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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-04-17
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There never was an angel who
wouldn't take OF her wings and cook
Tor the man she loved.-New Orleans
plcayune.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-04-17

Experience keeps n dear school, but
fools viii learn at no other and scarce
IL M that.-Franklln.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-04-17

A mans department Is n mirror In
which each one displays his image
Goethe.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-05-24

While q strict disripilnafian. he sub
mitiea 60 discipline ~ wei az onfereed
n There are many Instances on rcccrd
wherp 10 was turned hack by private
soldiers, aud none ef thctn suffered Na
doiag their duty often they we're caiu
mcndei or adyanccd When president
Grant was arrested for fast driving
lie DOT only Paid the hne without a
nurmnr. bat nicrc,sicd tcr the man
who had ARRESTED him,
ON one occasion TIVE waggish soldiers
told new recruit who wanted a bun
Dc ~ clothes washed 10 80 10 tent
they pointed oat and ask short man
with brown beard smoking cigar TO
attend 20 t. The man described, Of
course. was the commanding eOneraL
When the recruit appeared and asked
to have his wash done. Grant showed
no annoyance. but by little question
ing found out the state Of the case, sent
an orderly with the recruit 60 idcsify
tie two soldiers aud had them confined
ln the guardhousc tlll they themselves
had washed the clothes
A most marked trait Of the general
was his love of truth, He was ayere
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-05-24

"The first time II was my pleasure
TO meet Lincoln" General Horace For
ter said recently, 'he had summoned
Grant to Washington 10 place him In
command OF the armies Of the entire
republic. Grant came into the room
late. jostled by persons who thought
themselves OF great importance. Lin
coin spled him at once, and. turning to
Mrs. Lincoln, he exclaimed; There be
Is now. My dear, this IL the man who
Is to end all our troubles" They were
a strange picture as they stood there
side by side, Lincoln and Grant, tho
latter short Of stature, his head bowed
and IN dusty garments, Lincoln tower
ing above him, his great right hand
clasplng that OF General Grant, talking
to him as father might TO his son."
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-05-24

In later battles Old Abe became a
stern veteran, but he never went
through a battle without tapping his
wings and screaming his widest war
notes. His eyes flashed fire, and he
seemed to enter into the spirit OF the
occasion. At Island No. 10, where his
comrades captured 6,000 prisoners, It
was related that the Confederate sol
dIers seemed 10 have superstitlous
regard for this living emblem OF the
Union.
Old Abe went through the battles OF
Iuka and Corlnth. BY this time he had
become famous In both armies, and the
Confederate General Price ordered his
capture, saying that he would rather
have him than dozen battlefiags.
Southarn prisoners taken In those bat
ties said that their officers would have
been more pleased to take or XII the
eagle than TO capture whole brigade.
During one fight the troops were 30
close together that In lul In the fir
ing several men In Company G heard
Confederate officer shout; "There Is
the bankety blanked eagle! Capture
him. boysr
IL was at the battle OF Corinth that
an Incident occurred which has become
celebrated In song and story. There
the Eighth Wisconsin was In pecul-
iarly exposed position. The eagle was
on his perch, screaming and dancing In
the excitement of the charge. He was
conspicuous target and many shots
went Ia his direction. One OF these cut
the cord that held him. Screaming, he
rose aloft, wheeled over the Confeder-
ate army once or twice, returned TO his
own regiment and was replaced on the
perch. This exciting incident has been
described by many eyewitnesses. The
bird seemed TO know his own regiment
from all the others, After this battle
IL vas found that the feathers Of one
OF his wings had been cut by a bullet.
Another time he was struck by ball,
and some OF bis feathers were cut, but
on neither occasion was blood drawn.
At Coldwatcr. Tenn. the eagle broke
his cord and few 10 distant reeiop,
but was coaxed down by a live chick.
en-. on later occasion. while the
colonel was making speech to the
regiment, the boys cheered loudly, and
Old Abe, wishing to share In the en-
thusiasIn, jumped up and down with
such force that be again snapped bis
cord ana few high into the blue II
nslly be IN On a tree, and one of the
soldiers captured him without trouble.
/ This made four times that be had got
away. and the fact that be had per
n,li,ed himself 70 be reiaken on each
occasion seems quite as remarkable AZ
other stories iol1 of the intelligent bsrl
He was quick to give ihe alarm q ibe
approaching enemy. and on more than
o.e instance be suddenly aWoss 70
scream q note Of warning 10 wonder
TIE soldiers regarded their liFlDs en-
E blem with 4 feeling akin 10 supersii'
tious reverence.
Upon the n.arrh TO Memphis old Abe
b, bis cord ta two. again escaping ana
Tying on ahead OF the army. Tbs ufne
be was captured by the bearer Simply
approaching cautiously and holding TIE
perch st the right angie, The eagle
Loypr. on and was secured Al Tie
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-05-24
sNoWsLIDEs OF ROCKIES.
Peril Of Mountains Takes It's Toll Of
Life and Property.

