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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-05

4 long LET might be given Of men
who have owed their advancement 10
lie 20 a clever answer given a. tho
right moment. An account ~ how
two OF them managed 10 may be ap-
propr.atcly given Just now. One OF
Napo,fons veterans. who survived his
master many years. was won't 10 re-
count with great glee how he once
picked up the emperor's cooked hat
o. a review. when the latter. without
noticing that be was a private. said
carslossly Thank you. captain" In
what regiment. fire?" instantly In.
CURED the quick-wittcd soldier, Ma.
poleon. percclying bis mistake. an.
swered with a smile. In my guards
for I see you know how TO be prompt
The newly made oficer received his
commission next morning A some
what similar anccdote Is related Of
Marshal suwaron. Who when receiving
a dispatch from the hands Of a Russian
sergeant who had greatly distinguish
ed himf.lf on the Danube. attempted
to confuse the messenger bysa series
Of Whimsical questions. but found him
fully equal 10 the occasion. How many
fish are there In the sea-" asked Su-
v,rof. "All that are no; ye, caught -
was tho rCady answer. How far Il u
TO the moon?" Two OF your excel
lcncy's forced marches" What would
you do II you saw your men giving way
in battle?" Il would tell them that
there was plenty OF whisky behind the
enemys line" Baifed AZ all points,
the marshal ended with. What is the
difference between your colonel and
myself" My colonel cannot make me
a lieutenant. but your excelleney has
only 20 say the word" Il say Il now.
answered suwarofi. and a right good
onecr you will be."-Short skits.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-05


John b Kyan. Who has been drafted
from the Syracuse team. champions Of
the Eastern league. by the Brooklyn
club. Of the major league. has been a
member % six champion teams. II
there Is any goos omen In that. then
the Brooklyn club officials should con
graduate themselves IN obtaining his
services. lie was born Nov II. 1865.
Al Hayerhill. Mass. but learned 10 play
ball 40 an early age with amateur clubs
az Bradford Mass. whore bis parents
had taken up a residence. In 1857 be
Joined the Belfast club. which carried on
the pennaut 81 the Maine State league.
This vas bis hrst engagement as a pro-
fossiuuaL In 1855 be- played with an
other champion team. the Doyers. o.
the New Hampshire and Massachusetts,
league. lie also caught that year Tor
the Portsmouth team ~ the New Eng
land league. The year 1859 found him
a member OF the Auburn team. u the
New York state league This team al-
30 proved % peunant winner and made
the third winning team that be had
PLAYED with during bits successful ca
reer in base BALI During the latter
Part 90 the season Of 1859 he Joined the
Louisville team % the American asso-
c.ation and shared IN some OF the glory
Of their remarkable record OF III de-
feats. There was still a greater glory
for him !u 1890. when he helped Louis
vile 20 win the championship Of
the American Association. the
only pouuaut winner the city
ever had connected with big or
ganlzation. lie participated In 20
championship games that season. and
played brilliantly. his accurate throw
Ing being his chief point Of excellence.
lie remained with the Louisvilles
through the season Of 1891. partlcipat-
Ing IN 90 championship contests dur
ing the latter season. His next cham
pionship adventure was with the Prov
idence team Of the Eastern league In
1892 That year the Eastern's cham
pionship season was divided into two
series. Providence winning the FIRST
which terminated July p, and Bling
hamton the second the season ending
Sept. ". In the final struggle between
Binghamton and Providence. from
Sept. II 10 % inclusive. the Bingham.
ton won. with four victories. TO IN,
Providence teams two. Ryan parti'
c.patod To- Sc championship games that
year. and ranked high a. a catcher
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-05


The Church Union gives a story o.
Phillips Brooks which illustrates his
thoughtful helpfulness toward all who
needed frlendly aid A lady was tray
cling from Providence 10 Boston with
her weak-minded father. Before they
arrived he became possessed OF a fancy
that he must get OF the train while u
was still In motion. that some abso-
Lutte duty called him. His
daughter endeavored 70 quiet
him. but Il was dlfhcult 10 do H. and
she was just giving up in despair.
when she noticed 4 very large man
watching the proceedings intently over
the top Of his newspaper. A. soon as
he caught her eyes he rose and crossed
quickly to her. Il beg your pardon.
he said. you are Ia trouble. May
help YOU" She explained the situation
TO him. What Is your fathers nance"
he asked She told him. and the large
man. leaning toward the troubled old
man. had addressed BIN by name,
shaken hands cordially. and engaged
him ID a conversation 80 interesting
and 30 cleycrly arranged TO keep his
mind occupied, that he forgo, his need
TO leave the train. and did not think
Of II again until they we're In Boston
Here the stranger put the lady and
her charge into carriage. received
her assurance that she felt perfectly
safe had cordially shaken her hand.
and was about to close the carriage
door when she remembered that she
had felt 20 safe In the keeping o. this
noblc-looking man that she had not
even asked his name Hastily putting
her hand against the door she said.
Pardon me. but YOU have rendered
me such a service may ] not know
whom / am thanking" The Bis man
smiled az be answered. "plll.ga
Brooks" and turned away
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-05

