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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-21

50 zen OF his admiration for Amerl-
cans. Mr.. Booth asked him why
he did no; visit this country. as
surfing him a hearty welcome. Mr.
House then records the following con
versatlon:
All yes; they would treat me we'll
very well-too well I used 20 think
OF going. and have laid out many a
plan with our friend here. Lectures
no! Il would have been teaching my
children TO suck eggs might have
read them a new story. or put a new
play upon the stage It's too late now.
! am too old 10 go through such a
round OF hospitality as they would
give me. ! should never come back
alive"
Il think you could indicate your
wishes In that matter. and they would
be respected"
Impossible. A guest must not dc
tate the manner Of his entertainment.
and Il would be ungraclous TO reject
any welcome kindly offered And
even II ! asked Il. should probably
not be too well pleased to be left
alone Besides" Rcade added. with
more seriousness than he had yet
shown. there Is another consideration.
could not be AT ease-lt would 10
against my conscience accept what
I should get In America. thinking all
the time Of the niggardly way We use
your people. You don't remember
perhaps. what the Americans did Tor
Thackeray. do. And for Dickens
who had given them little reason "a
like him lie had many doubts about
his wisdom In facing them again.
never had They had shown what
they were made OF when. In spite Of
their unsettled grievances. they sent
pity and help 10 Lancashire. I told
Dickens his suspicious were unworthy
OF him. and I am bound 20 say thai
one Of the FIRST things he did when h
came back was 10 send Tor me 10 Gads
hill and confess how wrong he hat
been. he spoke with tears IN his eyes
and said he enyied me-think OF that
-enyici me for being the first Eng
lish author TO win the American hear
by keeping clear Of injustice. Tie said
too. that from that time forth he woul,
write for the whole Of his race. which
he had never done before. He mean
this, know. and he would have prove,
Il II he had lived"
I'VE have no Thackeray or Dickeni
20 send you" Booth remarked: "bu
II We had. DO you think their claim 4
gratitude would be denied"
Il Judge from what zee. answered
Reade. AT least those who come Il
your line OF work mostly get the COLI
shoulder. There was Jefferson, who's
acting was the finest Of hne art Small
satisfaction for him In England. You
hrother-ln-law. Clarke. had to ngh
tooth-and-nall only 10 get a place tina
was worth nothing compared 10 wha
he left AZ home ] admired his pluck
though never could understand VIII
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-21

SO nliold Is opportunity 70 open
Il the Dad OF higher success to abili.
~. Industry and character. that human
life may be fairly described a. a divine
chance 20 do and TO be that which lies
In the imagination Of youth God
does not deceive the fresh. instructive
faith Of childhood. lie does not Ne 20
those who trust rs promises II De-
commonplace only 10 those whose nas
lures. tastes and aims are commons
place. To those who have eyes Tor
what Carlyle so well called "the open
secret" lie is often severe painful and
even traglcal In its happenings. but q
Is never less than gerai. and that q
shall be grea, 10 its ultimate possl0lll-
ties Is an that We have a right to ash
% u.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-21

Doing. not dreaming. IL the secret OF
success Thinking out plans will aot
amount 10 anything unless the thought
be followed by determined will 10 *.
ecute. Not the faithful talker, but
The faithful toller leaves the broad
mark OF work accomplished. mot
he that saith Lord. Lord. but he tina,
ioeth my Fathers will" Not the
son that promised. but he that went,
was the one who received the reward
This one thing DO" not This one
thing think" made a Paul what
soever ye do. DO Il heartily" Going
about continually doing good was the
example left by Christ: and the prom
lse Il given. ITO them who by patient
continuance In well doing seek Tor
glory and honor and Immortality, eter-
nal life"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-21