Life and Property.
Every year the life Of miner In the
high mountain regions is mcnaced by
the avalanche or snowslide, and every
year brings its list Of casualties and
OF halrbreadth escapes. The story OF
snowslldes would llll book and would
be a thrilling, tragic and In some cases
grewsome one.
Men have ridden hundreds Of feet on
the back OF snowslde and have es'
capped unhurt Others have been caught
and buried 80 deep and In such uncer
tain spots that their bodies have moi
been discovered until the melting OF
the snow In the following spring
Some have been caught as they vert
walking, but q few steps from tht
boarding house to the mine. or whlls
emptying car on the mine dump. No
lnfrequently men have found them
selves temporarily imprisoned by thu
entrance of the mine being closed by
slide while they were at work nnt
have had to dig their way out.
A Chinese cook at one OF the IdabS
mines stepped outside his kitchen dool
for moment aud was caught and
hurled with the slide 1000 feet dowf
the hillside and bis body was not re
covered TIL the following spring.
Such Incidents denote the extreme
suddenness. power and velocity OF thu
slide. Little or no warning IL given,
roar, n cloud OF snow obscuring th'
sight OF the real slide, and In mo
ment thousands Of tons OF snow
mingled with trees and debris. are sbo
down the gulch or the slope Of q noun
tain as from the mouth Of cannon
In a few seconds all is over and th'
scenery Of the little valley Is com
pletely changed. Mines aud Minerals.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-05-24
THE FIRST AIR BRAKE.
what II Did when Wesunshosse
Finally Won q Trial.

Persons who should have known bet
ter thought Westinghouse visionary
when they were told that he proposed
10 stop train by alr. Nobody SEEM
ed inclined to let him try his plan ON
real train, but they did not object to
his working a model Of II In shop
where he couldn't do amy harm or In
yolyc anybody else In expense. He
knew his scheme would work, but he
could not make any one else believe II.
SO be continued 10 sell bis Invention
for replacing deraIled cars on mo
tracks and to talk about bis brake 10
any railroad man who was willing 10
listen.
"Well, have you ever stopped Train
with this air thing Of yoursT they.
would ask,
No. he couldn't say that be had doDS
80 Nobody would let him try II even
on train Of dump cara.
One day he arrived In Plttsbnrg, sell
ing his other invention and taking
about his brake notion 10 man con-
pecfed with railroad out there.
That's great idea OF yours said
the man, I'VE will try II ON our line
So the officials Of this railroad per-
mltted Westinghouse TO put bis new
"kIckshaw" on one OF their ualbs'
But be had 10 agree 10 indemnify hs
road for any damage thnt might bs
| caused TO the train ms the result of mo
trials The train was equipped. on
the designated day the confident IN
yentor and group OF skeptienl rail-
/ way men oarded the train on when
the first mir brakes were nxeh. oH
went the train ON It's trial trip. The en-
gineer put on full speed, and just az
he Lad rounded a curve he saw ahead,
nj a grade crossing and Ia tbs middle
Of the track, loaded wagon. man
and boy and bnlky horse 1he sn'
pineer moved bis little lever. and tho
first train that was ever stopped "
air pulled up ~ staDdstil ssyerhi
Z feet short u tbs obstruction.
Thus on It's Grst trial. tbs Westing'
house air brake saved life apd prevent
ed damage 10 property. Tbenceforwnrd
taking was unnecessary; all that had
10 be done was TO make brakes Tbs
Inventor thought ~ that clause seeuT'
1 Ing compensation 10 the railroad io'
ans damage be might do 10 The Train.
and he laughed. His fortune dated
from that day. lie was thea oniy
twenty-five. Warren in buc-
cess.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-05-24
BUSINESS LAWS.
Mccall a frnnd.