catchers. he fell OF IN throwing. and
failed 70 recover bis form. Ho had
the confidence OF his pitchers. how
ever. and Eas . hard working. fa.tnfsi
player. lie was re-engaged for the
season Of 1885. and. strange tc7say
again participated In 40 ehampio hip
games. In 1896 he was allowed u 20
10 the Syracuse club Of the Eastern
league. II being the third club Of nat
league he had been a member Of. let
year be participated In 81 champion
ship contests. and was looked upon as
one OF the star caichers Of the Eastern
league. He was re-engaged for the
season Of 1897. and had the satisfaction
Of seeing Syracuse winning the East
ern league pennant. IL being the sixth
championship team he was a member
o. That season be participated In 81
championship games. and his excellent
all around work aided materially In
landing his team In FIRST place In the
Eastern league race. Last fall the
Brooklyn club drafted him, and be Is
glad 10 get back into fast company. 10
show that he IL able TO hold his own
with the best Of them.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-05

The great peak Of Tenerine, 1879
feet high. situated In the Canary is
lands. and rising almost directly out Of
the ocean, makes a magnificent view
point for certain scientific purposes.
Prof. T. c. Porter recently gave the
Physical society In London an account
of his observations and experiments
on the peak. BY observing the shadow
Of the peak east upon the sea. and
measuring the time that elapsed be-
tween the moment when the apex Of
the shadow touched the sea-horizon,
and the instant when Il was eclipsed by
the shadow Of night. he was able 10 De
duce the diameter Of the earth. The
heated air rising from the crater Of
the volcano also casts a shadow which
can be seen on the sea. rising obliquely
from the summit Of the mountain cone.
One Of Professor Porter's photographs
from the peak plainly showed the curve
AZURE Of the horizon.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-05

"Bili' Joyce. the Giants leader Is
the guiding spirit OF big contingent
Of handball players In ST. Louis For
years the veteran inhelder has depend
ed upon the game as a conditioning ex-
ercise. He has converted a number OF
league ball players 10 his views. and
induced them 10 join him In training.
Among Joyce's companions 10 training
are Breitensteln. the famous 81. Louis
twlrler: O'Connor. Of Tebeau's catching
stan. Perry werden. late Of Louisville.
Crooks Of 81. Louis. and Burke. a Pc
oria player These players have en-
gagged a handball court and spend sew.
eral hours a day therein.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-05

wsa't WORK for Anysas hut an ft.lI<.
and Kicks Every Amer,~~n

Over on Gall Island. ~hsre he foaa-
dations Tor the big guns are being pre-
pared and where work. work. work. Is
the order. day and night. the rigid rules
~ the contractors and government in
spectOrs are sometimes relaxed for
few moments and laughter goes the
rounds Of the workmen. born Of the
drolIeries and wit Of the Irish laborers
az the expense o. the diggers from the
shores % sunny Italy. There are about
200 workmsn on the island. and when
on duty. which for the main part IL
70 sleep and eat. a few minutes Of roll
licking are enjoyed.
On the island engaged IN the work
are two animals. among the others,
which have acquired a reputation. One
Il a mare and IL called Kate Church.
The other IL a mule and has been
dubbed the Spanish mule" Kate
Church has a morbid dislike for an
Italian. and as soon as one comes In
her vicinity she kicks up her heels.
nelghs In disapproving horse manner
and acts generally In an erratic man
ner.
The Spanish mule r. we'll named.
Evidently the work on the fortihea-
lions IL not 70 his liking. and his sym
paihies are strongly with the Spanish
and the darker-hued dlggers Of the
soil. the Italians Only an Italian can
work about him. and a. soon as light
er-complexloned workman draws near
out 20 bis heels In an endeayor 70 raise
the object Of his dislike into the air.
/ One u his enemies was reached yes
| terday. and the workman sustained a
severe bruise on his limb. Il was so
painful that he had 70 knock on work
and return 70 New London for treat
ment
The antlpathIcs Of the two animals for
each other IL extraordinary. and is typ
ical Of the relation % the workmen
from Italy and those Of America
Whenever a chance affords 10 have a
little fun with the Italian Il p taken adj
vantage % and a general laugh results.
The only desire Of the friends Of Kate
I Church now Is 10 get the dark-faeed
men near Hates heels 30 the mares
proves In that direction can be re-
allied By the hackers o. the Spanish
mule" who kicked the Irishmal.-New
London Conn Day.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-05
r.Ihlnr About the rre.Ia.n,.

