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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-02

Miss Willard, In her presidential al
dress AZ the national convention % The /
W. c. 7. o.. holds that the 'supreDe |
duty Of the hour IL 70 convinoe the
moderate drinker nat he IL doing him
self harm" and that henceforth the
artillery Of Temperance reform must
concentrate" IL IRE on the sullen for
tress o. moderate drinking" Il is PER
fectly true that all drunkaras come
from the ranks of moderate drinkers:
but Il n not true that all moderate
drinkers become. sooner or later. i'm
moderate drinkers. To keep truth on
our side We must admit this. But Il h
fair TO aay that no one about 10 form
the habit OF moderate drinking can
feel assured that the habit viii not
b. % him a Ercgt risk. Il "a 20 70 the
majority. Experience may show him
that he ls one Of those Who can take
a glass nov and then. and never b
tempted beyond the line o. self-eonlrol.
Shall a man Who feels himself IN no
danger surrender a personal right for
the sake Of others not able 10 keep .
check upon an awakened appetitsG
This Il q question which every man
must answer for himself, with certain
principles In view. For example. there
IL such a thing a. humanity. and civil
iEation refuses 10 absolve any man
from recognition Of an obligation 20
H. Most people despise a druAkArd
Miserable wretches arr they In act.
thought and appearance. We mias 10
them the thing that makes q man 20
Infinitely superior 10 brute They
fringe like towards. grovcl like RIP
tiles. and debase and befoul the image
u the Almighty. Poverty. shame and
1iagrace are their companions. ana
they become actually loathsome. And
yet they were no, born -. Il II the
irink habit which drags them down
into the mlre What IL there in ths
pleasure % vine 70 the man nevel
lempted 10 abuse Il 10 compensate fol
he wretchedness and ruin Il produce.
a the weaker thousands and tens o.
thousands who cannot use Il a. a gooS
sreature1 Can the seif-controlled
moderate drinker. with a glass IN on,
nand. reach the other hand 70 hts lee
fortunate brother and bid him be I
man. Can he counsel him with AM
hope OF success 10 drink and LEI 4
aione3 Can he say. Give Il up alto
gether.~ unless he himself %, the en-
ample! We do no, put the emphasi
exactly where Miss willard puts Il
She holds that their Il no modern
ton In the use Of what ls harmful
We are willing 10 admit that wine MAJ
BE- used a. a beverage In such moder
alton AZ 30 produce no apparent harm
70 the user. But We DO not believe tina
moderate drinkers are helpful. OF cal
well BE-. 10 lmmoderate drinkers. an
our creed IL summed up IN thea
words: Abstain. n not Tor your owl
good. for the good Of others.-The In
dependent
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-02


Emory McClintoca. the actuary Of
one Of the two largest life Insurance
O mpanies In the United States. has
made q very careful examination Of
the records Of an the policy hOlders
Of his company. elassifying them a.
Abstainers and non-ahs,ainers. The
main results Of his examination are
summed up by him a. follows; Upon
those who. on entering. stated that
they abslained from alcoholic bever-
ages the maximum expected loas vas
5.t65.6 6s. aud the actual loss was "a
1850. Upon those who stated 9th
erwise the maximum exported Ices was
g. SIS .i62. and the sexual ioss was g..
t6s. t07. The abstalners show, there
fore. a death los q y per cent q the
maximum. and the non-ahstaincrs s6
per cent"
Mr.. ]. @. Van else. actuary % the
Equitable IAfe Assurance society. also
said. IAN Insurance rccords indicate
that ahstainers from alcoholic heyer.
ANNN i've ANNhNl AAAA Naa - ~ ~
Il Is q fact Of universal experience that
the highest doath-rate b among per-
sons engaged On the liquor trade,
while the lowest doath-rato is among
clCrgymon. who. a. a bosly, use less
liquor than he men ot any other oc-
cupation. Another fact 81 he same
general bearing Is that In Great Brit
ain and France tho governments cell
annultos In large numbers 70 persons
well along In life For a certain sum
they agree 10 pay The annuitant = nxed
yearly income a. long a. he or abe
llves. In issuing these annultles those
governments charge two ra,es--one foT
men and another Tor women. and the
womeas rate Il much lower than arr
men'a Why simply because all the
acluaries' tableu show that women live
lorger on an average than men.-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-02

