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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-07
The Best Method Of Reforming the World.
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Better II is 10 labor with a child
from infancy. and thence 10 maturity.
70 teach Il right. than to strive with
score OF concelied adults. and fall
TO redeem one" On this wise proverb
Of Oahspe. the new Bible" commun-
istie colony has been established In
Dona Ana County. New Mexico. lts
purpose Is 10 reform the world by be-
ginning with the babies. The pro-
moiers believe that 10 make n good
man Il Is necessary to begin with his
reat-grandfathor. The attempts OF ;he
past TO make the world better have
failed, they think. because they began
at the wrong end In 1882. the book
named "Oahspe" was printed on a
typewriter by DR.. J. b. Newbroagh Of
New York. Il was claimed 10 be IN
spired. In this Bible was the Book
Of Jehovih's Kingdom on Earth"
which gave a plan for the raising up
Of new race OF people. living under
new conditions on the earth. by begin
ming with the young. In the spring Of
1884 DR.. Newbrough and a few others
established = colony At Pearl River.
New York They stayed there a few
months. and then removed to New
Mexico. settling on a tract OF 1000
acres. They called the place shalam.
II 10 In a bend OF the Rio Grande. In
the Measlia Valley. fifty miles north
OF II Paso. Tex. Buildings large
enough to accommodate sixty children
and the adults 10 care for them were
constructed. This land and all the lm-
provements was decided to trustees and
their successors forever. for the use
and benefit OF the children then In
Shalam and those who came after
them. and can never be mortgaged nor
sold. Orphan babes and castaway In
fanta and foundllnEa were gathered up
from time 20 time. There are now
twenty-five children In the colony.
They range In age from a few months
OF ten years. Most OF them were
picked up when only a few days old.
and none OF them knov any home bu,
shalam. Under a Law Of New Mexico
all Of them are adopted BY the assoeia-
tion Of Faithista. and become legally
their children. The business OF the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-07

n : single Gle ana slowly sHo.ESise
the Gre. A wild allegro was started
By the spectator Indians. and Il grew
louder eaeh moment. The dancers cir
cled and clrclsd about the IRE while
the song continued. At a signal from
old Chief Orazzo the dancers stopped,
and. leaning forward. filled their lungs
with air and blew on the flames like
human bellows. followed by gyrations,
swayings and gruntings In time 10 the
chorus and the stamping feet. The
flames were now leaplng several feet
high and the wood was cracking and
swapping. The dancers grew nearer
the hot FIRE and the twitohing OF their
painted bodies showed the excitement
they had wrought within themselves.
In a second. before the white specta-
tors could realize II. the dancers raised
a blood curdllng yell. the like Of which
no American could ever produce. and
Instantly threw themselves headforo-
most into the blazing mass. In a
twinkllng the burning wood had been
torn apart and scattered over the earth.
Sparks and embers few In every direc-
ton. The spectators lnstinctiyely
drew back and caught their breatha.
In n moment more the dancers were
on their feet and were stamping and
kicking and pounding on the burning
wood with their bare feet and hands
The chorus was sung louder and fast
er, and the dancers. like fanatical.
crazy savages. were beating the cinders
on the timber with their hands One
buck rolled on a quart or two Of glow
Ing embers with his bare back. and an
other hoped up and down on the end
OF huge cinder at the end OF heagy
eucalyptus bough. In a few minutes
the hre was extinguished and nothing
but smoke remained where there were
flames. The old chief gave a yell and
the painting dancers ran 70 the booths
from which they had emerged. while
the allegro died suddenly away.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-07
ORIGIN OF GOLF IN AMERICA.
lee Tirst Pebble Msntloa Daring the
War % independents.

