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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-09

plness though Il would b hard to as
sign any general reason for this rot
uncommon condition. An inquihtive
magazine writer has recently been
compiling some % the numerous ex-
amples which apparently prove the as
sertion FIRST made Leaving out the
unhappily mated mOnarehs. who have
but little choice IN their partners. Il
Is noted that a quiet home life is ex-
cepti0nal among actors. and even liter
afure presents a surprising laek Of
compatibility between husbands and
wives. From Socrates 20 Dryden.
Shakespeare. Johnson. Addison. MIL
ton. Moliere. Byron. Shelley. Dickens.
Bulwef. George Sand and George Eli
Of. each has had a share In household
woes.
Generally the public will award rs
sympathy 10 the famous partner. with
out seeking farther. but Il II often the
case that the man who wins fame IL
apt 10 develop an abnormal sensitive
ness. as II be stood on a higher pedes-
tai than the smaller mortals even In
bis own house Then. from them all
be expects the upllfted. adoring eye
and voice. As a rule. be does not re-
oeive adulations al home II ought 10
be considered a misfortune that the
place for literary work Is usually az
home. Here a man cannot have the
quiet. undlsturbed sanetum. devoted
only to the interests Of his work. that
the business man has In his once. In
terruptions are apt to be constant
There is another reason for this do
nestle unhappiness that Is only too
common The writer. II he Is liter
airy man also. must grow In breadth
Of knowledge and ideas. while the Wif'
enclrcled by the small duties Of home
has little chance for growth. and is for.
tunate II she does not become even
more narrow Shakespeare outgreW
his wife Byron and Bulwer outgrev
their wives. and. like ordinary cyclists
resented the fact that they did no
hourly receive the praise they erayed
Carlyle pranced ahead Of his equally
disappointed mate. but made bite
speeches because Of her lack Of speed.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-09

managers. oliver Tebeau. OF the Cleve-
land team. being among them. and tbs
latter succeeded in landing him. While
with the Fort worths McAllister play
ed In every position on the nine. and
acquitted himself In n creditable man.
ner In them all. After Joining the
clevelands he was used a. a utility man
and gave general satisfaction. Last sea-
son he participated in 30 championship
games, but In none Of them did he give
more satisfaction than In the double
games on the afternoon Of Sept. 7 last.
on the Polo grounds. New York city. In
the opening game cuppy was knocked
out by the New Yorks In the third In
ming and McAll!ster replaced him. and
during the remalnder q that game al
lowed the locaK only one safa-hlt. He
did 20 well that Manager Tebean sent
him In again in the second game. and
although only seven innings were CON-
pleted he held the home team down TO
seven safe hits. including a home run, a
triple and double Dagger. which yield
ed New York four runs against one for
Cleveland. His excellent pitching on
that occasion caused Manager Tebsaa
TO place him on the regular pitching list
for the season.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-09

by Mrs. A. y. Rinchardt Of Denver.
Col. having made last year 2lO26
miles and NJ centuries. Mrs. RIne-
harts 1896 record was 1876 miles and
iiG centuries out Of the 3G5 days I'm
the year 1897 Mrs Allen was on her
wheel 26G. She Is planning Tor this
year cycling fCats that viii Guido her
remarkable record of last year, inchd-
ing a trip alone from Boston 90 Chlca-
20 and other western cities. Mrs. Al
lens longest day run last year was 1853
miles from Worcester TO Albany, n.
Y. over dlfiicdlt roads and steep
grades. July 10. Her banner month
was October. Oct. 2s was the only day
she failed to make n century run. One
thousand seven hundred and forty
eight miles Of her total mileage In 1897
were done on tandem with her hus-
hand Mrs. Aliens average riding for
twenty-seyen days In September was
1851 miles. Meeting an acquaintance
on the boulevard one day, who desired
n spin. Mrs. Allen turned OF twenty
three miles In an hour. Mrs Allen
has been devotee Of the wheel for
three years and during that time she
has Travelled n distance Of S5,OeS miles
as indicated by her cyclometer with
all this riding she has improved II
health and gained In weight Prior e
this che had been In feeble health.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-09
strain a, cou,,uou. n,a,.r.

