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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-17

A Canadian river steamer was the
scene Of an amusing blunder. which a
Wisconsin paper describes as follows.
A lady passenger was taken 10 In the
night. a doctors assistance was re-.
qulrod. but the steamer did not carry a
member o. the profession. The list OF
passengers was read through. In order
to discover n there was a medical man
among them. and happily there was the
name. James Thompson. NJ d. The
steward quickly ran To DR.. Thompson's
berth. and aroused the occupant by
vigorous blows on the door. whats
the matter? Is the boat sinking"
came from within. In startled tone.
There's a passenger III. and We want
your assistance. doctor" replied the
steward. what are you playing at?'
growled the voice. Il amt no doctor. %
why. you have ro, ~. D. after your
name" well. can put them letters
after Il II like. can't ~ said the N.
D. That's my trade. I'm mule
driver"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-17

Two pennies dropped on the ledge
OF the brass-barred window. The pos.
tai clerk looked up. He was out Of
sorts. Two holidays In succession had
been too much for him. A little golden
head appeared. juEt topping the ledge.
"Well7" snapped the clerk.
The little girl. who had been frSt in
the line. hesltated a moment. Then
she plucked up courage.
please. mister" she began. Il want
a stamp for this to send II 10 my little
brother"
In her hands she held up a package
done up In brown paper and roughly
tied with bit Of coarse twine. II was
almost falling apart In her tiny hands.
She held II out TO the clerk. who took
Il with the same grace that he had
been taking thousands Of packages dur
Ing the holidays.
He looked at the address 10 see
whether II was foreign or domestic
Then he looked back at the child
There was a queer look In his eye that
had not been there before. POsiofice
clerks see many strange packages. and
any quantity Of them addressed e
Santa Claus" But this one was mol
for Santa Claus. II read:
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-17

The story Of two stays. which. while
fghting. interlocked their antlers so
tenaciously that they could not sepa-
rate them. and both starved to death.
Is parallelsd by the following swan
story. told by a correspondent OF the
London Spectator: The incident was
described to me by a friend who heard
II from the lips OF the man who saw
II. My friends informant. a laboring
man. passed on his way to work every
morning a pond on which were the
swans. One morning he saw a swan
with It's head under water. no unusual
thing. so he thought nothing OF II. The
next morning the bird was In exactly
the same place and position. sim. that
was not remarkable. and he passed on
On the third morning. seeing the swan
In precisely the same position. he
called the attention OF the keeper to
II. The keeper proceeded 10 examine.
and found that the swans head had
been swallowed by large pike Both.
OF course. were dead.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-17

In Life aud Letters OF Harriet
Beecher Stowe" Mrs. Fields relates ar
anecdote illustrative Of the peculiar
faculty OF Professor Stowe OF seeing
visions. From early youth he had pos
'sessed the singular power OF seeing
mo1ing about him persons who could
not be perceived by others. Mrs. Stowe
during her residence at Andoyer plan
ned 10 20 to Boston one day on bust
ness. Making her preparations hur-
riedly she babe the household farewell
and rushed to the station. only to see
the train 20 out as she arrived. There
was nothing TO do but 10 return home
and wait patiently for the next train.
but wishing not to be disturbed. she
quietly opened a side door. crept noise
lessly up the staircase leading 10 her
own room. and sat down by her writ
Ing table In the window. She had
been there about half an hour when
Professor Stowe came In. looked about
him with a preoccupied air. but did
not speak 10 her. She thought his be-
hayior strange. and amused herself by
watching him; al last the situation
became 20 extraordinary that she be-
gan TO laugh. why" be exclaimed
with a most astonlshed air. lis that
YOU thought II was one OF my VI.
sionsi"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-17