II is fraud TO conceal fraud.
Ignorance Of the law excuses no one.
The acts OF one partner bind all the
others.
An agreement without consideration
is void
A personal right Of action dies with
the person.
The law compels no one to do I'M
possibilities.
A contract made with minor or
lunatic IL void.
a receipt for money paid Is not ie'
gally conclusive.
Signatures made with a lead pencil
are good In law.
Agents are responsible TO their prln-
cipais for errors
Each individual In n partnership "a
responsible for the whole amount OF
the debts OF the firm.
A draft becomes an acceptance when
the party upon whom II is drawn
writes accepted" across its face and
signs bis name.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-05-24

battle of Jackson hcrce thunderstorm
wged. adding lts clanlor 10 the ruar ci
the fghilng, The war eagle was now
Ia hls element Ihe riirh,nlng played
on his plnlons" Spreading his wings
he whisslod and acreechcd HE the true
hlri II love
while kcenly enjoying any kind OF
iight. old Abe seemed % take most DO.
light In The booming Of artillery. lie
showed no fear IN the presence of the
great gums bot n every Discharge
wenid spread bis wings and scream as
II animated by all The enthusiasm OF
war. At the assault on Nicksburg Ihis
was especially IN evidence. Gripping
his y.ereh. craning bis neck 30 watch
the eight. bis eyes blaKed, and be seem
"a almost In a frenzy Of rage. In this
charge the dag by the eagles side was
rlddled. but the bird escaped unhurt.
This was the occasion on which he was
hii the second time by ball but with
out injury.
yickshurg WIS the eagles last great
battle, although be served nearly 10
the end of 1864. being part OF the time
with sherman and aftcrward going
with his regiment through the cam
paigns Ia Louisiana and Arkansas. lie
was afterward given 90 the state OF
Wisconsin with appropriate ceremo'
nies. the governor making n speech In
his honor From that time till bis
death his home was in the basement
Of the capitol building.
AT one time Old Abe fought with
an eagle called Andy johnson and
killed him lie attended fairs all over
the northwest and was in constant de-
mand nj soldiers reunions. At every
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-05-24
what a Letter win Do.

A proofreader, anent the Importance
OF trlles. read from his notebook these
absurd sentences, each made by the
omission OF a single letter:
1.-THE conflict was dreadful and the
enemy was repulsed with great laugh
ter.
"when the presidents wife entered
the humble sitting room OF the mlnei
she was politely offered a hair.
"a man was yesterday arrested on
the charge ~ having eaten cabmar
for demanding more than his fare.
"An employee IN the service OF thu
government was accused of having
stolen small OK from the mail Tho
stolen property was found In bis vest
pocket"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-05-24

President Zachary Taylor In 1910
when only twenty-five years OF age
was appointed 10 n lieutenancy In the
regular army. He served In the army
10 10 or near the time Of his nomlna'
ton for the presidency In lsis. After
be had carried % tie prize friends oi
Henry Clay and others who wanted The
domination gneermgly spoke Of Taylo'
as an ignorant frontier colonel, whf
lad not voted for forty years. II i
probable be had not voted. AZ he had
been away from home ia ibe military
service most II the time and came iiit
promiaelce only tlrough bis brilliant
military record IN the Mexican war.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-05-24

companion started TO introduce one
with the preliminary apology, There
are no ladies' present" he was cut
short 10y the general, who said, mo,
but there are gentlemen present"
His ability as writer was shown
10y his military orders, his state papers
and, most of all, by his Memoirs" ="
His unconditional and immediate sur
render" II propose 10 fight II out on
this line II il takes all summer Let
us have peace" and many other of his
terse, meaty sentences have In them
the quality Of perennial life
His own story of the veto OF the
imitation bin Is illumlnatlve, whatever
we may think Of the merits or dement's
Of that measure. He had written an
apologize approval Of the bill, being
| induced thereto by the arguments or
party associates. After reading over
this approved he said TO himself. "That
IL not my real, honest opinion. ] am
not convinced Of the rightfulness OF
this view. II Is not sincere lie
thereupon tore It In pieces and wrote
| veto message.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-05-24