Patrick lacked the latters strength and
physique. though be lived to be more
than twice a. old as the smaller giant,
dying al the age Of foriy-seven.
II Is said that from Yorkshire and
Lancashire come the tallesi men and
women as Oar a. England Is concerned.
william Bradley was a native OF the
former county. and was born In the
East Riding In the year 1872. accord
ing TO a description Of him published.
with an old print. which We reproduce
Bradley vas a teeioialer. having never
tasted wine beer or spirits Al the
age Of nineteen he measured Z feet 8
inches. and was remarkable FOR the
great sire Of his hands and feet A.
les, OF II he weighed n stone.
while at nineteen he turned the scale
NJ % stones. his shoe vas rs inches
long and 81 inches wide. and his
stockings . feet inches IN length.
Like so many other giants. Bradley
died young. and was BARRED In bis ma
wv NNMM MAAMNA " NNNMAWNH
James Toller. the Huntington glan,
whose portrait. together with that o.
Simon Pap. the dwarf. We present to
our readers. was born In 1885 al q.
Meats. Huntingdonshlre. ~ the age
OF seventeen he measured \ feet and
nj his death. which took place In 1919.
he had reached the great height Of s
feet inches. His father and mother
were VI the ordinary altitude. but he
had a sister who A. the age Of sixteen
stood fully slx feet Simon Pap. the
dwarf. measured only % inches. and
a. the age Of tVenty-slx weighed only
% lhs His head vas out Of an pro-
portion 10 his dlminutlyc body. but he
was very intelligent. speaking several
languages huontly Both he and Toll
Ter drew an London when thy
were exhibited early In the present
century.
Two foreign giants. Louis Franz a
Freedman. and Joachim EloiccWl. 4
SpanIari became Tor a period the
lions % the day. Louis Franz. better
known as Monsieur Louis. was ex-
hihiiod ln New Bond street. and stood
| Z feet q inches In hls stockings, while
| The spanIard. who called himself "ths
Spanish Goliath" measured z feet n
Inches lie was appointed drum.
major 10 one OF the French regiments
and made a srand show with his ba,or
Of otlco, a heavily headed long cane
prousely ornamcnted and gilded
which he twirled and twisted In tim,
10 the martial music as the regiment
marched through the streets Of the say
city.
lie came 10 London In 1876 and wa
exhibited IN the Cosmorama Rooms
Regent street. with great eclat an,
prestige. having been honored viii
munincent ,okeri Of appreciation from
Ills Majesty Louis Philippe. King o
the French. Her Majesty the Queen O
Portugal. and Her Majesty the queer
OF spain. The great spanlaTd was
however, eclipsed by the celebrate,
Norfolk giant. Robert Hales. a nailvu
Of the little village Of West Somertou
near Great Yarmouth. lie 'Sas on
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-21

Grant o God. Thy protection.
And In protection strength
And In strength understanding
And in understanding knowledge.
And In knowledge. knowledge OF The
just.
And In knowledge Of the Jus, the love
of n.
And In that love. the love OF all exist.
ence.
And In the love Of all existence he
love 81 God
God anu an Goodness.
From the welsh.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-21

ali-the Bible Our literature owe,
more 20 x than 70 any ether. aue
however literary We may be. We shat
only enjoy Il the more. Here are IN,
earliest histories. the noblesl lyrics
the loflles, philosophy, the most hon.
est biographies, and the most earnest
letters that were ever penned. And
besides all these other attractions here
Is the portralture Of perfect life. the
exposition OF true religion. and the
proclamation OF the only aionemeni
for the sins Of men. other books are
trees OF knowledge. bearing a mixture
OF good and evil on their branches;
this Is the tree OF life. whose very
leaves are for the healing OF the ma.
lions william NJ. Taylor.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-21

Goodness is love 90 action. love with
Ia hand at the pillow. love with The
burden on iis back. u IL love carryina
medicine 10 the sick. and food 10 the
famished Il Is love reading the Bible
20 the blind and explaining the gospel
20 the fclon 10 his cell. Il Il love At
the SUNDAY school class or In the
Ragged school. n "a love at the hoyel
door. or sailing Gar away In the mis-
slonary ship. but whatever task q un-
dertakcs % O. still the same love FOL
lowing Hls footsteps who went about
continually doing good."-nr }. Ham.
ilion.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-21