munitles In earlier generations. has
largely disappeared. What Is the diff
ference between the civilization OF
England and American asked an
American Of an Englishman. This. at
any rate said the Englishman. that
In America there Is not a foot Of land
that is not for sale while In England
there are millions OF acres which can
not be bought In a sense the remark
was true. and In 30 far as Il Is. Il in
wolves an element OF permanence In
those communities In which II is true.
which among rs II largely unknown.
and whether Il Is the loosenlng Of this
tie. or the depressing influence OF the
isolation Of rural life. or the love Of ex-
element. that drift OF which | have
spoken increases instead Of dlminishes
until Il comes 10 pass that a very con-
siderable element OF the activity OF al
most any large community In America
Is composed Of those who are not ma
tive to H." These words Of Bishop Pot
ter come home with particular force
when one considers the countless num-
hers OF societies In such a city as New
York. for instance. made up wholly Of
the natives OF other sections. states or
clties-The New England society. the
Southern society. the Ohio society. etc.
etc.
There Is an Indication. however. Of a
growth Of sentiment among rich Amer
leans that may have wide influence In
the future. This II determination 20
taste the sweets OF country life for at
least a portion Of the year. There was
a time. when. II this was not actually
bad FORM" II vas az least voted
deadly dull" Rich society people put
up with the noise. the hustle. and the
confusion OF city life as long as they
could and then ran on for a vacation
Grand Duke George The marriage h
al some popular and populous resort,
or made a trip TO Europe. But the de-
light OF English country house life
gradually gained recognition among
the Americans. and there has been q
genuine effort 10 adopt something OF
the kind here. In the matter OF build.
ing country homes there have been
many charming plans for houses pub
llshed. but little attention has been
given TO that very important feature
the stable. The accompanying plans
for a country stable would grace any
state and would not dishgure the most
picturesque landscape.
Description: General dimensions:
Width. &C feet: depth. 81 feet. Height
Of first story. 10 feet; height Of loft. "a
collar boards. 3 feet 6 inches. Exterior
materials: Foundation. stone. first
story. all outside walls and roofs. ex.
cept roof over carriage room extension
shingles: roof Of carriage room extern
sion. tin: chimney. built Of field stone
Interior finish First floor. two-inch
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-17

agement or applause. but goes rigkt
ahead until he IL about ready 10 drop.
the men around him clapping and
stamping In time with his steps and
making a cheerful uyroar not unlike
the dancing bees still 10 be seen al
some Of the southern cotton ports.
Tho ships buifoon Is as well marked
aboard a man-of-war as II he wore the
uniform OF cap and bells, and he Il
generally a clever and well-liked man.
N not very seriously regarded. His
antics In the progress OF the amuse-
ments after "knock-Ofi" keep his fol-
lowers going. and not infrequently
amuse the officers aft as much as they
do the men forward. One Of the ships
bunoon's most entertaining schemes
IL 10 suddenly mount the bottom Of a
bucket or the top Of a chest az one Of
the main gang-wsys and TO begin 4
stump speech with no apparent sense
In II for any man who Is not a member
OF the ships company. but full OF
sharp but good -humored knocks" for
members Of the crew forward who In
dulge in peculiarities Of temperament
or manner. All OF the speakers lis
teners understand these illusions
strung through the apparently crazy
address and roar over them.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-17

that when they Dor II Il advisable for
them to keep well clear Of running
gear. bulkheads. turrets. or other deck
furnishings liable to lnjure them In
case they should come into sudden con-
tact with them. but unless. as happens
once In a great while. a pair OF mock
eombaiants get angry In the course Of
their bout and begin 10 deliberately
rough II. the officers not only let them
alone. but watch the boxing with In
terest. While this Is going on on the
main deck the most notable boxer In
the ships company is usually engaged
down on the berth deck forward in In
structing an enthusiastic class OF APP
prentice boys in the art Of handling
themselves fstically. II every appren-
tee boy who served on the cruiser
Philadelphia when sharkey. now n
famous pugilist. was a second rate
master-of-arms on that vessel. did not
become a frst rate boxer. II was not
the fault OF sharkey. who had couple
OF dozen Of the lads hammering away
at each other. as well as at his inyul-
nerable head piece. every evening dur
ing his term OF service.
United States men-of-war's men are
music lovers. In n large ships com
pany there are generally a score or
more Of men forward who can perform
credltably. and In some cases even
brilliantly. on musical instruments OF
one sort or another. II IL to be re-
membered that men Of unusually fine
education and accomplishments very
often drift into the United States navy,
and Il Is this class OF men who furnish
the better order OF instrumental music
aboard war vessels that are not blessed
with bands-and only nagships have
bands. In a large ships company
there are always banjo plunkers and
guitar and mandolin thrummers In
Vulnerable up forward. but In the line
OF higher grade music there are few
good sired ships In the American navy
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-17