Speaking Of prohibition. the chingo
Tribune. whose opinions. says a liquor
organ. ARE alvayc worth careful con-
sideratiou." recently made this bril-
liant remark: AMER faithful trial. 4
has been setlled-excep, FOR those who
will not see-that prohibition can no,
be enforc,d satisfactorily IN any CON-
munity where a considerable per cat
Of the adult males are opposed % Il;
and vherc a majority Of TIE adult
males are opposed 10 the law. there
viii not BE- even prelense % enforcing
H." Adult males. That Furnishes a
text for whole paees Of comment But
Unlon signal readers viii see the point.
and viii realize az the sane time
wherein lies the weakness OF the en-
forcing power TIE statement which
"a made In the same editorial. nat
"men Who believe in the efficacy Of
prohibition laws have been elected On
states and communltlosl 20 enforce
them" doiracis somewhat from the
worth" Of the Tribunos opinion. An
who have M experience In trying to
eniorce prohibition know that tho r.
verse Of this Is too often tae case
Moreover, a mans personal views a.
70 che righteousness or expcdlcncy q
a law has. or ought 70 have. nothin,
60 DO with the disoharee Of his onlclal
dullea.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-02


The following extract from a private
letter recently received from Mn. Ella
Brown, president o. Kansas. viii Be- Of
interest," 70 our readers AZ setting forth
the situation In THAI state: The arht
Tor prohibition ia not yet Won. last
winter. when the question % resuD-
mission came up IN The legislature. Il
va only the difference between a ma
iority and q twO-thirds tAat saved as.
I do not consider the question settled
until the people will send a legislature
that will give a minority vote On ~
submission. However. there doea seen
10 be a better scntimenl IN the safe
than there vas a year agO. In that ne
are having more Temperance rallies.
more ministers preaching Temperance
sermons and more interos,in Christian
Citizenship leagues. Nevertheless. with
the improved sentiment q is estimated
thai there are eleven hundred ioints Ia
the state. and some Of them are run
very openly. The Temperance Union.
the Good Templars. the W. c. 7. y. and
the Christian Citizenship leagues are
al working In perfect harmoay for the
same end. and We are hoping for the
best The sentiment Cor Woman's bal
los IL also improving. inasmuch e. the
people are becoming accustomed 10
women taking a part IN municipal cleo
tions. Good work has been done by
the frNnchise department Of the W. c.
T. u. during the last year. a. well a.
BY the state suffrage association. -
Union Signal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-02

lahored many years for the advance
ment Of ART IN this country. For
more than twelve years he was the
president q the Society OF American
Artists. and he has been a leader In
the National Academy. Some time
ago Mr.. Chase closed HIS beautiful
studio In West Tenth street. New
York. which had been for many years
a noted show place OF that city Much
OF his time has been devoted 20 the
instruction Of students. After he gave
up his studio In New York be waa en-
RACED by the Pennsylvania Academy
OF Fine Arts for a term Of instruction
In that institution. He had been con-
Quoting the famous brooklyn lnsti-
tuie Summer School Of Art AZ SHINE
cock Hills. Long Island. lie conduct
Cd a party OF the students Of that
school on a winter tour through Spain.
and vas planning another tour. with
Holland AZ Ia subject. when be was
engaged by the PENNSYLVANIA Acad'
envy. Mr.. Chases work In ever real
ously striving to elevate the ideals OF
ART IN America and maintain them 90
has met with extreme appreciation BY
many students and friends % the inati.
tutions Of art IN this country.
reok n utmssit
When the late Neal Dow was a young
man. he was chief Of the volunteer ere
department OF Portland. Me. His ae-
tlvly IN temperance reform made him
unpopular with the liquor sellers. and
they tried TO set him removed. A. a
hearing on the matter. one witness tes-
tlaod that Mr.. Dow was arbitrary aud
reckless Of the lives OF the men. ny
way Of illustration. he said that he was
ordered by the chief 10 take the pipe
which he was holding into a placc
where he refused 10 80. telling the chief
that no man could live there. on
cross-examlnatlon he was asked
what did NJ. Dow DO them
"snatched the pipe from my hands and
told me 20 clear out" what else.
lie took II into the IRE himself" AZ
that point the case against the chief
broke down.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-02