most modern giants. possessed OF re-
markable strength. Before his arrival
IN England he had made tour Of Eu-
rope. and had been presented TO most
Of the leading potentalss lie was a
great favorite Al the Court OF Louis
XIV. Of France. who presented him
with a silver mace and richly jew
olod scimitar. Muller's characteristic
ngure. with its abnormally large head
was lmmorializod BY the pencil OF TO.
garth. Muller lived to a comparative
b old age dying In i53i, at the age Of
co.
Cornelius Magraih. the celebrated
Irish giant. was born In 1871. and az
me age Of sixteen measured six feet.
Ne was an orphan brought up by the
philosopher Berkeley, Bishop Of
Cloyno. who was suspected Of dab
bllng 10 the black art and a ridiculous
story obtained credence that the great
height OF Magraih was the result OF a
course Of experimental feeding. and
the imblbing Of magic potlons, This
strange tale had. doubtless. no better
foundation In fact than that the good
bishop opined that good living and
tonics are the best means OF building
up he constitutions OF ovcrErown
youths BE that a. Il may. Magralh
steadily increased Ia length and
strength. and At the age OF nineteen
measured 7 feet inches.
our illustration from a print Of the
period. represents him side by side
with German drum-major The
skeleton OF "the great Irish giant" Is
preserved In the museum Of Trinlly
college. Dublin.
Two other celebrated Irish giants
Charles and Patrick O'Brlen. flourish
Cd 10 the eighteenth century.
Charles. whose surname was really
nryrne. measured feet 2 inches. and
died IN Cockspur street, Charlina
Cross. IN f7s1. AGED twenty-five. lli'
death was preclpliatod BY excessive
drlnklng. to which he was always al
dIclod. but more particularly after the
inss of al he property. saved IRON
ne profits Of exhibiting himself
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-21

Il Ia impossible Tor the disciple 20
make separation between spiritual
matters and worldly. and TO attempt
serving God On one and mammon IN
the other There IL absolutely no such
distinction 10 the disciple. and our
common usage Of the words secular
and spiritual 10 derived from a terrible
mlsnnderstandlng and mls,ake-Alfred
Edersheim. ID. n.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-21

The largest waves are seen on Cape
Horn. rising to forty-six feet In height.
and 765 feet long from crest TO crest.
Waves IN the North Atlantic have
been observed 20 rise forty-three feet
In height. In the German ocean their
height does not exceed thirteen and a
half feet. and In the Mediterranean
fourteen and a half feet.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-21

Captain Bates was one OF family
OF giants. but Miss Swans parents
were u anything. below the usual stat
ure.
Il was no, likely that Barnum. the
prince Of shoWmen. would miss the
chance OF exhibiting a young lady
who at II years Of age measured s
feet, and like another glaniess Of later
times, vas "still growing" Hence We
ind her astonishing an New York tlll
the burning down OF Barnum's estab-
lishment and the narrow escape OF the
fair Nova Scotian put an end for a
time TO Miss Swans receptions.
Possessed Of considerable attractions
biz some hlstrionic ability, We ind
Mas Swan. soon after the disastrous
IRE. drawing large audiences to New
York theater 10 witness her imperson-
alton Of Lady Macbeth. but she soon
returned 10 the show business. and
made a grand tour In America. subse-
quently visiting the principal cities Of
| the old world.
Plare aux damosl We have hithcr'
90. with two exceptions. made mention
only Of famous male giants. reservinl
TO the last a little portrait gallery Of
three celebrated giantesses. whose bio
graphical notices. having regard 10 the
amount Of space at disposal. must nee
essarily be brief
Some years ago there was exhibited
In Picoadllly a young Swiss lady
named Catherine Boehner At the ag'
OF % she measured feet 5 inches. and
came 10 England after a tour In Eu
rope, during which she was presented
at the courts Of Russia and Germany
creating quite a sensation by her beau
", which was greatly enhanced by th'
picturesque costume In which she NJ
peared
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-21

DO your work wherever YOU are and
DO Il faithfully and well. and 40 con
tentcdly that men viii want you one
step higher. and will cali you On.
when you get there. work 40 thoseess-
~ that they win want you stlll hiEher
Tho better you work. the higher they
will want you higher hither higher
YOU viii be- drawn up no not force
yourself up. That leads To chlcanery,
10 proicncc. 90 mistakes. and even 70
temptations and crimes ii W. Beech
Cr
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-21

DO not pray for easy lives. Pray to
be stronger men DO not pray for
tasks equal 10 your powers. Pray for
powers equal 90 your tasks Then 81
cry day you shall wonder az yourself
at the richness 81 llfe which has
come TO you BY the grace OF God
Phillips Brooks.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-21

One there is above an Others
Well deserves The name Of friend;
Ills ls love beyond a brothers.
Constant free 'rd krows no end.
When he lived on earth ahased.
Friend Of sinners wt. hls aame;
Now, above all glory raised.
lie reiolces In the same.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-21