Say. don't YOU know that many OF
the good verses In the Bible are being
reversed In their application" asked
an old man who stood In front Of a
suburban grocery store. "llow's that?'
queried the hysiander. We'll. you
know the good book says the mark OF
Cain shall be upon his BROW" Yes.
something like that" Then. do you
see that fellow going down street there.
who has been sitting on molasscs
barrel curs.ng Mckinley all the morn.
lng?" YES. see him. and the molasses
stains. but what has that 70 do with
that quotation you referred tor Does
Go look to you as II he had the mark Of
carc' upon bis Brow" The fellow
UmliCd. Denver Times.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-05

Announcement Is made by President
Johnson OF the Western league. that he
will hold the whip-hand over the
'lushers' In the Western league this
year by Withholding a portion Of each
players salary under the ban until the
end Of the season. In the contracts Of
all the players. who exhibited Baccha-
nalian proclyities last year Il lncor-
porated a clause 20 the effect that a
portion Of each months wages will be
retained by the treasurer OF the club
20 insure good behavior this year. and
II there Is no deviation from the paths
Of rectitude the amount Will be- paid
over on the last day OF the season.
Last season a number - teams In the
Western league were rife with drunk
ards The managers OF the clubs tried
every possible means 70 keep their men
from the fire water" but as IN some
OF the clubs the managers themselves
were addicted 20 drink. their orders
had no force. and 70 was dissipation
that sent at least two OF the teams In
the league on the downward grade. But
this year the drinking question will be
handled entirely by the president Of
the league. and % Is expected that bet.
ter results will follow.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-05

An eminent writer on birds and rep
.lles declares that the notion frequent
" entertained that snakes fascinate
lr prey Is utterly exploded. It
ould be somewhat interesting II this
entleman would tell rs what power
u Is that snakes exert over birds which
draws them against their will within
easy distance Of the reptiles Jaws The
writer Of this paragraph has seen birds
nutier.ng IN the air above the heads
OF snakes. apparently unable to resist
the influence that attracted them.
whether II be fascination or some other
force. Il unqueHtionably existed. al
though every one may not have OBJ
served H. Snakes never bite. To bite
would be Impossible. from the forma-
lion Of their jaws. They strike from
above, fastening their fangs into their
prey. after which they dispatch IL. or
dinarily by swallowing Many yarie-
ues OF snakes have the power TO con
eeal their young In the mouths The
tiny snakes play about the mothers
mead. and upon the slightest alarm she
opens her mouth. and they immediate
" vanish. reappearing when the cause
Tor alarm seems 10 have been removed.
whether the mother snake has the fac
ulty OF communicating their danger 10
them IL not known. In all probability
che has. There are certain hsh that
open their mouths and sngulf their
small brood when danger threatens.
The lover u nature finds endless OPP
poriuniiy for interesting research In
the study Of every form OF lie.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-05

A writer IA knowledge makes a Wv
"a picture oi the great belt Of clouds,
some three hundred miles Ia breadth,
-h!rh surrounds the earth little
north o. the equator Within this belt
rain almost necessarily falls. some
times in sheets. and the wind seldom
Iirs. Before the invention Of steam
fhirs. vessels bGe8lmcl in the cloud
belt" sometime. drlftod helpless for
weeks. Even now The crossing Of this
belt. whore everything is mrchargod
with moisture. H. q disagroeable expo
rlcnco for yoyagCrs goiug from the
North to tho South Atlantic ocean, or
vice rorsn The belt can be- traced
across euuatcrIal Africa and across the
American IsJhmus and the great rly-
crs Amazon. Oriuoco Niger, Nile and
Congo. arise 10 these rain-suakod re-
rlons which are Hike eXhaustlcss rcser-
yolrs The cause Of the equatorial
c,opd.belt is connected with the trade
winds and IN the course Of o year IL
osclllates north and south over a dis
,ance equal 10 about three times its
own breadth.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-05
GIRLS APE PIoEoN-roEp.
~ Il because the southern Town They
Live In l. 10 my.

