and the total absence Of water
confirmed, There Is known to be water
beneath the surface. and II the giraffe
does live waterless, he must lmbibe his
liquid nutriment at second hand In the
juices OF the leaves OF the trees which
have their roots In the moisture. Seals
do no, apparently drink. neither DO cor
morants and penguIns: but there can
be little more evaporation from their
bodies than from those Of fish. and
their food Il wet and moist A more
diGicult question Is that Of the water
supply Of arctic animals In winter; pos.
slbly they eat snow.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-31

Lying limp and dry on a hshmong-
er's slab. the turbOt Is perhaps the least
Interesting Of fish. When swimming
In an artificial sea, or lying on the
sandy bottom. Il Is the most attractive
Of all the denizens Of this mock ocean.
and. whether al rest Or In motion. has
an air Of vigilance. yiyaeity and In
telligence greater than that OF any
normally shaped fish. This Is In part
due 70 his habits. and In part 10 the
expression Of the Hat fish's eye. This.
which Is sunk and invisible 10 the dead
FISH. Il raised on a kind OF turret In
the living turbOt. or sole. and set there
In a half revolving apparatus. work.
Ing almost as Independently a. the
ball and socket" eyes Of the chame-
leon. There Is this difference. how
ever, In the eye Of the lizard and Of
the fsh-the iris Of the chameleon IL
a mere plnhole at the top Of the eye
ball. which Is thus absolutely without
expression. The turbOt's eyes are
NtaNh anu hNtAf anu AAAthHftg hAAtaNf
with none Of the fixed. staring. stupid
appearances Of ordinary fishes eyes.
II lies upon the sand and jerks lts eyes
Independently into position 10 survey
any part Of the ground surface and the
water above or that on any side az any
angle. II It had light rays 70 projeot
from lis eyes instead Of 10 receive. the
effect would be precisely that made by
the sudden shifting OF the lointed APP
paratus which casts the electric light
from a warshlp at any angle on the sea
sky or horizon.
The turbots. though ready, graceful
swimmers. moving In wavelike undu.
lations across the water. or dashlng on
like a fash when 10 disposed. usually
lie perfectly still upon the bottom
They do not. like the founders. coyei
themselves with sand, for they mimi,
the color Of the ground with such alb
solute fdelity that. excep, for the shin
ing eye. II Is almost impossible TO dis
tinguish them. Il would appear tha
yolition plays some part In this subtle
conformity 10 environment for on
turbot. which Il blind. has changed
tint too light. and not az all In harmon!
with that OF the sand
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-31
80


Little Ellen West. aged 8 years and
a resident Of Hyde Park. IL inelined 70
be philosophical. She IL a constant at
tendant at church. and very frequently
accompanies her parents 10 lectures at
the university. Not long ago she be-
gan 10 study into the natures Of some
a her small playmates. Certain ae-
lions Of one Of her friends puzzled her
greatly. and she finally astonished her
mother by the following obssrvauon:,
Mamma. | believe that Marion Is
very tickle. When have candy or am
1ding my bicycle she pretends TO think
great deal Of me. but AZ other times
she won't hardly look az me. Isn't
that what Professor - meant ths
other day when he said: Laugh and
the world laughs with you; weep and
you weep alonsr"
MIRA West assured Ellen that she had
seized upon q great truth.
The same Ellen attends the Ray
school on Fifty-ssventh street. One
month her standing was very low, and
her father demonstrated with her. She
was duly impressed by the force Of bis
remarks. and the next month brought
home a better report. Her father was
pleased. but not wanting Ellen TO cease
her industrious efforts he was rather
scant In his praise. This tried the
little girl sorely. and. turning from
him. with tears In her eyes. she said:
Papa. you forge, that heaven Is no'
reached at a single bound"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-31