They perchsd IN a roo on the garden
gate.
Little lads two and one little maid.
Bobby and Benny and serious Kate.
Thoughtfuiiy watching a rainbow fade.
which Of the eslors Do you IKE bestY'
Serious Kate IN the silence said.
Bob's round eyes followed from east 10
west
The marvellous arch. and he answered
Red.
because MS the brightest which do
your
Kate considered: bu, Ben replied.
Blues the prettieat-f like blue:
And mother says It's the best. beside.
The sea and the aky are both Of 'sm
blue.
And the prsttisst flowers. and the
baby's eyes
50 she likes Il best. and like u, too
And rs better than red says Ben. the
wise.
DO, then spoke Kate with a Ions. long
stare
A puzzled siare-at the fading bow;
The color Ike best Isn't there
Ny color Il eatable brown. you know"
your color Is whatr' cried Bobby and
Ben
Forgetting the claims Of blue and red.
And "eatabis brown" said Kate again.
Like m'laases candy and gingerbread-
"And fried potatoes. and buekwhsa,
cakes.
And maple sugar and chocolate creams.
And the crispy cookies that gran'ma
makes.
And buns. and eruIlsrs Il almost seems
AS u goodies were always brown" said
she
Kate with the soulful eyes and sweet.
And that's why ! like Il the best. you
see
Because IT'S the color that's nice to
eatr'
One little maiden and little lads two
I solemnly all from the gate climbed
down.
Forgotten the claims Of the red and IN.
blue.
They raided the pantry for ea,abIs
brown.
Ethel Parton In 81 Nicholas.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-17

boyg swords a Christmas are. hui Of
the nnaai steel. Furnished. ncutsly
edgse. ard rrcr.t-e 3.st. sza4.-...;-
wrought handles. They we're var
swords IN the fullest rerse. aud l-tsnd-
ed 70 be 80 regarded b. tho young
princes.
The sword Of the trown prince core
the following inscription.
Your strength belongs 70 your
country. To bis son william. Christ
mas. 1897. william, n. l."
This on the face: and on the other
side Of the blade was the following:
Put your trust 10 God. and defend
yourself calamity. 70 keep your glory
and your honor. for he who leans
with all confidence on God will never
know defeat"
Prince EiteI Fritz's sword bears on
ifs face an inscription similar 10 that
on bis elder brothers. and on the
other side this:
Fearless and faithful"
The sword Of young AdaIbert bears
this inscription:
Never without good motive draw
this blade from lie scabbard. and never
sheathe II without honor.
Thy Father. William. the King"
The world will hope that neither one
Of these three blades will ever Be borne
In warfare between the great nations
Of Europe. which have all arrived at
such a state Of civilization that they
should be able TO obey the commands
Of the gospel and live In neIsaborsy
peace with one another.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-17

Their penchant for serious scrapplng
on occasion was written about in the
Star some months ago. The man for
ward who knows how to use his hands
effectively Is generally regarded with
good deal more respect by the ships
company than the enlisted man who
has an overplus OF brains or informa-
ton 10 ~ his ships rating the latter.
indeed. being always In grave danger
n acquiring the name Of a "man-o'-
war chaw." Most American men-of-
wars men know how to box well. and
those that do not imagine that they do.
when "knock-off" goes In the after
noon. there Is a general breaking out
n boxing gloves on the main deck and
the bmciackcts and marines go at each
other for points. Nor Is It to be Inn
aglncd that the men only dish out love
taps 70 each other. The work "a per-
iec,ly good natured and harmless. hu,
none the less they bang each other
about for fair. aluEg'ngly or scientific
ally. In accordance with the measure
Of their skin. The writer has Witness
ed some friendly bouts Of this charac-
ter in which the eventual knockout Of
one Of the mixers has been as pretty
and complete as any that happen In the
regular ring. lie has himself been
but that belongs to another reel Nc
attempt Ia made by the officers TO put
a stop to the boxing % the men. and
even when a man Is put out no notice
IL taken OF the thing. The knocked.
out man II brought around by the
apothseary. ard the following evening
he will very likely have another Try
At the man who sent him TO the deck
The ofassrs give the men 10 understand
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-17