a. Il because the southern Town They
live In l. ~ my.
They were sitting on the veranda Of
a country clubhouse.
III I were a girl and lived IN La
mar" said the Virginia man reflective
ly. "Id never ride a bicycle or play
golf or sport with the surf"
What's the matter with the Lamar
girls7" asked his companion. leaning
forward 20 see the young woman who
had suggested the reflection. but fall
ing 70 ind her.
short skirts aren't becoming to
them" the Virginia man said post
lively.
But the whole town hasn't some
thing the matter with lis legs" bis
friend protested.
Hasn't ~ That's all you know
about Il. Everybody W the town IL
pizeon-toed."
The hearer tried 20 figure out that
interesting problem In natural history.
but didn't succeed; and. finally curl
osiiy-whlch men call q feminine fall
ing-got the better OF him and be ask.
Ell more questions.
But Why" he said.
The other man. who had been sniok.
Ing placidly. looked surprised.
Why what" he replied blankly.
Then he remembered. "Oh. about those
girls Well. Lamar is the hllliest town
In the south. You can't walk a blocl.
there without climbing a young noun
tain. The hills are 90 steep that tho
/ sidewalks are made In steps. I've Oft
On called on one girl and then asked
| permission 10 20 up 20 her attic and
step out Of It's back window into the
| yard OF the place where I intended
making my next call
\ lived there q year; and I dlscov-
cred that most men and all women,
when they climb hills. walk pigeon
toed. don't know why Il Is. but It's
a fact. and the Lamar girls do so much
climbing that every blessed one Of them
Is terribly pigeon-toed. Just saw q
girl from Lamar going by 10 the coll
links. and she wasn't an exception"
Great Scott" groaned his fricad
Think Of the future generation Of La.
mar ciiizensi"-New York sus.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-05

4 machine especially adapted 10 thor
oughly clean the rinds Of oranges lem
ouH. ETC.. without. in the slightest de-
gree. inluring such fruit. Is represented
Ia The illustration. the fruit being fed
into the machine az one end and de-
liyered % the opposite end In thor
oughly cleanscd condition says the Sci
ontinc American The Improvement
has been patented by benjamin b. and
james u Wright u Riverside. Cal
The fruit D. first placed Loo "a water
trough % one end of the machine. to
loosen any foreign adhorius matter and
h then passed down the ,e'l trough
beneath the brushes OF wheel rgyOlyct
by a crank handle the lower portion
Of the wheel passing through a rinslng
tank To- This tank ls series of seq
mentally arranged brushes. between
which and the brushes on the peri
phcry 90 the wheel the fruit Is passed.
AZ indicated 10 the sectional view. ng-
uro 2. The brushes on the periphery
Of the wheel are supported by spring
rods. whereby their pressure upon the
fruit may be- "a yielding and flexible one.
not liable to lnlure the rinds. and the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-05

In Elmer L. Flick the Philadelphia
club has a young outhelder Of much
promise. Flick 10 an Ohio boy. living
AZ Bedford. He was drafted last fall
from the Dayton. o.. club. Of the Inter-
state league. In that circuit he made
so many long hits that he was nick
named Home Run" Last season he
was fourth In that league. with a per
centage Of 1856 OF his hits last year
ten were home runs. twenty three-bag-
gers and forty-two two-baggers. In
the exhibition season this spring with
the Phlllies Flick has proven himself
10 be- quite a. good a batsman as bis
reputation called for. besides being a
fast outhelder. and he Is now quite
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-05

Scientific experiments extending over
two Year, have been made under the
auspices ~ the studcblker Bros the
widely known wagonbuildcrs. 20 de-
termino the relative qualities % vide
and narrow wagon-wheel tires. The
resul;r are too extensive 20 give 10
full Every kind of road was used To
test the question % Was found that on
macadam roads the narrow tires were
far inferior TO the wide. and they re-
qulr,d much greater enor, 90 draw a
given load. Do "a deeply rutfei clay
road. the narrow tires running IN the
ruts and the vide tires on top. the mar
row tires were far more Efficient This
was also ths case with wet mud But
ls soon as the mud began 90 dry. the
wide ures showed a vast superiority
Doc general The only justification for
narrow tires proved 20 De thoroughly
bad roads.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-05