At the hattie ~ Farsnington ihe bird
showed a peculiar Intelligence When
the men wcv orsercd 10 ie down be
hind their breastworks nid Ais~ scraIn.
hlea down also lie was picked ~ sud
ordercd 10 kecp his perch 10, rcfnsssf
20 olry. This wms tried several times.
with ile same result lie was then a.
lowed 20 have bis way Ever after
ward. whca the men lay down. be was
allowed 10 DO likewise Hut when nc
burie sounded the eagle hcppea % his
f.crsh. with ouisprcad wings, and ~
maincd there throughon, The nght This
fact has l,cen attcsied hy 80 malQ sol
dlers that thcre Ia no doubt ~ its au
thenticity. otiicr examples ef hls ~
tellleencc almost As remarkable are on
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-05-24

No part N lie Ohio river l. In Ohio.
tie boundary of the state Is The north.
ern or northwestern margin Of The rly-
or. The stream itself i wholly in West
Virginia and Kentucky. where II flows
past Ohio The northwest territory, out
Of which Ohio was formed. was defined
~ the TERRITORY north and west Of the
Ohio. not north and west OF The middle
Of that great river.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-05-24

point he was greeted like a conquer
ing hero He was present at the noml-
nation OF General Grant for the presi-
dency, adding his screams to the
cheers of the multitude. He was one
of the features at the Philadelphia
Centennial. after which he was Oh ex'
hitition at Boston and other cities he
died in 1881 from the smoke inhaled
Mt fire in the basement Of the capitol
at Madison. II was Mt first proposed
to bury him with military honors, but
other counsels prevailed, and he was
made subject OF the taxiderinists
art His stuffed eiiigy, seated on his
old perch. is still pointed out to visit
orr to the statehouse at Madison,
where alI are proud Of the fame OF the
var eagle of It's Eighth Wisconsin.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-05-24

An obsergant man In all his Inter.
course with society and the world con-
stantly and unperceived marks on ey-
cry person and thing the figure ex.
presslve Of IFS value and. therefore. on
meeting that person or Thing, knows
INSTANTLY what kind and degree Of at
ienJon 20 give IT, This Is 20 make
something OF experienee.--John Foster.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-05-24

Il wish 10 submit lyric. sir" said
the timh young man "My friends say
il's a beasiy realiy sings Itself"
"IinnlJh" said the cold hearted e'ii'
tor "Wec5uldn'i use poem Ike that.
We want Que thnt. once printed, VIII
remain perfectly quiet sud not keep
our readers awake by singing Itself a'
all times"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-05-24


key 10 General Grants character II
read:
reform the lines and attack the en-
envy at dnybreak."
Grants cournge was shown on hun
dred fields. He exposed himself In the
midst OF flying shells and bullets, stood
unmoyed before bursting bombs and
seemed unconscious ~ danger Not
wiilisianding this be- was never wound
ed. and thc aids who accompanied him
seemed to escape IN almost niraen-
Ious manner This quality of bravery
Grant displayed Ia tie Mexican war.
But there III one peace Incident be
tween the tw, conflicts that Is little
known. II occurred while Grant was
az Gsi.na. A dishonest trader bad got
n consignment of leather from Jesse u.
Grant's store and seemed 10 he trying
10 avoid payment Ulysses thereupga
went 10 this trader's town. got q VIII
Of repleyin aud went with d deppv
sheriff 10 serve Il. The trader barn
caded himself behind barred door,
announced that be had loaded shot
gun and threatened death 20 ans man
WHO attempted 10 enter. Ulysses
took a flying leap at the door, broke
il Ia. captured The trader and secured
Tie TQa1a
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-05-24

~ A II f. TIE
famous War
eagle Of the
Eighth Wiseon
sin regiment
has been dead
for twenty nye
years That
htr mem ory
si!il survives
would suggest
thateven a bird
may be I'm
mortal Born
at the begin
ming OF the
great war the
twenty ycars
OF bis life con
s,iiuted almost
one continuous
ovation Nber
ever lie appear
ed. whether IN
war OF peace.
II was 10 evoke
tho widest On
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-05-24

10 taking ABOUT
his war exparis
ence es, but
Whenever he
heard a mis-
statement made
became uneasy
aud could not
refrain from
correcting II,
His friends,
know Ing this
fact. would OF
ten purposely
make misstate.
ments In order
10 draw him
out, While us
uslly a silent
man, few men
could talk more
entertainlngly
when he was
with congenlal
friends and the
lee was broken.
lie would not
listen 10 impure
-. mn.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-05-24