An unbiased long-dlstance rider Who
was out last Sunday with Z. S. Ed
wards, the member OF the Century
wheelmen who has set out upon the
task Of riding century every day In
1895. says OF the record breaker: Il
do not think he will fail because Of
any bodily breakdown. I think his
legs and stomach and health will last.
For my part what would most fear.
we're I attempting TO do such a feat,
would be a mental breakdown. The
strain Of having only one thing 20 DO
and keeping one idea In mind day after
day must be terrible. Imagine. think
ing nothing but twenty-five miles
gone. another ten gone. ffteen more To
the turn etc. think I should 20
crazy II kept that up for couple
OF hundred days The kind OF train
ing would consider most important
II undertook feat Of the kind would
be mental relaxation and occupation.
I would want a new language 10 study
while on the road with games. Ilght
conversation and books CT short stor-
lee at night The trouble Is that man
breaking century records gets no
chance 10 talk or hear OF anything else
than the one thing that he Is doing.
Everyone he meets while riding and
everyone he sees at night Il only TO
sure 20 make his daily performance
the subject % an conversation. aud
give 10 him no chance 70 think % any
thing else Edwards looks 20 be
perfect tettle and I hope ne will sue
coed In his task. lie does not look
like one who Is likely 70 give away
either mentally or physically. What
I say Is simply what I would fear for
myself | have been In scores OF Gen.
turtles. single. double and triple. I
have ridden a. many a. half a dozen
consecutive centuries and know
something OF the strain on the mind"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-09

Is a Jacket which Is cut quite low In
the neck to admit OF a white mousse
line yoke and lace front II Is braid
ed In front In military fashion with
the black plping. and back Of this four
strips OF piping are put on TO simulate
a bolero. Around the top satin rib
bon Is woven together In a perfect bas-
ket pattern through the meshes OF
which the white guimpe CLEANS. Bands
Of ribbon trimming are so popular as
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-09

There Is but little Of the new shirt
waists that diIere from those hereto
fore worn. In general effect they are
quite the same. Yokes may be varied
In shape and collars show some slight
changes. but not enough 10 attract the
attention Of any one but an expect. A
trining departure Is the round collar
turned over a straight band. This Is
new and makes variety. which is al
ways liked. especially by young peo-
pie who are fond Of dressy waists and
novelties.
In the Item Of shoulder capes. fiufi-
ness and an enormous amount OF thin
material divide favor with cloth
trimmed with embroidery and passe-
menterie A pretty model has a yoke
OF brocaded satin. the figures OF which
are outlined with bead embroidery.
From yoke are deep ruffies Of tareta
and over these are frills Of silk muslin
headed by puffs OF the same. A high
faring collar Ii finished AZ the edge
with puiis Of muslin.
There are shown a very handsome
assortment Of poke bonnets. They are
not extremely large. but are very silly
ish: and, although but very few women
find them becoming, they will undoubi-
eddy be quite generally worn on accoun,
OF their pictureEqueness and real beau.
~ They are made over a frame. the
brim being put on smoothly on the
outside. The inside Is Of shlrred crepe
chiffon or lisse One 81 these bonnets
Is o. helloirope velvet on the outside
and inside an exquisite shade Of tea rose
pink. The trimming i Of helloirop,
feathers and bows Of heliotrope rib.
bon with pansies that look a. though
they might have been brought from
the florists for this special purpose.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-09

ferred to. but instead Of doing 50 Is
heaplng all manner Of abuse upon them.
The Sporting Life has seen our nation
al game decline az a public attraction
Al least 90 per cent within the past ten
years. II Il knows anything Il knows
that rowdy ball has had a great deal 10
DO with this deplorable state Of Affairs.
Messrs. Hart and Brush have simply
come 10 the rescue. II Il likely that the
anii-rovdy ball rules will have the de-
sired effect.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-09


