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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-08-17
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Bismarck, n. d., AuI
Gov. ]. NJ. Devine has tall
Office 70 succeed the
Briggs.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-26
GOOD HABIT SOCIETY.
Il Originated In School and Was Inspired
by a PeddIer.

The newly formed Good Habit society
originated in a public school il New
York, and a banana peddler happened
to furnish the inspiration for it. He
was passing the school when the chill
dren set upon him, appropriated his
wares and tore his clOthers This sug-
gested to the more civilized Of the pu-
pills the desirableness Of a reform in
manners The idea spread, and the Good
Habit society was the result. Soon out
siders began to hear Of it, and such peo-
pie as Stephen Merritt and Robert Nc
Intyre became greatly interested in the
movement Thus the little school CLUB
became worlds society, with branches
in hundreds Of schools, missions and
children S organizations
The pledge is, ITO treat every one
with kindness thereabout, including
dumb animals; to use no bad language;
neither to lie nor steal; to abstain from
the use Of alcohol as beverage and from
tobacco in any form; to abstain from
gambling in any form, and to favor ar
bitration. ="
The badge is red, white or blue rib
bon, and any one who will visit the
public playground at Seventh avenue
and Thirty seventh street in New York
will find all the attendants wearing it.
There are no dues.
That such a society is needed in the
schools is shown by the fact that foreign
born children were deferred from at
tending school by the rude treatment
they received at the hands of the native
born pupils. New York Tribune
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-26
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

Women like womanly woman, but
they hate a feminine one.
Misery runs the biggest road house
on the turnpike of happiness.
Every poor girl believes it is wrong
for man to marry for money.
Next to mosquito a girl is the most
aggravating thing in the world.
In llfe's race a man runs better If he
has woman set the pace.
If the average woman could be born
widow she wouldn't get married.
If man is thirty he suffers less
from love than he does from rheuma
tism.
A woman never feels so important as
when she goes to buy her first baby
carriage.
A man always boasts about what
fine coffee he can make, unless his
wife is around.
When woman has fully made up her
mind about a thing she goes and asks
man's advice.
The woman who will scrimp for a
month to wear a stuffed buebird on
hershat cries he reyes out when the cat
gets the canary.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-26
Chinese Village Festivities MARRIED.

Two women named Chan Hi and
Wong Mui were brought before the
Hon. H. E. Wodehouse, charged with
being in possession Of one revolver and
l, 100 rounds of ammunition without a
license. They were seen by "a Waterman
trying TO convey the articles on board
the steamer Honam and were arrested
by him. The women, on being asked
what they had to say, replied with tears
in their eyes that they had been sent by
the elders Of their village to get arms
and ammunition from Hongkong for a
fight between their village and another
village They had been threatened that
if they did not return with weapons
they would be banished. The magis-
trate fined each of them $5O.-Hong.
kong Press
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-26
CORNMEAL EXHIBIT.
Senator Mason Considers 1t Good
Scheme For the Paris Show.


Scheme For the Paris Show.
Senator Mason will soon prepare and
introduce a bill in the senate providing
for a special appropriation for corn
meal exhibit at the Paris exposition.
He hopes by this means to second the
efforts of our representatives in Europe
in widening the markets for the album
dant corn crop Of the United States.
In the fiscal year ending June, 1897,
the United States exported $4,000, 600
bushels of corn and 1000, 600 barrels
of cornmeal. The total corn crop of
the United States is over 400, 900, 900
of bushels, and it is capable Of inded-
mite increase if a market can be found
for it.
For some years the United States
maintained a special commissioner,
Murphy by name, whose duty it was to
introduce oornmeal into the various
continental countries. In Germany he
was quite successful, and "Murfybrod, "
or Murphy bread, " made from half
and half mixture of -four and cornmeal
became SO popular that the agrarian In
terest there managed to have the tariff
rates raised so as to check its importa-
ton. Chicago Times Herald.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-26
WONDERFUL FAMILY GROWTH.
TAKES GRANDMA SILVER TWO
YEARS TO GET AROUND.
Has 235 OffSprings and Visits Them Reg
ularIy. Lives in DOugherty County
and Is 80 Years Old.
and Is 80 Years Old.