Is first ruhlis Msa,Ioa Daring the
War % IadsPsadeaee.
The following advertisement from
the Rlvington Royal Gazette. April 81.
lT7s-the story paper published 10 New
York during the reyolution-wiil bear
vigrCss 10 perhaps the nrs, recorded
suggestion Of the game Of golf In
America. says Harpers Magazine;
To the Golf Players: The season
,Cr this pleasant and healthy exercise
aov advancing gentlemen may be fur
nishsd with excellent CLUBS and the
suitable CALIFORNIAN BALLS by inquir.
,ag az the Prlnters"
Il may BE- 10 years 10 come. after
the present living witnesses have gone
10 solve the great perplexing problem,
TIA, earlier trace OF an American golf
will BE- added Ia the games constantly
expanding history. Il may be that In.
divlduais unknown 10 fame have
driven and putted In the s,e'usion Of
their own backyards. but certainly. 30
far a. the preseat historian n able TO
discover. the nrst man TO attempt mod.
ern golf In the United States vas
Charles u. Macdonald. and the two
names most closely connected with the
beginning Of 10 subsequent invasion
are those Of Mr.. Robert Iockhart and
Mr. John Reid. When Mr Macdonald
returned from scotland In 1875 he
brought with him his clubs and an AZ
fcctlon Tor the old game that could
not be chilled even by unsympathetic
reception. There was no one 10 play
with until a 81 Andrews university
friend Mr.. Burgcss-came 10 Chica.
30. and thea those two would steal
away to old Camp Douglas. back OF the
site OF the Chicago university. lay out
a few holes and amuse themselves In
the twilight playing a. golf They did
not enlarge the course. Because the
hooilums tore up the holes even
evening after Macdonald and burgess
had gone.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-07

Faiths, Is the raising Of children.
"The climate IL delightful and admir-
ably adapted 10 the raising OF chill
dren." says one OF the trustees. much
the same as one would speak Of the
adaptabillty OF the soil for eabbages.
The children now there are assorted
into three groups. according 10 age,
and fed according 10 lnvariable rule
Those from Z months to I year Old
have milk fresh from the cows night
and morning. and at noon pap"
"Pap" is white -four and water made
into a smooth thin batter and stirred
into warm milk. and allowed to coiio
20 a boil. They are bathed daily at
a. m, and after that take a nap until
noon. when pleasant In the after
noon. blankets are spread on the grass
under the trees IN front OF the chill
dren's house. and the little ones roll
around on them until Il Ia time for
them 10 get ready for their evening
meal OF fresh milk. and then they are
put 10 bed. The ventilation OF their
room Is arranged for the night: IN,
light Ia taken away. and Il Ia q very
rare occurrence that a sound Ia heard
In their room until morning. though
there are eight Of them In the room.
Those from l 10 years % age have
breakfast OF fruit. fresh milk and
grains at a m. Dinner at II q. m.
Of grains and milk. and At 4 D. m. q
hath and one small cracker: they then
70 to bed and to sleep and are seldom
heard from unil morning The mex,
older ones. say from 5 to 10
years OF age. have but two meals
day. breakfast AZ $50 a. No..
Of grains, milk. bread. honey.
trult and sometimes cheese. and
dinner at u m. OF cooked vegetables.
fruit. grains and milk. They take
their baths Al 5 p m. and 90 TO bed
az p. M Though there are twenty
ave children sleeping In this building.
u Is seldom necessary 20 get up and
attend to any Of them during the
night They are led on n theory that
q Il not what Is eaten but what Il
appropriated that gives health. They
think the average child's digestive ap-
paratus Is worked too hard There
have been no contagious diseases
among the children sine the place
was started. and no medicine has been
given Tor a number OF yoars. The chill
drcn 30 harefooted aud harcheadod
nearly the whole year. because they
prefer 10, and most Of the time wear
but one garment. They play rs other
children play and eat heartily and
sleep soundly and do not know what
Il Is 70 be sick. The older ones do all
the housework. except the cooking and
laundry work. and have much Of the
care OF the little ones. thus hitting
themselves to be useful members Of a
community In time to come. These
children have been taken from the
large cities without any attempt al Sc
lection. and without an regard 10
race or color. They arr not little an
gels. Il IA candldly admitted. and very
often they tax the patience of their
caretakcrs almost beyond endurance,
but yet there IL not one really vicious
child among them. Much Of the trou'
Die IN managing them. Inc colonlsis
claim, comes from their everlasting
activity. and their inexhausti6le sup
ply q good health. The raithisa b.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-07

castaways and raising them In other
colonies after the same manner.
Those who wish to remain In Shalam
and choose TO marry are assigned a
house and Ia accomplishments. with a.
much land a. they can cultivate. n
they prefer cslibacy and 10 devote their
lives to caring for little children a.
they were cared for. then the opportun.
ity Il before them 10 10 DO. either In
this or some OF the other colonies. with
a certainty OF a comfortable mainte-
nance for life. The Falthlsts DO not
expect a great deal from the present
brood Of children These. they say.
were born In the world and have much
OF the contentious natures OF their
carnivorous ancestors upon them. but
they expect that their grandchildren
or their great-grand children born In
these communities and having ancos-
tors who have lived on pure food and
breathed pure air and had healthy sur
roundings, will BE- indeed a different
race OF people. capable OF living with
out the competitive system.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-07
rsopEL nAilnoAp srATion.
81, :. n. Opened fer IN. u. sr