whole yiEor Of the land was put into
Il the games and sports o. the green
slowly died away, and even In the
lighting ranks none had time or
thought for much Of play. So Il was
that when the redeoats had left New
York. much cheered by the overjoysd
populaee as they marched from their
barracks on william and Ann streets
down Broadway and across the bowl
ing green-the resort Of the hrst New
Workers for their great game Of ten
pins-the old game OF FOUNDERS" was
revived In somewhat new guise.
Town bali they dubbed Il then. and
for fifty or sixty years thereafter New
York was It's center. Through the
wars Of ~ and 80 and the panies Of IS
and &c. and the gold excitement Of As
New York held fast and true 20 town
ball. It's boys played the game on
the meadows above town. as they grad
ually slid farther and farther north.
from Houston street 10 Harlem. and
through all the periods when other
sections OF the country Jet sport 20 th'
New York youths retained their en-
thuslasm and devotion 20 town ball"
IL II likely that the new rules that
came after the revolution and which
gave the game a new interest helped
materially to keep II alive for Us. a
French schoolboyS game allied
"tcheque." which means something
like our "out." had been introduced Ia
New York by Huguenot refugees Of a
century before. and Il had an impor-
tant effect In recasting the rules OF
the game.
II was now played with sides. and a
heavy ball OF rubber took the place OF
the yarn lump. A catcher was added "a
the team. and the diamond was evolv-
cd a. a base diagram This brought
too. the abandonment Of the old house
corners and trees az bases. and the
exclusive use OF stones or boards. The
national game Of to-day was In ~
| chrysalis form. Some years had pass
I ed before these changes we're fully &C.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-31

"Tinkletop." a. they called her. was
Just learning 10 spell words Of more
than one syllable and was exceedingly
proud Of the fact. Il Afforded her also
keen satisfaction 10 know that her
elders could no longer Danish her from
their confabs by spelling words II was
.,esired she should not understand.
After insisting on several OCCASIONS
that she was not "A little pitcher" and
that her ears were no longer than other
peoples she caught up her uncle right
smartly one night a. he was exploiting
a choice narrative In hog Latin" dia-
lect.
Now / know wha, you said" and
she told the story IN almost as good
Latin" as the original
Who told you all that?" asked her
uncle.
"Humph." she said In fine disgust.
cant / learn hog Latin II try.
uncle?"
Well. We will End a way to cheat
your little ears yet"
Tinkletop thought hard. but said no
thing. and she watched her uncle like
the proysrbial cat.
One day be came home with a new
story on an eccentric neighbor. Two
little ears we're perked ready for the
tale
Spell IT." cautiously suggested
the mother.
But a determined little voice wa
lifted from a primer In the other end
Of the room. and Il cried:
mo. you mustn't spell II. either"
And he didn't.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-31

hut II l. the Country Landlord whs
Il Paid.


hut II Il the Country Landlord whs
l. Paid.
When you have been working all
winter long IN the muddy. slushy city.
day after day. with almost no change
and you have undergone all the cares
and worries that arc attendant on life
during the busy season OF the year:
when your step Is not as light and
firm as Il was last autumn before you
began and your gait Is more mlnclng'
and your brow more furrowed, Il pays
70 go 10 some quiet hotel In the coun-
try for about a month. says the New
York Herald. Yes. when your eye Is
duller than It's wont and your Shout
ders hover in their stoop and your sys-
TENS undermined and your temper
quite uneven. and your mental power
befogged It pays 10 20 to some nice
quiet country hotel: II pays.
oh. yes; when your tasks all weigh
upon you and the days seem never
ending and the nights all seem OPP
presslve. and your health IL going IN
der and the dear wife grows Impatient,
and the children's faces longer and
your own home not so CHEEKY. II pays
TO take them with you to some nice
and quiet country hotel to spend a
month. II pays-oh. yes. IL pays. You
bet your life Il pays. It pays the land
lord!
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-31
GENEALOGICAL TRAGEDY.
sook wss Founa Afssr go rn.ss
HAD Rsen Iasf.

Had Been Lost.
Il was one Of those big English 80
tates which was 70 make a great many
people rich II all the Sinks In the long
chain Of ancestry could be found. says
the New York Times. The lsgafees In
this country had tWenty-One years IN
which 10 prove their claim before the
property would revert 70 the crown
Everything possible had been done and
one link was still missing. This was
an old family Bible containing certain
necessary records. IL was supposed 10
have been burned Al the time Of the
Deerfeld massacre, but notwithstand-
Ing. every effort had been made 20 ind
Il II BY any possibility Il was In exist
enee. but without success. and the time
expired. Two years later. one OF tbs
legatses. a New York woman. CHANGED
10 see In a paper the advertisement Of
a woman who wanted work. The adj
yertiser had signed her name. and Il
was a family name Of the woman who
was one Of the claimants for the Eng
lish estate. II was perhaps the persist
ent fascination which the earnest
searcher into genealogical records nsv-
er loses. and the force Of habit formed
In many years search for previous doe
uments which interested her AZ once
She answered the advertisement In per-
son. found that the woman had been
the wife Of q member Of her family.
who had died. leaving her In financial
straits. which had forced her 70 ad-
Vertise for something TO do 10 support
herself But the strange and romantic
part Of the story was that among old
books and papers which had been cher
ished a. having belonged 10 her hus-
baad the woman had the old Bible. with
ia register Of births and deaths. and
the only link that had been needed to
obtain the large estate. aud now that Il
was too late Il wac found where Il had
been treasured simuly as a souvenir.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-31