Among the many efforts that have
been made 20 secure tire that would
not be- disabled by slight puncture is
the cork cushion. that has recently
been perfected This invention con
tlsts Of O. series Of sorks. having the
eject Of being threaded upon a slender
rod. This rod is closed at the ends.
and binds the sections of cork firmly
together aud the groove of the rim. A
rubber coating is placed on the out
side. and OTIS snugly It's claimed that
the cork g.ves sufficient resilieucy TO
make riding easy. % rs. however pnc-
tigally ou, Of The question To make a
cushion Hro on amy known lines that
viii Doe ls pleasant Cor thc rider as the
pneumatic.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-05

Down Iu Mexico the castor bean,
which We think does pretty well Tor us
II 10 stands up ten or twelve feet. "in
its stockings. grows 20 Dee a tree thirty
feet hirh. with hard wood and ortho.
doX bark Our common field daisy b
pruncd into O. shrub two or three feet
hlgh. and made 90 cover itself with q
wealth OF Us ycllow-oyed flowers IL
stem becomes as large as ones wrist
and 10 is much used as an ornamental
shrub 10 cemeteries Hibiscus. a rare
greenhouse shrub with uF. which has
large namc-colorcd flowers. with curl
Gus plumc-like ccnters. IL planted iof
hedges. and is said 10 make very beau
tlfiI ones. The foliage Is a lovely
green. and the freedom with which u
produces i;s flowers makes Il very at
,!actiye.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-05

4 Wcll-kulwu authority writes
animal food. being identical iu CONE
position with the structure OF the body,
o.. therefore. exceedingly well adapted
20 minister To- the growth ana nutrition
OF the body; but little chemical aitera-
tion Is required Tor los assimilltIon.
consequently IL b. easier Of digestion.
Animal food has the advantage OF con-
contrauon. which frequently renders (,
preferable to vegetable food. by reason
Of im smaller bulklt also has more
delicate shade Of flavor for which
many OF the meats are 80 highly os-
tccmed.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-05

Is a tonic. germIelde and general re-
storativa All underground roads win
be greatly the gamers BY adopting this
means OF propulsion. II will. however.
be necessary to put all wires under
ground. az the dangerous results when
the wires become coated with Ice has
been made tragicSlly apparent h some
Of our large cities. Electricity il a. yet
in lis infancy. Just what lis possible
ties are. the Unite mind cannot even
conjecture.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-05

teams IN the Michigan city. heily'
who was al bat. had made a terrihc hit
20 center field. II was one Of those
hard-line balls that used 10 come from
bis bat with a roar. and the great play
er had passed first base and was near
Ing second when the second heidef'
who. by the way. was Hanlon. now
manager % the Baltlmores. got the BAH
and sent II with unerring aim TO har-
die Richardson. the Detroit secona
baseman. Kelly saw that only a des-
perate slide could save him. While
running at full speed he leaped into
the air. struck the bag with both feet
breaking lts straps and hurting II Tar
into the field. With that presence OF
mind with which Kelly was always
famous. be quickly regained his feet
and followed the sack far out into the
grass. picked Il up with one hand and
began running toward the left field.
while Richardson and the rest Of the
Detroit luheld gave pursuit. OF course
Kelly was tired from his fast run from
the home plate 20 second. and the extra
exertlon u carrying the bag and tear
ing into the outheld soon exhausted
him. Just as Hardie Richardson was
about 20 touch him with the ball Kelly
planted the bag 10 the field and sat
down upon II.
Putting and laughing be raised the
point that be was not out. inasmuch a.
he had reached the middle sack before
Richardson had got the ball. and what
was more. was siill 10 possession % th'
base. and as ocular proof Of his claim
he pointed 20 the sack upon which h.
was squatted. The spectators were
conyulsed with laughter. as were all
the players. and for i've minutes TN
pire Ferguson vas 80 confused that h
was unable % decide the point A
last. however. he decided that kelll
was safe at the initial impact OF hi
heels on the bag and amid much cheer
ing the king returned 70 the plae
where the sack should have been. ant
later IN the game made the rest OF th
circuit % the bases In safety.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-05
The Three Capital Pc.

The Powers family Is once more full
y represented In the presidential
ranks. Last year the number suffered
a dIminut!on by the temporary collapse
Of the Southern league, but with that
organization again In the field, under
Henry Powers and the Eastern league
and Interstate league headed respect
lively by p T. and Chas b. Powers.
that family has recovered lts numerical
strength It may be added without fat
terry that they arc three peaches" SO
Oar as experience. tact and ability In
the handling Ct minor leagues 10. Long
may they wave,