4 - - ne Opened for the Tee 81
fiarisn's TFavslsrA
What IL described e. a model station
will be opened. according 30 schedule.
Dot. IS, at Ono Hundred and Twenty
NTH street and Fourth avenue. Ter the
accommodation OF the people Of Har-
lem. who are SOW using n temporary
station on the railroad vladuct Al that
point The new station Is 10 be for
the Harlem and Hudson river trains.
II has been constructed level with the
street under the metallic yiaduct and
runs from One Hundred and Twenty
NTH street. It's dimensions being 200
feet by 20 feoi. The exterior Is Of
white terra Gotta brick: the interior
Is finished In carved oak. Among the
features Of the now station are the fol-
lowing an information bureau. pare l.
room. a bicycle rack and telegraph and
telephone Office. cae difnculty Ions
connected with the Harlem station OF
the Central has been the inability OF
passengers to have their baggage han
died. but this cause Of annoyance Is TO
BE- obvlaied In the new station. for two
elevators have been constructed 10 car
~ the baggage between the station aud
the street On either side Of the sta.
tion arc 10 be baggage rooms. and the
station Is 10 be lighted throughout by
electricity and be heated by steam. A
portion Of the cellar will be- transform
Cd into a vault for the storage OF book
and Ozher paper brought from Grand
Central station. where other similar
improvements on a comprehensive
scale arc In progress. The Grand Cen.
trail station h now used by three rail.
roads. each maintaining a separate or
ganization. each having different ar
Judgements for the accommodation Of
passengers and for the handling Of
baggage. The changes now under way
are designed to transform II into .
union station. Instead OF three wait.
Ing rooms there will be one spacious,
high-eeiled. properly lighted modern
waiting room. One baggago-room will
serve for all three railroads. A. the
tine Of the opening Of the Grand Cen
trail station the population Of the City
OF Ns- York north OF the line
Of Fifty-ninth stree, was CON.
paratively inconsiderable. More than
nine-tenths OF the population Of
New York lived below this line.
and the station at Forty-second stree;
was by many regarded a. uptown. The
changes In population since have add
ed 10 the demands made upon the one
Hundred and Twenfy-hfth street s,a.
ton. New York sun.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-07
Inc Champion n.,.m...

Perhaps 20 per cent OF the hits made
this year by the star sluEger Of the
major league. Willie Keller were
bunis, that the keen-orbcd iillputlan
beat out The art Of dumping the
ball Tor a place. or hunt hit IN the IN
held, Is one OF keeler's strong points
az a balsman, and as a huntcr he even
rumps Arlle Latham. when the dude
comedian was Ia hls prime. and led
on al the bat Tor the S. Louis browns
keelers knack Of mixing mp bis bat
ting nov a hunt and then a clean hlt.
generally for a single through the 'n-
aeld-ls calculated 20 upset any coteiie
OF lnnelders. Keelor's marvellous
science al the bat gives the lle to TIM
Gle Anson's theory that the best bats
men, a. rule. are the players OF the
heroic mould Of architecture. the heavy
weights. such a. Billy Lange and Del
ehanty Keeler's brief stature n an
advantage rather than a handicap. or
al least that has been the experience
Of the majority Of twirlers In the ma
ior league. Being several inches be-
low the medium height. Keller con-
POUNDS the twirlers control. aud the
balls delivered him are often too high
or too loW.-washington Post.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-07