Bobbie Is 5 years old and the son OF
prominent Twin Cities clergyman
now resident in Chicago, who is noted
for his eloquence and the impressive
manner OF his baptlsms Being an ex-
ponent Of the Baptist faith the baptlsms
were. Of course. by immersion. The
church was an especially popular one
and the ceremony was frequent event
II always excited the chIld's interest
20 a lively degree.
Bobbio was an exceptionally preco-
clous youngster and was nothing u
not original lie would watch his
father immcrse the candidates and
would listen attontyely 10 the words
In the name OF the Father and OF the
Son and Of the Holy Ghost" which the
pastor employed. This formula both
cred Bobbie lie asked many ques-
lions upon the subject. but never SEEM
ed TO hnd the explanation that salts
fed him. One OF Boobies prime favor
ties and his constant playfellow was a
huge 81. Bernard noted for his beauty
and intelligence Early one morning
Bobbl. and the dog were observed In
,iho garden the boy buslly engaged in
digging a hole with the Are shovel he
had surreptitiously distracted from the
cooks quarters. His air was very mys-
,erious and the dog seemed to assume
extra vigilance as he oyersaw the oper-
ations. For long time the child dug
away at the soft sod. Finally he
seemed to be satisfied with the dlmen.
sions. and together he and the dog hur-
ried to the pump In the rear yard. In
a short time they had the hole full OF
water. Then Bobbie. taking the ODE
dent old dog by the collar. led him
sedately TO the hole. and, seizing his
head ana shoulders "a he had seen hil
father DO with the candidates at hap.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-31

cepted throughout the country. and by
tina; time interest 10 the game had
yisibly qulckened The retiring Of a
side by putting all OF its members out
brought the field teams In 10 bat at
more or less regular intervals. and
neighborhoods began 10 form teams TO
play Sunday afternoons Tor the enjoy
ment % their members and the honor
81 their districts In NV York. Bow
cry boys we're accustomed az times 10
go 90 the city limits az times 20 fght
the Maiden Lane boys. and after a time
the wards % the cities had teams that
ran on year after year Expert knowl-
edge grew and Improvements we're
slowly grafted on the simple game.
Tho principle % o fair hlt was the first
important innovation when adopted
30 made any BAH that few from the
bat outside the lines 20 The FIRST and
third bases noncouuting When this
was well established changes began 20
follow swiftly Men were put on the
bases 90 capture aud 10 put ont the run
ners Base running became vastly
more exciting than before. especially
LOO view ~ the fact that plugging
was the fayorite method OF putting out
runners
Plugging" which is now unknown
20 baseball fans. consisted In standing
az more or Jess semo,e distance from
the runner and throwing the ball. full
force. az him This was 10 put him
out. The rubber might strike him on
the ear and nip Oh a little skin. Il
might catch his bicep muscle and par
alyzC %. Il might hit his wind and
send him doubled up In agony 20 the
ground-it might do injury 70 the man
In half q dozen ways Men were known
20 lose eyes through II. 10 suffer long
spells Of uncnnsciousness. and two or
three cases ~ cancer developed from Il.
The practice was a survival Of the
old yarn-ball days, when a man might
throw the ball az another from a dis
lance Of but i've PAGES and do no harm
/ hut the yarn wad had passed from
the scene. and In its place was a hard
rubber ball. or one made of leather
or rubber, after the general fashion
of to-day Plugging" full Of POSSIBLE.
tiles Of harm and accident under the
old team arrangements. became NOR,
| dangerous when the basemen were In
PRODUCED TO the game. They wer,
nearer 10 the runners and their throw,
were more accurate, and their mlssilol
struck with greater force Gradually
spreading by leaps and limps, alter
nately from New York as O center.
rule prohibiting plugging" was adopt
ed over The country.
u was In the free and easy days o
the sos and 4Os that the clubs playlnl
town ball began 20 acquire more thar
local regulations The fame ~ on,
organization or another would spread
To- the next county and soon nothlnl
would DO but the two teams Shout,
play for lntorcounty honors. Usually
the games were the novelty Of the nm
developed county fairs Of the times
II soon became necessary that rule
established throughout the country b.
adopted, and 80 a certain code wal
slowly adopted throughout the state
and baseball became a name. II ha,
broken out from lis cocoon.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-31