like they supplemented each other
/ Though they met but few times each
appreciated the other as deep answer
ing unto deep They were easily the
two chief figures OF their era, ana hls'
tory win link their names together. II
Lincoln may be called the modern
Moses. there is equal excuse for refer
ring to Ulysses s. Grant as the mod
ern Joshua. Grant is almost unlrer-
sally recognized now as the ablest
I American general, but the day may
come when his simple sentence. Let
us have peace" win lend more luster
TO his name than his greatest victory.
As a baby a loaded pistol was held
to his hand, the first he had ever seen.
/ His childish finger was pressed TO the
trigger. He neither winked nor whim-
pered at the succeeding report, but
cried out: "Fick 1t again! Flick II
agan!'
While in the Army OF the Potomac
General Grant one day stopped amid
a perfect rain OF bullets, dismounted
and took wire from his horses hoof
which he had just noticed aud feared
might injure the animal, and this after
the refusal of his brother-in-law, Colo.
mel Dent, to perform the service be-
cause of their exposed position.
Grants honesty is revealed nowhere
more strikIngly than during bis strait
ened circumstances before the war
He had left st. Louis owing several
months rent, but soon sent back every
cent, though only receiving a book
keepers wages at Galena. His gen
erosity was shown while on the farm
at Hardscrabble. TO an INDECENT neigh
Dor woman he gave $5, though he said
twas all he had In the world.
That General Grant had keen sense
OF humor was frequently shown. early
ip the war Lieutenant Wickheld, in
the advance guard Of the army, stop
ped at a farmhouse. represented him
self as General Grant and asked for
something to eat He was generously
supplied. and he and his companions
ate everything In the house but one pie.
Later Grant himself stopped at the
house and was told Of what had hap
pened. Giving the farmers wife,
whose name was Selvidge, a half dol
lar, the general asked her to keep that
Die until he sent for IT, That evening
the entire army was asked to turn out
In grand parade for orders. Thereupon
the following was read In impressive
style:
Headquarters Army In the Field
Special Orders No
Lieutenant Wickfeld Of the --- Indiana
cavalry, having on this day eaten every
thing In Mrs Selvidge's house, at the
crossing OF the rivers, except one pump
kin pie, Lieutenant Wickaeld is hereby
ordered TO return with an escort OF 100
cavalry and eat that pie also.
U. y. GRANT.
Brigadier General Commanding.
One OF Grants officers, taking adyan-
tage of sick furlough 20 canvass for a
congressional nomination, the general
wrote this Endorsement for an appll'
cation for extended furlongb:
IL Colonel ---- IN able TO travel over his
district 10 electioneor for congress he IL
able TO be with his regiment, and he u
hereby ordered TO join It Immediately OF
be dismissed from the service.
Before the surrender OF Fort Donel.
son a council OF war was held to de
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-05-24

The woman who said that she hnsw
,sr husband didn't drink because Dc
drank 70 much water In the morning
,so,t 20 IL with the woman who says
hat the reason ber husband doesnt 80
10 church is because be Is already az
suyi a. hs can bs.- Detroit FIRE. PrsAs
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-05-24

record lie was
very dtgnlnei
aud quick TO re
sent undue IA
unlliarity Like
the elephant. he
remembered In
juries one day
a sergeant han
died him rough
iy 1t " a y
mon tbs before
he saw that SER
geant again. but
when be did he
dew al him with
fury and drove
him OF. The
eagle was arec-
tIouatp 10 his
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-05-24

tleman offered $500 for the bird One
Ia Madison had already offered $500,
but TO sll these proposals the reply
was made. mo money can buy him"
Af,sr The var T. r. Bsrnpm pronerei
TO The state Of Wisconsin $4,000 fo'
Old Abe. but the offer was not eVer
considered.
I.arlng St Louis, The eagle regi'
uent went 10 be tile. ON the way The
mrn had % wade = stream waist deep
and In tie middle Of ], The bird vhis
tied shrlIiy. and the soldiers answered
With laughter aud cheers eyen While
struggling through tie water. Al all
times the presence Of TIE eagle arolsed
Amusement and kept rp ihr spirits Q!
the men. as Re was already regarded
ns an argnry of sncoess Ia TIE regi
ments first hattie. al Fre3eriek,aSn
No. risc eagle was wildly excited
gnaulng his rerea fapping bis wing
and screaming. an n half crales hy th'
experience. That ngti. BY the way, re
sgllel "a yictogy,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-05-24

The true strength OF every human
soul Is TO BE- dependea, On as many
mother rs II can discern and 10 be de.
pended upon BY as many inferior a.
II can reach.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-05-24
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