lieve the world can only be reformed
by doing away entirely with the COM
petitive industrial system. In shalam
they are seeking to found on earth
a place where shall rest perpetually a
system that will provide a new race.
where poverty and crime and helpless
ness cannot enter" This they believe
they can do by taking infants away
from the communicating influences OF
the great cities and placing them where
they will have pu-o air and healthy
surroundings. there to be brought up
from infancy TO live communally.
They are raised In the manner believed
TO be Dest calculated TO make them the
best corporal and spiritual men aud
women. They are not permitted TO eat
"f-h nor flesh OF any creature created
alive" They are taught the import
anco OF properly clothing the body and
OF cleanliness. how TO avoid disease.
how to attain strength and suppleness
and swiftness and quick perception.
They are taught that II Ia their duty
20 worship the Creator by doing good
works unto others Every faculty In
every one In cultivated to the utmost
Al suitable age they are introduced
20 the mysteries OF spirit communion
and warned TO be wary OF spirits OF
the dead who profess not the Great
All Person" They are told 10 regard
labor as a delight and toll as a grea,
delight To make this true a. nearly
a. possible they are divided into groups
and tasks are converted into frolies.
They are brought up 10 understand
that all things are the creators and
that man was created not TO possess
them. but to dwell on the earth and
enjoy them. a. maturity any one de.
string to leave the colony may 90 "a
without hindrance or preiudlee. but Il
Il inculcatcd into them during their
youth that. al maturity. they are sup
posed 10 'avarm nut. after the fashion
Of bees becoming too numerous for one
hive and 90 and form a new colony.
making u plain 20 their understanding
that. a. they were once homeless and
fatherless and were gathered up and
provided unto 10 shall they 20 and do
likewise, gathering up orphans and
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-07

Horace Fogel In Ledger; The MT
and run game. II properly played. u
the most effective style OF play-even
better than sacrificing. But to play
this style Of game the men at bat must
use some misunderstanding most
Of the Philadelphia players seem In
capable OF. Il certainly will not work
n the baiamen swing and hi, under the
BALL thus sending Il up IN the air To
play Il properly the batsman must hli
down on or chop the ball. thus sending
II along the ground and give no chance
for a double play. The runner who
gets a good start cannot be caught II
the ball Il kept on the ground. but II
Il goes up IN the air he Ia liable TO b.
put out before he can stop and return
10 his base. A. any rate. keeping the
ball on the ground advances the run
ner. even u the balsman IN put out. 80
that chopping Il a, least aocomplianos
a sacrifice. which Ia ne1t best 10 the hii
and run play being successfully exc.
cuied. In this style Of play. too. n the
ball Il kept on the ground. Il h vtry
apt TO result In a base hit. a.. when
the runner starts. the inneld opens 10
ict q 80 through. Here II where more
judgment IA required By the batsman.
Who. II he h clever. win watch whether
the second baaeman or shortstop goes
TO cover the bag. and then pushes or
pulls the ball In the direction where
the opening has been made In the In
field Few OF the spectators Al ball
games thoroughly understand this play
and those who do not cannot realize
hoV baltimore. for instance. has won
the championship three times In sue
cession. they frequently attrihuting tho
Orioles success TO luck. With this
team however. Il has not been luck;
they have won simply because they
used judgment at the bat In playing thu
hlt-ard.un game. a. above mentioned.
The Phlllies will never play this style
% game successfully until the men
learn hoE 10 chop. pull and push .
ball along the ground with their bats
In the direction where the inaeld opens
20 stop the base runner. Evidently
they know how the play IL made. but
they have no, yet learned how to enc
cute a.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-07

or three managers. Bowen Is All am
billion to get into the major orsAnita-
lion. and there Is an interesting story
back OF all this. Succeeding Il means
that he will once again 20 home. from
which he has been an exile for three
years. The following tells the reason
Three years ago Bowen was plloh-
ing for an Anderson team. AZ flndlay'
Ohio. a stranger, who watched the
game from the grand stand. came 70
him after he had finished pitching ana
asked him how he would like TO try a
turn In the big league. He said ne
would like TO. and day or 30 later
he got a telegram from Mt. Freedman
Of the New Yorks. instructlng him 70
report at the Polo grounds. lie obey
cd instructions. but before going ne
swore that he would never return 70
Anderson until he had made record
in the big league lie pitched fairly
good ball. but he was one Of the TWEEN
" LEI 70 after Mr.. Freedman had re-
turned from bis Florida outing. two
years ago. Ne joined the Metropol'
tans. and al last went TO Hartford
whore he has made the great hit In the
Atlantic League. he has been true 10
his word. and never returned 10 An
deraon. Letters have been received
periodically. In which be- reiterated bis
avoWed purpose Of succeeding in the
big league before he ever returned "a
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-07

Sir W. Il. Hamilton KEEP, a head
strong horse. 10 which he had given
the name Of Comet. and used TO gallon
Il In circles or perhaps In ellipses
round the lawn. on one occasion he
mounted him In Dublin Just after a
curious mathematical problem had
suggested itself TO him. The horse took
mean advantage Of his abstraction
and ran away. when ! found Il Inn
possible to stop HIM." he said. y gave
him his head and returned TO the
problem. Tie ran for four miles ami
stood stlll At my gate-iust as the
problem was solvedi"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-07
LADS FRIonrsuL MIsnAP.
The spout Of m an Can Psnstrats.
ns Breast