The Albany correspondent of the Sa-
vannah News sends that paper the fol
living:
DougheTty county comes to the front
with one of he most remarkable cases of
a tamily's growth that can be shown by
the records of modern tines The bare
facts are Of so remarkable AMI unusual a.
nature that many persons may find it
necessary to stretch the imagination in
order to give them full credence, but
their authenticity is vouched for by some
of the best people of this section, per-
sons whose veracity is not to be ques-
ii oned.
The town of AGREE, in the eastern por-
ton of this county, is the home of Mrs
Sallie SILVER, the history of whose life
is repl-te with many remarkable Incl
dents and who probably has a greater
number of direct descendants than any
person now living in the state. Mrs.
Shiyer is in her Goth year, but she enjoys
remarkably good health. She can walk
several miles without experiencing unus-
ual fatigue, her mind is wonderfully
clear and the weight of near a hundred
years rests lightly on her shoulders She
carries rich mine of happy reminis-
ceDces IN her head, and it is the delight
of her neighbors to have her open the
treasures OF her memory that are hers
and tell of the incidents that occurred in
the days of her girlhood.
Mrs. SILVER has 235 children, grand
children, great grandchildren and great
great grandchildren and in addition to
tn: IS 70 rmidable number seYenty-five
have died Therefore, the total reaches
the remarkable sum of 80 There are
seven children, the oldest of whom is 10
and the youngest IS, and noue of them
have ever figured in a case at court
Her husband, Manning SILVER, died in
1865, aged 60, and since that time his
widow has lived continuously in Mitch
ell, Worth and Dougherty counties.
Wit religious regularity Mrs. SILVER
visits her posteIity. She is continually
on the 90, and each descendant of each
generalio receives a visit from Grand
mother SILVER in regular rotation. She
completes the circuit Olce in about two
years, and makes but short stop under
eace roof. Her coming is always re-
garded as an event of great importance,
and every household takes vacation on
the occasion of her periodical visits.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-26
Why take JOhnsOn's
Chill and Fever Tonic?
Because it cures the
most stubborn case OF
Fever in ONE DAY.
MEADOW LANDS FOR PARKS.
MIR, Church Suggested One Between Jer-
sey City and Newark.

sey CITY ana Newark
A. Church, secretary of the Essex
county park commissioners, at the re-
cent session of the New Jersey Horti-
culture society read lengthy paper on
Park Benefits. He declared that it
had been demonstrated that parks are
immensely profitable as investments,
that they increase the value of real es-
tate around them and result in larger
revenue from taxes
"It is one of the principles of park
making" he said, "to take land which
would be difficult to use for any other
purpose and dangerous to the general
health and eliminate its unsightIy and
menacing character by converting it in
to pleasure ground. The Back Bay
fens in the city of Boston are a good ex-
ample of this For years they had lain
as the Hackensack and Newark mead
ows in New Jersey now lie, unsightIy
stretches of useless land, too insecure
for the erection of factories, too marshy
for the building of houses. The metro
politan park commission acquired them,
and by an inexpensive system of pump
ing mud from the streams and lagoons
and the erection of drainage system
has made them one of the most pictur-
esque features of the park plan. New
York World.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-26
Explained

"WhO is that stout lady over there?"
"Ihat's Mrs, Spriggins of the La
dies Whist club. She's the only wom-
an in the club who never asked, What
is trumps?'
"Quite remarkabler"
eyes. She has some kind Of an i'm
pediment in her speech that prevents
her from pronOuncing words that begin
with t. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-26
Wants Pension Because He Is So Big.

Wants Pension Because He Is So Big.
Representative Acheson of Pennsyl-
vania recently introduced the champion
private pension bill of the session. 1t
provides for placing on the pension rolls
the name of Patrick Bane, constituent
whose local designation is the giant of
Green county" Patrick is SO called
because he stands feet inches in his
stockings. The giant now asks for
pension, 80 years after the close of the
war, on the ground that owing to his
great size the government was unable
to provide him with an overcoat during
the cold weather of his army service
and because of the lack of the needed
garment he caught cold and contracted
rheumatism, from which he now suf-
fers. New York Sun.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-26
An Omitted Particular.