The earth. which we hnd to-day
bright with varied hues. vocal with in
Vulnerable sounds. rich In fruits and
fragrant with odors. lay for an almost
sncalculable period Of time destitute.
or all but destitute Of color. soundless
save for the noise Of wave and tenn
pest, and with no promise as yet Of the
rich profusion Of vegetable and ami
mai forms that now diversity rs sur
face and an II with the thrill and
manifold activities Of life. says Popu-
lar Science Monthly. We often speak
OF man az "the heir Of all the ages.
but not often. probably. do we pause
10 realize the significance Of the word.
We talk Of evolution. but seldom lake
any due effort to grasp the plentltude
and gnandeur u the thought. Those
senses OF which we have the use and
each Of which brings a different world
within our ken. whence are they1 II
seems 30 natural TO see. II seems so
natural TO hear 20 touch. to smell. 10
taste. that we forget through what
slow processeI. by what an inealcula'
BILE number OF slight accretlons and
delicate notifications these wonderful
channels Of knowledge and sensation
have been made for us. We 30 back
through the ages and we come % q
I slgkilesa. yolceleas world.
For a period probably a. long a. all
the rest Of geological time the only
forms Of life were protozoa. Sight was
developed among the wonderful crus-
taeeans Of the silurian period. but a.
yet there were no organs Of hearing
The FIRST articulation OF an insect wing
was heard 90 Il was heard In the de-
vonian age. the birth epoch Of the hrsi
Vertebrates-hs hes-but long ages had
10 pass before the hrst bee hummed
over a flower or the hrst butterfly nut.
tered iis wings IN the sunshine.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-02

nas.aehasstts wamaa wha rrns Madb. 4
Tsrtaas Tlnlae the sell
Mas Mary Y. Cutler Of Holllaton.
Maaa. h one Of tho most successful
agriculturisis In that state Il ID nov
almost thirteen years since she under
took 10 manage Winthrop Gardens, a.
her place Il called. and. while she sin
retains active supervision Of H. her
hardest work has been done. she has
money now with which 70 travel and
enjoy herself and she has % sysiema-
tlned the business that she can ahagni
herself and know that everything VII
80 well while she Il away. She had
been her fathers right hand Tor some
years IN his struggles against rocks
and weeds. which we're the principal
product Of the land when be bought H.
paying $3.50 for the whole sixty-elehi
acres. when Ne died suddenly she len
the little schoel.hunnn - M ~
ls.1s-hiag AZ assumed the snl2 y man
agemsnt Of the place. Her brothers
had left. one 20 become q lawyer and
the other = physician IN distant ciliea.
She bought out their interests. and.
contrary to the advice Of an her friends
and relatives. undertook 70 Be q prae.
teal farmer. Miss Cutler wa noi
afraid Of falling. but she TOOK no risks
A frst she raised only those thlngs
that had already been grown With Sc
cess upon the farm and she retained e.
her superintendent . man Who had been
employed b. her father for q number
Of years Affairs turned out vel. The
woman farmer famlllari1ed herself uili
every BIT Of the land she posassssd and
studied he possibilities She pracilc-
ally directed the men ana worked WIi1
them when necessary and she -
equally active and alert On the rod
aud In the markets dlsposlng Of heI
cropa
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-02

The "Dinglsy blii- appears 10 have
recalled various reminlscenccs q sac-
eossful smuggling One q these relates
70 Marshal saxe a. be was returning
mo France after the campaign o.
lit5. Al the gates q some city On the
Fronch irontier a customs oflcer pre-
sented himself a lhe door Of the car
riage and aald: -Have you anything
contrary 70 the orders q ne kinr.
MARSHALL No. mcnslour" -nat
What Il thaff" aaked ne oiicsr. point
Tag % en- immense barrel q tooacco
On which the marshai's feet were rest
inc. and which took up az the iront
part Of the carriage. THAT. non
s,cur." replied the marshal. calmly.
Ia my tobacco hox." "Ah. lndoedi-
s,id the odicial. "Wcil. I snppose q Il
but right that a very great general
should have a tobacco box o. proper
ton" and he closed the door fcspccis
fully.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-02
nunnlNo Nm ANp woMEN.