some natives FRS, saw the new ghost
ship. II was In broad daylight The
air was 80 clear that the feathers In
far-on birds wing we're distinct.
Suddenly bearing down upon their
rough boat a great steamer came.
Smoke rolled from her tunnels. The
natives put their little ship about TO
escape from the track Of the grooming
vessel and they Jaw that Il wa a gray
thing. with masts Of gossamer and
tunnels OF gauze. In the bright sun
light II was great, massive ship.
carved perfectly from a mountain OF
mist. There was no throb Of engines.
no sound OF waters cut. although the
foam played around the prov.
Since then the phantom steamer has
been often sighted-at twilight. at
noon. on stormy days and clear oneA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-31

In regular battles the proportion OF
loss among men and horses Is quite
close. and In hand TO hand combats OF
cavalry. as we'll as In sharp artillery
engagements. Tor every man killed or
wounded there Is also a dumb warrior
entitled 10 q place beside him on the
roll OF honor The Light Brigade az
Balaklaya rode in $50 mot G0Ol strong.
and lost 2SS men. but OF the $50 horses.
800 were shot down by the Russian
guns. In the fierce charges Of the Ger
man Uhlans and Curassieds at Won
vile. Mars-la-Tour, In 1870. i.lOO men
and 1900 horses were killed and
wounded. In the artillery contest on
the same field $50 men and /. OOhorses
fell around the guns At Gravelotte,
soon after Mars-la-Tour. the artillery
fightlng was also terrible. and 1 800
horses were shot down around the bat
teries. although the loss OF the artil.
lerles was less than 1000.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-31
ONE OVER TINE PLATE.


base. n might Boz thrown from a dis
lance. although this. with the change
able handouts then used as balls. was
A matter Of high speculation The
man might be- touched In scrlmmage
10 which half the field would be a
marty and he might, II the various ele-
ments against him were sufficiently un-
cohesive scoot around the gauntlet %
tho bases to the home After this brief
perlod of excitement the life OF play
or I'm FOUNDERS" was one OF gentle
ness and peace. lie might toss for a
while in the progressive promotion OF
the game. and he might chase through
the field. starring daisies after the roll
ing ball. The spectacular fly catch
was not known, because the ny ITSELF
could not be flown. the home run had
not been heard Of. since there were
no fences that the melons they mis-
called balls could climb. Even the
Measure Of breaking the windows Of a
mean mans house and then scootlng
for safety was denied the youth who
played FOUNDERS"
AZ the revolution wore on and The
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-31

don't know why I'm slandsred 70.
II 1 90 high-if ! 90 low.
There's always some one who will say.
Just see that mercury to-day
And whether toward the top crawl
or down toward zero I may fall.
They always fret. and say that I
Am far too low. or far too high.
Ana though ] Try with all my might
] never seem 20 strike Il right.
Now ] admit u seems 70 me
They show great Inconsistency.
But they imply I am 70 blame.
OF course that makes my anger Fame.
AM Ia merry NJ Of piqus
] stay ~ ninety for a week.
Or sometimss. In a dull despair.
give them just a frigid stare.
Ana a. upon their taunta I think
ny spirits down 10 zero sink.
Mine Il Indeed a hopeless case
10 strive 20 please the human raeei
Carolyn Wells. IN Youths Companion
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-31
Tho MnrnIs Of Ant..

Sir John lubbock has gone TO the
ant again. and II he keeps up his visits
and others initiate him. that interest
ing Insect will become less for Sun
day school purpo, A-,t John sue
eoeded In getting 10y ants helplessly
drunk. and then placed them outside
an ant hill The sober ants came ous,
picked up their friends and put them 20
bed 20 sleep on the effects OF Sir John 3
liquor the strangers. however they
steruly rolled over Into the ditch.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-31
A coNNoIssEUR.
Couldn't Pool Him on the Price of .
Picture.