Purity and humility 90 Tar TO make
fair chamber for Jesus. and one olhof
thing only Ia needed-taiih. The good
man provided t'ble. but he left Il 10
Jesus to bring the feast aud Jesus
ever desireth the empty soul that He
may hll Il with Ills graoe.-Ian Mae.
laren.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-21

Of faS,lly Of giants. his father meas
urlng feet inches and his mother
6 feet he had eve sisters consider
ably over feet and four brothers
nearly AZ TAN AZ their father but
Robert overtopped them an. measur-
ing nearly 8 feet. and possessing a
strongly knit frame IN periect proper
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-21

Whatever other books you read or
neglect TO read, let me entrcat you 10
give yourselves thoroughly and system.
atieally 10 the mastery Of that which Is
The Oldest. the greatest and the best Of
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-21

r. T. Il. E-G1
con ..-I,cs u ar
LeIe 10 Gs Cen
lay o. Edwin
Do)ih In London. %
IT. House tells OF
booths visit to
charles Il e ade,
who was a great
a d irer OF the
A erican actor.
After Reade had
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-21

On an average about 100 psSons
commit suicide In the River Thames
annually, OF these some thirty jump
from the parars'a Of Waterloo
bridge.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-21
RELIGIOUS READING.
RELIGION AND REFORM ALL
OVER THE WORLD.

Equality In Churoh-''christlanity'' a.
Praetieed In HlEh-Tonod Churches a
Biot on Our Civilization a uorresPoa-
dent Writes some wholesome Truths
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-21
IB0CTH AND READE.
MEETING OF THE TRAoEDIAN
AND THE NOVELIST.

Dickens Envied Heade. for Being tie
First English Author 10 Win sm-si-
can Hearts ny Keeping clear o. ~
Justice
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-21
nrmn for ~. p,alea,Ion Of . chureh.

WEIR the mountain
wave. see where
they come.
Storm cloud and
wintry wind well
come them home
Yet. " h ere tn .
sounding gale
bowls 90 the sea,
There their song
peals along. deep
toned and free
Pilgrims an 4
wanderers. hithcr
No nufrHaH
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-21


!. !. !. !. !. !. !. !.
Mwa. lie finding Of g.
.~4hSl gantic skeletons.
Neef. supposed to be hui
~ A<4NA man aims,
f&h fr4 buried deep In the
bstH fs,5 earth. gives rise TO
RHy{1Y the belief that
0@lR{H. there were at some
IAN period OF the
NW worlds history
VI giants and glan-
tesses 100 feet
nigh; but Sir Hans sloane and Georges
Cuvier onectualy dlspolled the notion.
and demonstrated beyond all doubt that
these bones we're the mortal remains
Of mammoths and masiodons. and that
thc so-called giants teeth" had origl-
nally ornamented the mouths OF coios-
AZ whales. The earnest seeker after
truth must, therefore. considerably
modify bis notions az 10 the true
height OF the men who were giants In
those days. and rcsretfully accept the
latest opinion that there Is no well au-
thentieatcd case Of any human being
attaining 10 a greater height than 10
ieel The celebrated giants Of the last
three hundred years have no case
reached the i0-ico. limit. the majority
being only something over feet
Daniel. Oliver Cromwell's porter Is
Described - a man "of gigantic pro-
portions" though his exact measure
ments are not given. The same au-
E fhoriiy Informs rs that he was emil
men. Ter BIZ sanctiiy. and for prophecy
ing many memorable events. partic-
ularly the IRE Of London" Another
giant who iourished In the early part
Of the seventeenth century. was Wal
Ger Parsons. who was gate-porter 10
two kings. James l. and Charles II.
Parsons stood feet inches In his
stockings. possessed remarkable mus
cular power. and was OF a merry dis
position. he loved practical jokes as
a medium for the display Of his great
strength. a fav0rlie pastlme being the
sudden snatchlng up OF two OF the
most stalwart soldiers on guard at the
palace. Carrying one under each arm
he would run around the courtyard
with his indignant burihens, who were
perfectly powerlesa In that iron grip.
Macmillan Christopher Muller was n
native OF Lelpslc. and was exhibited
AZ the Blue Posts. charlng Gross. In
the year i732. Tie was eight feet In
height. we'll proportloned. and. unlike
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-21
SOME GREAT GIANTS
MEN AND WOMEN WHO WERE
or GIGANTIC STATURE.