"These here city folks may be purity
smart in some ways" said Uncle Reu-
ben, "but they're away behind US Poke
berry county people in one respect.
Whats that?" asked his nephew.
"Why, these here guideposts you
have on your crossroads tell which di-
rections the streets is in all right, but
notice it never says how far it is to
'em. "-Chicago Post.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-26
In OIden Times

people overlooked the Importance of pei
manently beneficial effects and were sat
isfied with transient action; but now that
it is generally known that Syrup of Figs
will permanently overcome habitual CON
stipation well-informed people will not
buy other laxatives, which act for time
tut finally injure the system. Buy the
genuine. Manufactured by the Califor-
MIA Fig Syrup Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-26

1t is easy to catch cold and lust as
easy to get rid of it if you commence ear
ly to use One Minute Cough Cure. 1t
cures coughs, c2lds, bronchitis, pneu-
monia and all throat and lung troubles
1t is pleasant to take, safe to use and
sure to cure. SALE-DAvIs DRUG Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-26
An Easy Test.

Timmins-I have never been able to
make up my mind whether l am a
genius or not
Simmons-It is easily tested Just act
like hog when you are in society, and
if you are a genius people will admire
Gou for Fundamentals Journal.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-26

Prosperity comes quickest to the man
whose liver is in good condition. De-
Wits Little Early Rsers are famous
little pills for constipation, bihousness,
indigestion and all stomach and liver
troubles. SALE DAVIS DRUG Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-26
Can Make More Money at Home,

Miles Standish, Yankee descendant
in the tenth generation from the famous
Puritan, is going to give up his place in
the government printing Office at Wash
ington, as ne says he can make more
money in the same business right at
home in Portland, Me-, besides which
it does not cost as much to live in Port
land as in Washington. - Waterbury
American.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-26

The doctor may be good old man, but
even SO, medical examinations and the
''local APPLICATION treatment are abhor-
rent to every modest woman. They are
embarrassing ften useless They should
not be Submi tied 10 until everything
else has been tried In nine cases out of
ten the doctor in general practice isn't
competent to treat female diseases. They
make branch Of medicine by themselves.
They are distinct from other ailments.
They can be properly understood and
treated only by one who has had years of
actual practice and experience in this
particular line This is true of Or. r.
Y. Pierce, chief consulting physician of
the Invald's Hotel and Surgical Insti-
tute, at Buffalo, n. Y. DR.. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription, a remedy for ali de-
engagements of the reproductive organs
of women, has been in actual use for
more than thirty years. l. cures every
form of "female weakness"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-15
SITUATION AT YIRDEN, ILL.
Warrants sworn Out Charging Owners
 With "Conspiracy to Murder."

Virden, H., Oct. 14.-A new quiver of excitement swept over this town this afterncc cn. From o'clock until night fall rumol followed rumor and not even the best informed had any idea as to what would develop during the night. Rumors that another trainload of ne- groes was on its way here kept the ex- citement at high tension but the mill itia are in complete possession of the stockade and are closely guarding the railroad property. The coroner's iuyy heard a large number of witnesses to- day but did not conclude it's work. Warrants were sworn out to-day be- fore the local magistrate by Virgil Bishop, an officer of the miners union. charging President Loucke, Manager Lul,ins and others with "consWra2y to murder but on the advice of the mili- tary officers. in charge here, they were not served.
 Three hundred miners from Virden, Carlinville, Nilwood and Green Ridge attended the funeral of A. Brenaman at Girard to-day. There was no disorder.
 General Manager Lukins of the Chi cago-Virden Coal company to-day made the following statement in regard to the demands of the strikers: "Un- der the old scale of wages the pay at our mines was 25 cents per ton mine run. The payrolls show an average of $2.29 per day net for every miner in the mine, with range of $1.10 to $4. 56 f ho reduced 50 cents keg since then, which makes a material increase in the miners wages. At the price miners are demanding 40 cents per ton, an aver age miner can make from $3 to $4 per day and a good workman would have no difficulty in earning $6 Der day. We have men in our Virden mine working at 55 cents per ton, screened coal, which equals about 2S cents per ton at mine run, make over $6 per day. The charge that the Chicago -Virden Coal company is expressing it's miners and is not will ing to pay it's employees living wages, is perfectly absurd and is not entertain ed for moment by people who are fla miliar with the situation. The miners are fighting to get all they possibly can for their labor. We do not object to the man making good wages. All we desire is an opportunity to get our coal dug at a price that will allow us to en- ter the markets and sell our coal with out loss to ourselves and this is im- possible at the rate demanded by the strikers. The state has taken absolute possession of our property and has practically prohibited us from operat- ing our mines?'
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-15
The Lexington Races.