The life Of Audubon. the naturalist.
has been written by his granddaughter.
Maria X. Audubon. His full name was
John James Laforest Audubon. and
he was born 10 the parish OF 81. Tam
many, LOUISIANA. twenty miles from
New Orleans. The exact date Of his
birth Is not known: tradition says
May 5. 1878. Audubon's father was a
French admiral: his mother a Spanish
creole. His boyhood was spent In
France In the valley Of the Loire. I'M
der the care OF an amiable step-mother.
while his father was absent In the ser
vice: and here his love Of nature OF
the woods. the fields. and the birds.
their eggs and their nests began. In
his later teens he was sent back 20 the
United States. and lived successfully
In Pennsylvania. Kentucky and Florl-
da. lie collected and sketched. and
his collections and his sketches be-
came the admiration Of the Old World
as well as the New. They attracted
Alexander Wilson. Sir Walter Scott.
CuyIer and Humboldt into the circle OF
bis friends.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-17

The New York Sun: The Three Sis
ters mine. near French Gulch. Shasta
county. has been bonded to Mother
well & Howell for one year $4,000. 4
ledge of high grade ore has been un-
covered that is from inches to 3 feet
wide. The big copper property at Kes-
wick produces about 1875 tons Of mat
ter daily, which contains SiiO per ton
In copper. si3 in silver and SIS In gold
a total OF sl4l per ton. This Is a yield
OF nearly $4,000 per day. or $3.50. 600
per month. Against this sum Ia paid
about $4,000 In freight and $4,000 in
wages, Improvements and other ex-
penses. leaving a margin OF profit OF
about 100000 per month.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-17
SANDY HOOKS HUGE LIGHT.

Several members Of the signal corps
and officers Of the artillery have been
experimenting with the searchlight al
Sandy Hook and Fort wadsworth. At
present there are two projectors at
Fort wadsworth. each having renee-
tors 30 inches in diameter. Before
the month Is over two lights Of the
same power will be placed on the
works at Fort Hamilton. The single
great searehlight at Sandy Hook Is
the largest In the world. II sweeps
the sea for thirty miles from It's pedes-
tai. close to the shore Of the hook.
This great light Is 10 feet 6 inches
from the pedestal 10 the top OF the
yoniilaior Its weight Is 5000 pounds.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-17

An author who had been unsuccess-
ful IN getting a story accepted. though
be had kept Il going for three years.
noticing that the manuscript was bad
ly worn BY constant transmission In
the malls. forwarded II By express 20
the last available publication on ais
list. yaluing Il al s75.
He was In luck this time. The story
was lost en- route. and no trace OF IL
could be found.
Some time afterward a friend. who
knew the unfortunate history Of tho
story. asked:
did you ever get that article OF
yours OFF,"
Just sold IT, replied the Joyful au-
thor.
And how much ala you get for itf-
"seventy-hve dollars Il was bought
by the express companyl"-As;anta
Constitution.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-17

Little Lottie Thompson Of FniIadel-
phia Is one OF curious trio. Her pet
playmates are a rooster and cat. The
rooster Is called Peter and has a gor-
geous red comb. The cat reiolces In
the name OF Blondy.
Blondy antedates his little Mistress
advent In the family by two years. but
he does not give himself any eirs or
exact rights Of priority on this account
Peter had an adventure lately. lie
was stolen BY the republicans to crow
for them at the polls. but. being loyal
bird. he sioutly refused 10 forget his
democratic principles even In the pres
enee Of the enemy. Blondy news .
plaintiye ditty to the accompaniment
OF the ROSTERS caekling and the So
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-17