Strike. strike the golden strings.
And 10 their gloriea sound.
Fill. hll the rcd wine high.
And lei the toast 80 round.
To woman. dearest woman.
guam W the generous wine:
Give me thy hand my brother.
Here's 10 thy love and mine.
Thy love and minel
Strike. strike the harp that ever
Thrilrd 10 dear womana praise.
OF all the themes the brightest
May win a poets lays:
To woman. dearest woman.
guam the warm blood of the vim:
And hand In hand. my brother.
Drink unto thine and mine.
To thine and mine.
III
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-09

Referring to the trouble Of the scores
In correctly interpreting the earned run
rule Las, year. VIII Rankin. the sage
Of the New York Clipper. sensibly says:
There would not have been any trou-
bic whatever had the COMMITTEES on
rules LET the old rule stand. but when
they changed It by adding aid Of hasa
hits only the mischief was done"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-09
Here. III. r.,s., m.nd.hak..

The bicycle Is responsible for a new
salutation. From the wheel 10 ride
has been evolved the wheel 20 shake
The new handshake Ia rotary. muscu-
lar and amusing; II IL also growing
popular The bicycle handshake Is
here 10 stay and war will not diminish
rs popularity The bicycle handshake
Is the natural offspring Of a rotary
mind busted twelve hours In the day.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-09

The scene o; De Wolf Hopper's new
opera, The Charlatan." which IL be-
ing written by Charles Klein and John
Philip sousa. Il laid In Northeastern
Russia. at the base Of the ural noun
talns. and the time OF the opera IA
somewhere between that far-off day
when the visigoths ran everything and
everybody In sigh, and the present
day OF spanish-Amerlean agitation.
20. O." the four-act play recently
produced In London. shows a pseudo
literary man winning position ana
wealth by publishing and issuing a.
his own poems, novels and dramas Of
a besotted genius oontentlug himself
with the functions Of "ghost.a
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-09

Not only has Sarah Bernhard COM
pletely recovered from the effects Of
the operation which she recently I'M.
derwent in the private hospital OF Or.
Pozzi. near the Are de Triomphe. but
Parisian rumor has Il that during the
last six weeks she has grown exces-
slvely heshy.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-09
srhnnl DreaaeA.

Children require more attention than
their elders at this time OF year, Cor
last summers dresses are entirely out
Of the question when their owners grow
an inch or two from one season to the
next School dresses and play clothes
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-09
BASE BALL GOSSIP.
A MEMORABLE GAME PLAYED
IN KANSAS CITY.
What Il wrong with . We'll Known
sporting Paper. "a Il DsfsaaIns Rovay
BaIl-Ths Career Of the Late Bobby
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the Curve.

CANNOT account
for the position Of
the Sporting Life
with regard 70 the
anti-obacurity cru
SADIE 80 earnestly
led by James A.
Hart and John T.
Brush Tha, paper
should defend the
cause pursued BY
the gentlemen re-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-09

Dear me. Figarol" | said. as he
endeavored to strangle me with a tow
Ell, how dirty your hands are. to be
sure"
Yes. sir" he replied. cheerfully.
you're the first gentleman that's asked
for shampoo all day. "-Pick-M Me Up.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-09