for Larger Liberty.
on "The Passing Of Childhood" the
womans Home Companion says.
Baby learns that be ran walk. that DO
can reach things. that he can open and
close doors. that he can select from
many articles before him the particn-
lar one he wants. and 10 soon as no
Is conscious Of his ability 10 act for
himself he does H. But birthdays
come and go. and John u - and alive
In every nerve and fiber. with the fan
pulsed life Of the American tefnperfml
ment. He Is ambitious and seelfts
ideals aud models from the greeH
world outside the walls Of home. Nad
he talks excltedly Of what other boys
do and finds precedent for the indi-
viduai liberty he Is beginning 10 pant
and ehafe after. Mary. with the hrss
luster Of life yet fresh on her brow
has shed lnfantiie doeillty like a gar
ment and has haunting visions OF the
JOYS OF independence. II all seems
sudden to the parent. and II Is not
quite pleasant. There Is a pretty SEN
tlment IN favor OF prolonging baby
hood. aud the world IL brutal and ugly
and innocence II precious. Besides.
the instant our fedgellngs are out oil
our sight untold anxieties begin Tor
u.s. We are inclined to put on the
evil day. This IL the way a sentiment
can make us selfish and fears for the
future make us unjust We have no
right TO choose what Ia easy for our
selves, however. rather than what u
best for our children. Il In the grow
ing manhood or womanho0d In them
that begins 10 assert itself and claim
recognition. The wings meant TOT
wide flight ere long are rapidly un-
folding. and the courage soon 70 De
essential IL manifesting itself In the
feeling Of pride and dignity which
makes our boy long 20 20 and come AZ
be pleases and our girl 10 make her
own engagements and decide upon her
own affairs. This looks alarming. but
after all. Il Is no great matter Tor
what the enildren really crave now IL
liberty TO exercise their owl judg-
msnt. !, would b. most injudicious 20
draw the lines closer when youthful
high spirits begin TO pull upon them.
Liberty IL 70 b. retarded only for a
year or 20 at the most. and Tor every
restraint imposed there vii be a cor
responding excess. II IL well known
that some Of the widest youths. the
friskiest young women, were kept
down TO a strict regimen a. long a.
parental oversight lasted. They came
10 regard restraint. even when kindly
meant. a. an evil. 10 like their own
way Just for he Own oakA and the re-
suit IL anything but pleasant when
young persons with unframed wills
o and judgment are turned loose upor
= the community. II they are not will
a iul. they are weak. and. accustomed e
n yield TO stronger minds. they becom'
. the prey Of Inscriptions leaders"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-02
V1lnsr % me xorsAws.a

Prom the Ottawa. Can. Pre- Preas.
Rev. Nestor Dmytrov. a priest Of the
Greek-Roman church. h visiting tAs
country In the Interest Of the 0alllcians
Who have reoently settled IN ne
northwest. with. o. reported, good ~
sultA He states that he thlnks The ~
salt % be visit win be TIE emlEra-
ton from the United States. notably
Punnsylvania. of q large number 81
Oalliclana there. Who yin loln The
northwest settlements They DO not
hnd the land o. the free 20 pleasing q
change iron their former more arlaio-
cratic style Of government a. theT
seen to have ariiolpatod. The move
msnt. che rovercnd father thinks. uill
Be- made asxt npring. II thh claas
q people and nationality make Eood
settlers no doubt those in the states.
IN the minlng districts. and whose
proper calling h agriculture. Win ~
oslve due encouragement On the part 81
TIE Eovernmont. n their pantor can
oonvince Il hat be lock are desirabls
peopla
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-02

The following -novs item printed
BY the New York sun. e By itself
pretty good Temperance lecture We
coy Il verbatim;
A carriage containing four we'll
dressed mcn IN four stages Of intoxi-
cation stopped IN Union street. near
Seventh avenue. Brooklyn. a. about ,
O'Clock yesterday aftsrnoOn. On the
curb stood a wheelman bargaining
with a psddler Tor fruit He bought ten
cents worth Of bananas. and offered In
payment = two-dollar BIN, whieh the
psddler could not change.
The wheelmAn asked the men In ths
mrrlags n they could change Il. Ths
lsas, responsible one Of the four a
oIce drew q handful o. paper money
from his pocket. handed two ons-hun-
dred dollar bills TO the whselman,
stuffed the two-dollar bin into hii
pocket with the rest Of his money. and
called 10 the driver 10 80 ahead.
In a moment the carriage vas roll
ing down the street Tho uheelglaI
stood gazing In frozen wonder e N
two hundred dollars IN his hands. TheI
he fumbled the bills AZ n 10 restor'
hia mind 70 working order. Jumped Of
bis wheel and spun after the carriage
lie caught Il a the corner Of slxtl
avenue. returned the two hundred dol
lars with some difhculty. a. the part,
Of four seemed slow to comprehsn'
the situation. and eot back hls two dol
lars. The only loser In the transaction
was the peddler. In his agitation m
vheelman forgot all about the b.
nanas.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-02