Lexington, Ky, Oct. 14.-While the cool weather and 8 stiff breeze affected the attendance on the fifth day of the Kentucky trotting horSebreeders' meet ing, the four races were well contested and the betting was lively, especially on the 2:08 pacing race, which was the feature of the day and a great dump for the betting fraternity. Directly was favorite selling at $250 against $6O for the field. He won the first heat in 2:05A, the fastest of the race with the Lady of the Manor crowding him to the wire. In the second heat Direct ly broke at the word and fell hun- dred yards behind, but he finished fourth, Lady of the Manor taking the heat in drive from Giles Moves. Di- rectly landed the third heat by an eye lash from Lady of the Manor, who took the fourth and fifth heats, with some thing to spare, from Indiana, Directly being done for completely. Rubber was a to 1 favorite, but he only won second money. Miss Sidney won in straight heats which were closely con- tested, Bessie Owens was favorite for the 2:23 trot, but was never dau- gerous in the race. The first heat was won by Maggie Lass from Snowdan. Maggie Lass took the next two with ease,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-15
PARIS PEACE COMMISSION.
The Longest Joint Session Yet Held by
 the Commissioners.

Paris, Oct. 14.-The peace commits day at 6:10 D. m. The meeting was two hours longer than any previous one. resentations at the conference of Tues day was submitted and read. An oral discussion followed, occupying the time until about ten minutes past six, when the commissions adjourned until Mon- day next It is believed that the Span- iards submitted in their construction of the protocol that it was just to consider Spain as having equities fairly dis chargeable by the American assump- tion of Cuban obligations. It is not un- likely that the Americans voiced the conviction that fair equities to the United States, in war expense, were in- cured by the United States and possi- bly,, though not positively, the Ameri- cans may schedule the value of the battleship Maine as among the expendi- lures possible of classification against the so-called Cuban debt.
 However, it may be considered cer tain that the commissions have arrived at point in the negotiations from which henceforth the joint sessions will be occupied by oral discussions as well as by written presentations of proposi- tions. The work is now thoroughly en- tered upon, though it is not likely that any segment has yet been polished and l 4l.- 4ry The Philippine question has not yet been entered upon. The Spanish am- bassador, Senor Leon Castillo, will give a reception in honor of the Span ish commission on Saturday, and the United States ambassador, General Horace Porter, will give breakfast on Tuesday, at which M. Cambon, the for ner French ambassador at Washing ton; General Wesley Merritt and Com- mander Bradford will be present.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-15
.ADTICES FROM SANTIAGO.
Much Sickness Among Signal Service
 Men-A Low Death Rate.


 Santiago, Oct. 14.-The Reina de los Angeles takes 175,OoO rations to-day to the destitute people of Manzanillo and it's vicinity She will return by October IS. Heavy rains during the last ten days have been causing much sickness, especially among the members of the signal service Out of fifty-three men only seventeen are available for duty. People who have lived here lifetime nary low death rate, averaging for De- tober up to date, ten per day During the same period of last year the deaths averaged 1S5 per diem. General Wood is indefatigable. He is here, there and everywhere and his friends fear he is overworking himself. The result of his labors Is apparent in every branch of the service. The general yes- terday visited the hospital and found considerable negligence. The patients are reaping the result of his visit in better attention and improved food and cooking.
 The 300 prisoners in Santiago prison will be made to build roads for the city. The railroad has offered to de- liver 800 tons of rock free, as their share of the work of improving the city. This is the Saints day of Gen. eral Galixto Garcia and thousands of his friends, largely former insurgents, visited the veteran Cuban leader The school children sang national songs, his house was made bower of flowers and during the afternoon a reception in his honor was held at the San Carlos club. General Wood has received word from Guantanamo saying that General Perez, the insurgent commander there, now refuses to disband his men. This is not understood here, as previous re- liable reports announced that Perez had disbanded his troops. The Ameri- can officer in charge at Guantanamo during the absence of Colonel Ray has been requested to report on the subject to General Wood.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-15
4 ROYAL FUNERAL.
Remains of Queen Louise of Denmark
 Removed to Rosktlde.