Louis W. MeAslister Of the Cleveland
team. received hls preliminary lessons
IN baseball on the lots az Fort WORTH
Ter. While In the amateur ranks W.
n. Ward. manager n the Fort Worth
Club Of the Texas League. saw him play
and signed him for his team for ths
season Of 1891 His ability TO play every
position In the game with equal sue
cess made him a valuable man. and he
was the mainstay Of the club during his
maiden engagement The Little Rock.
Ark. Club engaged him for the season
Of 1884. but he returned 10 the Fort
Worth Club IN 1885. That year the Tex
a. League championship season was d.
vided into two series. McAllister par
ticipating In one hundred and three
championship contests. and ranking
high a. a bstsman. according 10 the Of
ncial averages Of that league. The Dali
las Club came In FIRST In the first series
and Fort Worth In the second SERIES
In the final contest between these two
clubs he volunteered 10 pitch i've OF the
games oonsecutiyely. which be aid. win
mag them all He remained with the
Fort Worth Club throughout the season
OF 1896. when his work began 10 attract
the attention Of different major league
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-09

adornment OF summer dresses that II
would be no wonder II the ribbon mar
ket should be emptied before the sea-
son IL over Ribbon Is used for ruflies
In most eXtravagant fashion, and Il Is
so much easier TO use Il than to hem
silk that one Is fain TO economlze In
some other direction and spend the
money on ribbon aounces. The Latest.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-09

are the most perplexlng. for the fond
mamma likes 10 have them pretty and
becoming. a. well az ssrviceable. Blue
and white striped denim may be made
TO answer both these requisites with a
little care. The dress pictured here,
for instance. II made sufficiently dec
oraiive for the ordinary summer fuse
ton. II Is merely blouse waist and
skirt with a brqS sailor collar. but
the collar is scalls i around the edse
and trimmed with dark blue braid.
There Is more braid on the girdle 10
which the skirt II sewed and braid
trims the pointed cuffs on the sleeves
A plaid tie and a tucked white main
sock ohemisette or guimpe may be
varied with a plain blue he and
guimpe. Two or three dresses o. dif-
ferent material may be- made on this
pattern at the same time. thus saving
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-09

a great deal Of labor for all may be
cut out together and after one Is I'm.
lshed Il "a remarkable how much more
quickly one can do the others-The
Latest
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-09

Matthews has been pretty generally
credited with being the inventor OF
curve bali pitching. though some au-
thoritles claim that Cummings was the
discoverer Of that art. Al any rate Mat
thews was the hrst man TO battle bats
men with various kinds Of curves, for
Cummings could only throw an out
curve. while at the time OF Matthews
retirement he could throw all the
curves. shoots and drops ever known to
pitching science. and he used more
styles Of delivery and had better con-
troll OF the ball In using them than any
twirler up to that time, or. Tor that mat
ter. since then.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-09
FOR WOMEN AND HOME.
ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR MAIDS
AND NATIONS.

A New skirt Mystery-A Fiimsy Cload Of
DiaPhAnoas Material Go Enssiope the
summer Giri-wIss- Of Great Msn
Are seldom Happy.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-09

A street dress that came out Tor the
FIRST time last Sunday Is trimmed with
bands Of black satin piping The waist
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-09

What some people know would All
book what they don't know would
OIL a library.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-09

In a large measure why he lasted 80
many years. There never stood In the
box a cooler and nervier man than
Matthews. In tight place ne had no
equal, because there never has been a
pitcher yet who had as good a pitching
head upon his shoulders a. did the sub
ject Of this sketch. As a strateglst he
was a marvel.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-09

In brief. as a pitcher. Matthews was
what might be called par excellence.
lie won several championships for the
clubs he played with. his last being for
the Athletics Of this city In 1883. Even
two years later he would have won an
other one for the same club had he been
given assistance by the other pitchers
on the clubs roster. as that season he
won ~ out Of 20 games that he ofhcl-
ated In and was only hlt ordinarily In
two Of the seven lost. the other Eve be-
Ing by low and very close scores. Mat
thews had friends galore everywhere,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-09