Slender. graceful Cuban maids. with
smoothly plated tresscs, black a tho
ravens wing. large, lustrous. dreamy
black eyes. clear. pale complications.
resembling the waxen tint Of the lily.
have their pretty heads filled with
dreams OF love before they quit the
schoolroom. Their peculiar training.
restricted sphere. as well as early ma
turlty-for In the tropics a girl h.ooms
into womanhood In her 18th OF 18th
year-may be the reason why their
thoughts turn to love before they have
discarded their dolls. braids and short
dresses. The strict watch maintained
over the tender buds. the cast-lron
rules Of etiquette. which prohibits
them from too great an indulgence In
athletic sports or outdoor life, which
a northern maid enjoys. preclndlng
romantic Ideas and rendering her less
susceptible to the tender passion.
which Is fostered by a secluded exist
ence. may be the reason why Cuban
girls look forward to matrimony a. a
release from these irksomo bonds.
The romantic manner In which court
ship Is carried on tends 10 keep alive
their illusions, for lovers usually walk
up and down before their lady loves
dwelling like sentinel on duty. be-
cause they are debarred from calling
on maiden until formally engaged.
and then they can only see her in
the presence OF the family or exchange
tender nothings under the Argus eyes
OF a mamma. who keeps a strict watch
over her offspring Weekly.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-17

purely technical sort, relating largely
TO the structural peculiarities OF war
ships as compared with the different
constructive points Of non-hghting YES
sells. the storage OF fuel and ammuni-
Ton, the prerogatives Of men-of-war
ofieers. the comparative rigidity OF
discipline Of American naval crews and
the crews OF foreign warships and
other data bearing more or less direct
ly on the battle ship explosion IN Ha-
vana harbor. Not much has been said
OF the daily naval life Of the man
forward" for the conditions under
which the blue jacket lives on board a
modern man-of-war are little known
or understood In this country.
The enlisted man OF the navy OF the
United States Is even more interesting
as an individual and as a servitor Of
the flag than the enlisted man OF the
army. and a man OF no less experience
and brains than Rudyard Kipllns
maintains that the man that packs the
gun has more character In the crook OF
either OF his arms than all his officers
have In their whole construction" In
the United States army there are In
Vulnerable men just as humorously
deyilish. ingenlously mlsehievous aud
opportunely dlsobedient as the mem
beers Of Kipllng's characteristic trio Of
Tommy Aikinses. Mulyaney. Learoyd
and Ortherls.
I've read all that I care 20 read
about their drills and their work and
their discipline" said a Washington
man the other day. In talking about
American naval sailors. but what
want TO Ind out Is what the four OF
i've hundred enlisted men on a big
ship Of war do when they're not work.
ing or drilling or dlsclpllningg How
DO they put In their time? When
they're not permitted to 20 ashore. "a
was the case with the men Of the Maine
how do they get Monotony. with a big
VI. by the throat and throttle IT, How
do they keep from going crazy. any
how"
The main idea Of most persons who
are unfamiliar with the life OF the man
forward on a man o. war Is that the
tedium Of such an existence can hardly
be little short Of unbearable. They can
understand how the officials might hnd
Il possible TO put in their sea service
comfortably and enJoyably. and as 4
rule they can see nothing for Il but
a general twiddllng Of thumbs on the
part OF the whole ships company for.
ward Of a man Of war when the men
are not actually engaged In earning
their monthly money by the sweat Of
their brows There are frequent inter.
walls during the progress OF the routine
Of the naval day when the smoking
lamp al the break Of the fo'c'sle ID
allght. and when there Is glow In
the smoking lamp that means that
there Is nothing for any man forward
TO do but to loaf and invite his soul OF
10 seek amusement In any way he
elects TO seek Il. 80 long "a he does
not bump into regulations. The boz.
suns mates knock on pipe Is shrilled
at about the hour In the afternoon
when the government clerks In the
Washington departments are closlns
their desks. and from that hour until
pipe-down at $50 o'clock at nigh, ths
time Of the bluejaeket or the marine Il
practically his own.
For example. American men Of wars
men are fond Of mock scrapplng