Nouldnt Toot HIN on the Ffice OF q
Picture.
A man who wore a silk hat. chin
whiskers and the other things needed
10 cold climate sauntered into MATHS
picture gallery yesterday afternoon.
accompanied by a lady. who was evil
IDENTIFY his wife. says the Cleveland
Leader. Il heard you had some paint
ings on exhibition here" the man
said. Yes" Mr. Matt replied; they
are In the back room. Mr.. Evans. the
artist. will be glad 10 show them to
you" They walked back and sat
down. while the artist talked 20 4 lady
who thought Of buying picture that
she had under critical examination
After considerable diekering. she de-
eided TO close the bargain and the man
with the silk hat happened to over
hear her mention the price that she
was about 10 pay. After the Departure
OF the lady who had made the pur-
chase. the other two callers were IA
vored with view Of the pictures and
finally the man saw one that he
thought he might like How much IL
the price Of that? he asked. "Mr.
Evans named his hgrre. whereupon
the other got up. said 10 his wife,
Come on Della" and startad 10 leave.
As they were passing through .he front
room Mr. Matt overheard her ask
What are you in such q hurry for.
David7" That fellows a cheat" was
the reply. HE asked me $50 more for
the picture asked him the price Of
than he charged for the one be sold q
little BIT ago. and this has only one
person painted In IL. while the one tho
woman bought has two"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-31

Jay Green dn dime museum)-"say.
mister! What is there curious about
that Teller on the platform over theref
He looks just like any other freshman.
so far as | can sec" Lecturer-"rhat
Hibernian, my friend. Is one Of the
most remarkable freaks OF nature ever
nlaced on exhibition. He Is the only
lhahman who ever said De jabersl' :"
Puck.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-31

Sweden Is the most Protestant coun-
try In the world. OF the population Of
5000 900, there are only 1000 or 5000
Roman Cathollcs-the remainder OF the
people belonging almost entirely to tho
Lutheran church.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-31
Ills Ignorance,

Young Mother-"He Is somewhat
cross today. lie Is teethlng" old
Bachelor Gin great awe Of the mite OF
humanlty)-"And when do you expect
him to commence-er-com
hnlrlng? '-Tit-B
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-31

tiEm. he sOused the animals head TITO
ths PIT. - Il ozms up dripping Dobbis
calculated with evident triumph; In
the name Of the Father and Of the Son
and-ln the hole you gol"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-31

Il observe In the public prints" said
the scientific boarder, that a whales
tonsle somcf hes yields ton Of oil"
III the WI . Is as oily-tongued az
that" said the Cheerful idiot. mo won
der Jonah was taken in."--Indianapo-
lis Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-31
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
SOME GOOD STORIES FOR OUR
JUNIOR READERS.

A New Fiying Dutehman Buiit Of Mist
and Oauss "A Peculiar Fish The
Drinking Habits % Animais-smsrt
sayings Of Juveniles
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-31

The flying Dutchman has been driven
from the waters by a more up-to-date
spectral vessel.
Down among the Caribbean Islands
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-31
THEATRICAL TOPICS.
SOME SAYINGS AND DolNos
~ STACELAND.
The BabJhood of Viola Torteseue--H May
Robson and How She Holds the Mir.
ror Up Co Nature In the conqusrors
stage Whispers.

MY LESLIE tells
us about Viola For
tescue. who used 10
be the most won
derful child Of the
stage atmosphere.
She was always
with her father and
mother. who be-
lOnged 20 "Rlce's
Surprise Party. %
and the baby lived
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-31

HE story Of base
ball goes back be-
yond the reyolu-
ton 10 the times Of
the good Queen
Anne. % the mer-
RTE England that
Elizabeth m a d e
and then down
through all the
dead ages 10 a year
and a country un
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-31

Annie Irish will not be the leading
woman Of William II. Cranes company
next season. Miss Irish has made an
extremely strong impression In the role
o. the French widow In Mr. Cranes
production Of "a Virginia Courtship."
and Joseph Brooks. his manager. has
made enticlng offers for her to continue
with them next year She intends TAX
Ing engagements that will not compel
her 10 leave New York.