years ago as the trainer and
manager Of Tom Williams. the welter-
weight pugillst. controls most all the
cycling events Of that country. Bur
rows Is located at Cairo and has charge
OF large hall. said 10 be nearly the
size OF Madison Square Garden. In a
recent letter 10 Williams. Burrows
writes; Il have just received Ave
months leave Of absence. and by the
ume you receive this eplstIe will be
on my way 10 England After weeks
stay there | will visit America. I will
bring with me. II possible. several crack
bicycle riders. both native and foreign
porn. and try aud enter them in some Of
the events there. ! have developed a
iot OF French riders. Who will. think
cut quite figure In America am
quite a cycler myself. and when ! get
10 the States will try to get on a
match. Things out here are hne. Box
INK u booming. but the real thing IL the
wheel think riders could make lot
OF money out here In races while In
America and England ! shall Try and
see II cannot make a few matches"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-09

who yiIl sincerely regret 10 isnrn q
his dsath, He was willing WORKER. a
a genial disposition and immsuseIF
popular with all lovers Of our great nz-
tional game.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-09

After being In harness. 70 20 speak.
for 20 years. Matthews retired on his
own account In 1887. with a pitching
arm almost as good as when be began
his baseball career. His last baseball
employment was as umpire In the Play
ers' League In 1890. after which be de-
voted himself 10 horse racing interests.
Al the time his last illness began year
ago he was employed At Joe Starts road
house. near Providence. He was a re-
markable pitcher In all respects looked
AZ. In the frst place he was dimlnutive
In stature. weighing only 10 pounds
and considering his size the wonder Il
that he had strength enough 10 pitch a
speedy ball And yet he had a. much
speed as any Of them. though he did not
depend on Il for success. In the second
place. despite the disadvantage OF lack
OF physical strength and that he did not
strictly observe athletic rules with re-
gard TO training and keeping In good
condition. Matthews nevertheless lasted
20 years longer than any other pitcher
has ever lasted. and more than twice
as long as the average twirlers last.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-09

Mrs. NJ. s. Allen OF Worcester. Mass.
has beaten the 1896 bicycle record, held
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-09

Wives OF great men, as n rule, fail to
secure thelr full share II domestic hap.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-09
NOTES OF THE WHEEL.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO Dew
oTEES OF THE BICYCLE.
"'ennE In hEJpt-Ths People Of That
Ancient Land Taking Kiadiy to the
American Invention -- About LAmp..
Good aud had Gear aud speed.


lC1CLING II evil
IDENTIFY popular In
Egypt Both ma
tlves and foreign
ers utilize the
wheel Tor kindred
things. and have
learned to ride
quite fast. too.
Tom Burrows Of
Australia. who was
h ere several
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-09

I see by the papers that our old
friend. Bobby Matthews. has gone 20
his reward. Not many Of the younger
generation will recall Matthew'S A
large percentage Of attendants At games
Of to-day remember the once great
pitcher Of the Athletics Matthews. In
his day. was the star Of them all. and
with Arthur Cummings he divided the
honors Of having invented the curve
ball. OF a comparatively slight phys
ique Il used 10 BE- a source OF surprise
~ 10 where be got his speed, and yet
he was In continuous service longer
than any other pitcher Of whom We
have any record. II will be a melan-
choly pleasure 10 local patrons Of the
game 10 know that the money taken In
az the benefit game al Philadelphia
Park last summer helped 10 make poor
Bobby'S last days on earth comfortable.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-09

Matthews was born IN Baltimore Nov.
Il. 1851 He began bis career with the
Maryland Club In 1867 and 1865. and
was with the Peabodys % Baltimore In
1863. The next year he pitched for the
kekiongas Of r. Wayne. Ind. and 10
1871 oficiated for the Lord Baltimore
team. In 1873. "a and rs he played
with the famous Mutuals Of New York
The Centennial year found him In San
Francisco. and the year following with
the Worcester National League Club.
Boston signed him In 1878. and the
next two years he was in Providence,
for which club he helped TO win the
championship. Boston again secured
him In 1851. and held on 10 him for two
years. when the Athletics procured him
In 1883. Matthews was 5 feet 81 inches
tall. and when In his best pitching form
weighed but 10 pounds.