me Greatest Was Eight Fsst siE
Inchea nigh Nost Of Thsm Not
strong aud pied Young I:slIAbls
Flgurea
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-21

suns pour down their rays
Where planets trace their ccaseleaa march
Father We worship o. We gaze
The tomhs thine affairs are; for there
When earthly loves and hopes have fed
To thee aacends the spirits prayer.
Thou God Of the immortal dead
Al space Il holy. for all space
IL nlrd by thee. but human thought
Burns clearer In some chosen place.
where thy own words OF love are taught
Here be they taught. ana may We know
That faith thy servants know Of old.
which onward bears through veal and
wo,
TIL Death the gates Of heaven unfold
Nor We alone; may those whose brow
shows yet no trace of human cares.
Hereafter stand where We do now.
Aud raise 20 thee stlll holier prayerai
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-21

lie finding Of 81
gantic skeletons.
supposed to be hui
man rem aims,
buried deep In the
earth. gives rise to
the belief that
there were at some
period Of tn e
worlds history
giants and CLAN
tesses 100 feet
The herald., 1898-10-16

turned out to bid the boys welcome and
to escort them to headquarters, where
a hne banquet awaited their pleasure.
the principal streets, fireworks and red
fire blazed, and cheers rent the air. Ar
rived at the armory, the company was
dismissed, and the boys at once sat down
to do Justice to the load Of good things
which had been provided in the eatable
line by the Red Cross society and citi-
zens generally.
During the parade connected with the
reception Of Company M last evening the
first case of pocket picking ever reported
In this city took place. It occurred
while the crowd was trying to gain en-
trance to the Armory hall, and the skill
full operator. who succeeded In getting
away with quite O sum OF money belong
Ing to Mr.. Higgins. Certainly selected
very opportune time.to ply his trade.
Frank Wilson, the hobo who was con-
victed here yesterday Of assault, in the
superior court, 1t has been learned, Is a
graduate Of the State School of Industry
at lone.
James Merchant, one of the best known
prospectprs in this part Of the country,
and who has probably Travelled over as
much Of Southern California in search OF
gold as any other man in 1t, has just re-
turned from trip to the southern por-
tion' Of the state Of Nevada. While away
Mr.. Merchant visited the Searchlight
mine, which lies just over the line in
Nevada state, and he says the mining
outlook In that part Of the world is fine.
The herald., 1898-10-16

settled down to hard work. The school
will not organize an athletic association
this year, but each club will be auton-
omous. Among the athletics, football
and baseball are the favorites, and
match games with other teams are So
ncited. The high school also has a
large and enthusiastic tennis club. The
literary staff OF the Item has been
elected. and will bring out the first copy
OF the paper early next month.
Some one in the rough crowd which
disgraced the streets of Pasadena last
night stole a purse containing money
and valuable papers from Mrs. Pauline
while she was standing on Fair Oaks
avenue near the lunch counter.
DIR. Hodge has made a proposition to
donate the furniture and fixtures of the
city hospital to the Hospital association
The association will hold a meeting at
the board Of trade rooms on Monday al
o'clock to consider the proposition
President Kernaghan Of the association
Invites all medical men and all who are
interested to be present.
The herald., 1898-10-16

red fire, the band struck up Home,
Sweet Home" and the crowd surged for
ward towards the cars. AS the train
slowly pulled out, three cheers were
given the boys aboard the cars. and a
hearty three cheers reciprocated for
the gallant boys Of Company d.
The train gone, the line of march was
formed, and amid music, red fire and
no end Of lung power the triumphal
march to the armory was commenced.
The streets were crowded on all sides,
and cheer after cheer was given the
boys in blue. AS the hour was getting
late and the boys tired they were
marched without further ceremony into
the armory. where bounteous repast
was in waiting for the travel-worn
guests. Everything was arranged in
the most appetizing manner possible,
and was a credit to the patriotic efforts
of the ladies Of the Relief corps. Be-
fore the boys sat down to supper Cap
tain Matthews officially furloughed them
until November 18th. The captain paid
the boys a high compliment on their
conduct and soldierly bearing during the
trying ordeals Of the past.
During the supper an address of well
come was delivered by P. ]. Dreher, and
music was furnished by Prof. A. D. Hun
ter's chorus and the local Mandolin club
Supper over. the boys gave three ringing
cheers for the ladies, who had been sc
kind, and at once dispersed and mixed
with the awaiting crowd outside.
Next Thursday evening the reception
will be held, and large tent has beer
secured for the occasion.