iand, Naias. s.ys o. Orirtlaa naraia.
when be came % . crowd Of people.
In the middle Of the crowd stood a
country lad. crying. A no,oqioas horso
jockey. II appeared, had made The boy
druak, and thea iayeki1d BIN into
swapping bis own good horse FOR
worthless. broken-down animal Every
body was eorry for the lad, but Il was
not Neal Dow's way 10 feel sorry and
do nothing.
He led the way to the jockeys stable,
nearly mile distant. the boy following
and leading the Jockeys horse. The
jockey not being there. the old horse
was turned into tho stable. and Mr..
Dow. with the country lad sill follow
ing. started downtown again. On the
way they met the jockey In q wagon
b which the lads horse wa attached.
THAT IL my horse" said the boy.
Mr.. Dow stepped into the road. took
the horse by the bride. and cAlllng %
one Of hiH employees who happened 70
be passing az the time. told him 70 un-
harness the horse. This was done. the
jockey s~earing Ike a trooper and
Threatening 10 take the law On Mr..
Dow. who replied: You will always
know where to and me- Thea telling
the boy 10 take the horse. be started
% lead the way downtown where the
lads wagon had been left.
'L,ook-a-here," said the 3ockey,
what am % DO with my wagon
''Do what you like" said Mr.. Dow
1T IL nothing 10 me"
Az may be supposed. the country lne
was full Of Joy and profuse win
thanks When be had harnessed hil
horse he said 70 Mr. Dow. Now VIVA
can do for your
Promise me not 20 drink any more.
And thu boy did %.
Some three yean afterward Nca
Dow vas stopped by . countryman i
The streets who. with . mouth sirstch
al on a broad grin. said. pointing :
a horse. 'Thers he ls. ! haint drun
no more"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-02

soda. silica. free carbonic acid and 70
lathe material. These are In Just the
right proportion to make the water
good n drink
You have an heard the sons, The
Old Oaken Bucket" written by Samuel
Woodwork. In the home where the
poet once lived Is kept tee old buck
ct. and visitors go TO see It and the
little low house and the fiill and the
bridge and the rock where the eatar-
act fell" There II the Old well, with
It's long sweep that was once used TO
draw mp the clear, cool water In the
messy. old oaken bucket. | have seen
the place many times when riding BY
IN the cars. and Il makes a pretty pic
ture. Your cold water friend.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-02

The fAr-roaehing possibilities and
consequences o. a he. are beautifully
illustrated In the following story;
A little girl whom we know. came In
her night clothes very early 10 her
mother one morning. saying: ''whlch
Is worse. 20 tell a lie or s,eali"
The mother. taken by surprise. re
piled that both were 40 bad she could
no, tell which was the worse.
well" said the little one. "Tve been
thinking a good deal about Il. and
I've concluded It's worse to lle than
r. steal II you steal a thing. You
can take Il back. unless you've eat.
en- Il: and II you've eaten Il, you can
pay for Il. But"-and there was look
OF awe In the little face "a Ne Is for.
evet."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-02
JUSTIN MCCARTHY.
The Great Irish Gsaiss AmeaE Bsst
LivinE arissra

The Great Irish Gsalss AmeaE Bsst
Living ariisrs
Justin Mccarthy IA lreland's liter
AIRY man. and one Of the best novel;
is,s In England. too. lie began life In
the capacity OF a humble reporter In
the gallery OF the House Of Commons.
and often afterward sat In the nous,
a. a member. lie was foreign editor
OF the London Morning Star. a post
ton he resigned to make a tour OF the
United States In 1855 For nearly
three years he Travelled In America.
and his letters 10 his paper were de-
llghtfully honest. Mr. Mccarthy has
written some OF the most pleasan,
books In print and they have been
sold by the hundred thousand IN
Great Britain and ireland and the
United states lie Il the best novellE
that ireland has produced since q,
produced the author Of Charles
O'Malley" and the author OF Rory
O'Moore." But Mr. McCarthy's most
important work. and the one by which
he will live longest. Is "A History Of
Our Own Tines a chronicle Of what
happened In the three countries Of
the United Kingdom from the aoces.
sion Of Queen Victoria down TO the
late Jubilee celebration Of that mon
arch. lie has also published His
tory Of the Four Georges and Il h
upon these works that he bases his
claim TO the state Of a historian. 9th
o. works OF his touching history are
The Epoch OF Reform Life OF Sir
Robert PEEL" and Prime Ministers OF
Victoria" Mr.. Mccarthy has been
somewhat prominent a. a member OF
parliament. In which he sat for Long
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-02
Miss willard on the supreme Duty Of
che Iiour-Llauar aud life Insurance
What well Knowa Authorities Have
20 say on the subject.


Fresh as the nrsi beam Eilt,sring on a
sail.
That brings our friends Up from the IN
der world.
Sad ~ the last which reddens over one
That sinks with all We love below the
verge:
50 sad. 20 fresh. the days that are no
more.
An. sad and strange a. IN dark summer
daWna
The earliest pipe % haif-aWaken'd birds
To dying ears. when unto dying eyes
The easement slowly grows a giimmsrins
square:
So sad. 20 strange. the days that are no
more.
Dear AZ remembered kisses after death.
And sweet AZ those BY hopeless fancy
feiEn'd
on lips that are for others. deep a. love
Deep a. frHt love. and Wild with All re-
on. death tn ntsi IN. day, tina, are ne
Alfred Tennyson.