The spout Of N an Cen Penstrates
ns Breast
Harry Hagenbuch. the iO-year-old
son OF Mr.. Emerson Hagenbuch. who
resides at Maple Hin. near MontEom-
cry. Pa, IL lying Al the point Of death
~ the result Of a peculiar accident met
with a few days ago. while ascend
Ing q pair Of steps TO the loft In the
wagon shed the lad tripped and slid
10 the bottom on his stomach. An oil
can. such a. IL used about farming ma
chlnery. was sitting on the bottom step
and a. the lad came down the sharp
point Of the can penetrated his body
Just below and slightly to the righ, Of
the breast bone. Upon regaining his
feet the boy brayely extracted the deep.
~ imbedded can top and then walked
TO the house. Doctor Me,Eger OF Al.
vira was At once summoned and by an
examination found that the point Of
ts.s can had penetrated about three
inches and affected the lungs. This
injury brought on pneumonia. with
which the boy is now suffering in ad.
ditlon 10 the wound inflicted BY the
sharp pointed can. His chest Ia ter.
ribly swollen and he suffers intense
pain.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-07

munioative Tor some time. but under
pressure told contradictory stories Of
the way the shooting oocurrcd. These
were plainly untruths. and when Ed
wards died a week later some one
constructed a fictitious confession In
which Edwards was charged with be.
ing shot while climbing the porch. Il
has become known that Edwards min.
glod with the crowd that froquented
"langs Ravine." notorious place
along the lake shore. and the scene OF
several freight train Tobberies. lie
engaged In a quarrel with another
member Of the gang. which grew moro
bitter a. Il was allowed to run. Friends
endeavored TO satisfactorily adjust
matters. but their efforts we're without
avail Finally the men concerned de-
cldcd that only the lie of one could
balance accounts. so a duel was ar
ranged. The others % the gang re-
fused To take part. and the two men
went by themselves 20 a spot where
a distance OF thirty feet was paced on.
The men took their places. with backs
toward each other. They we're 10
count three. then turn. and advance
toward each other. and shoot until the
reyolyers were emptlcd. Edwards fell
with a wound In the abdomen. Ills as
sailant escaped unfcathcd. The other
man continued 20 shoe, until Edwards
raised his hand as a signal to STOP Ed
wards pleaded that he was young aud
might live II he had a chance. lie
gave a solemn pledge that he would
always stand PAT" and never reveal
the true manner OF his shooting. The
other man releuted. and consented "a
give him q chance TO live. Dlsarmlna
Edwards. he carried him TO his house,
knocked and FASTENED away. Edwards
kept his pledge 10 the end.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-07
shIIhinr rl.,.r.

Only Managers and directors % bali
clubs. or thosc who have close deal
ings with the players. can know Of the
methods some OF them adopt 90 shirk
their work. and likewise take advan-
tagc Of the men who pay them prince
~ salaries Tommy Corcoran relates a
little story which shows hoW one play
o. took an advantage OF the club own.
ers and palmcd on an excuse about In.
iuIiez sustained In morning practice.
You know We frequently hear Of these
injuries IN morning practice"-per.
haps knocking out a Joint and sprain-
ing an ankle. or some other injury thar
will keep them out 81 the game Tor
some time. and his club loses by the
accident. Now. while the majority 90
these cases no doubt are genuine.
there are some that are not Ia other
words. players occasionally arr lnjur.
ed doing something they should not
do. and then proceed 10 blame Is on
base ball Corcoran relates an "ac.
cidont on the field" which put a
brooklyn player on the bench Tor
some time and which vas not caused
IN base ball practice. but In a passage
Of fists" The player In question and
! were scuiiilng around on the ground
one morning" said Corcoran. "ex-
changing a few love taps In the ribs
and on the chest. A. We got warmed
up tho blows Tell faster and harder.
and finally received a swift push on
the Jaw from my opponent His thumb
covered the larger part Of the territory
landed on. and the member was knock.
cd out OF Joint he was on the bench
for several weeks. and drew hls pay
right along. and all because his thumb
was Injured In morning practlee."-
Cincinnati Enquirer.