Copenhagen, Oct 14-After mourn ing service In the death chamber, the coffin containing the remains of Queen Louise of Denmark, who died Septem- Der 29, was borne to the funeral car by the King of Denmark, the Czar of Rus sia, the King of Greece, the Crown Prince of Denmark, and other members of the royal family. The funeral cor tege then proceeded to the railroad de- pot, followed by all the royal family on foot. The route was lined by dense crowds of bareheaded people. The train with the coffin on board started at 5 o'clock for Roskilde, nineteen miles from here. the residence of the Danish kings of the Middle Ages where the remains will be placed in the vault prepared for that purpose. Thousands of people awaited the arrival of the funeral train at Roskilde, where the same distinguished personages carried the coffin from the train to the hearsa. Behind the hearse walked the king of Denmark and his three daughters. On arriving at the Cathedral the royal hearers re-lifted the coffin to it's place on the catafalque within.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-15
EVACUATION OF CUBA.
Spanish Troops Shipped to Spain Now
 Number 6,817.

Havana, Oct. 14.-The Spanish mili- tary commissioners to-day delivered an official note to the American commits sioners giving the number of the Span ish troops shipped to Spain, up to the present at 6,617. Those who go by the transports Montserrat and Miguel Gal lart will make 2,200 additional. It was announced that transports to carry the entire garrisons of Gibara, Holguin and other places in those divisions will leave on October 20, October "A, October 26 and October 28. After they have sailed it is pointed out half the island of Cuba will have been entirely evacu- ated. General Luque, the commander of the Spanish troops at Holguin, has assured tn commissioners that if the American troops happen to arrive at the end of the month at Eastern ports, before they are completely evacuated, the Spanish forces remaining at those points will be camped in separate places.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-15
Land Presented by Eli Whitney and
 Miss Henrietta Whitney.

The park commission held it's regular monthly meeting in the mayors office in the city hall last night. It was re- ported that a tract of land had been donated by Eli Whitney and Miss Hen- retta Whitney as an addition to East Rock park. The tract fronts one hun dred feet on Whitney avenue and ex- tends back to Mill river, and is just north of the park boundary. It is given with a view to providing for hand some gateway to be built at the Whit ney avenue entrance to the park. A vote of thanks to MT. and Miss Whit ney was passed, and the secretary was instructed to notify them thereof.
 It was voted to direct committee of the commission to appear before the special committee on harbor lines, soon to be appointed, and to advocate the adoption of the harbor line as recom- mended by the last special committee in the common council on that matter, the commission deeming the adoption of that line important for the interest of Water street park rather than the other lines that have been suggested. A comprehensive plan for the develop ment of Edgewood park was submitted by the superintendent, Felix Chilling worth. The following vote of thanks to MT. Chillingworth was passed:
 Voted, That the commission highly appreciates the plan for developing Edgewood park south of Edgewood avenue, which has been prepared by Superintendent Chillingworth, and that the same be placed on file and the sec retary be requested to communicate to him the thanks of the commission for the skill and taste he has shown in the care of said park and in promoting it's interests
 It was reported that the meadow at the north end of East Rock park has been materially improved by cutting out underbrush and removing stones It is proposed to blow up the meadow and regrade it and seed it down. The expense of this improvement is paid by Mrs. Henry Farnam, at whose expense also the adjoining portion of Farnam drive has been greatly improved.