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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-25

during the month fairs arc being held
all over Dixie The capital h very anx-
ious 10 secure the building. and sew
erai other cities are making a fight,
The fair to be held In Washington will
be at the National Rifles armory and
will be- participated In BY representa-
tive ladies from different southern
states.
The family Of the French ambassa-
dor. N.Fatenotre. are about to take up
theirrosidenceata cottage a. Cape May
for the summer u ~ rumored that an
addition 10 the family is expected next
month. on Monday last a luncheon
was given at the embassy IN honor OF
the christening Of the baby who was
born last year al the home Of Mr.. FL
version. In Philadelphia.
The wife Of the new Russian ambas-
sador. Madame De Koizebue. Il not ex-
pected to reach town before fan. and
the ambassador will spend the summer
at some fashionable resort. where he
has taken a cottage.
Madame Domlnguez. formerly the IA
nous beauty, Helene Murphy. Of New
York, sailed recently for Paris. where
she will be Joined next month by her
husband. who has been appointed 10 Z
new post The new minister 10 this
country is expected 10 reach here In a
few weeks.
The amount Of the fund being raised
by the General Miles Testimonial asso-
citation as yet amounts 10 but $4,000.
while the sum OF 100000 Is contem-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-25

plated. Il Is the wish Of Mrs. Miles to
live near her uncle. Senator sherman.
whose home Is on X street
Mrs. Senator blanchard left town
yesterday for her home In Louisiana.
Mrs Truxton Beale. formerly Hattie
Blaine. daughter Of the late Secretary
Blaine. has named Ter infant son
Walker Blaine Beale for her brother.
who died some six years ago when act
ing a. his fathers assistant IN the state
department Mr.. Beale Is at present
travelling In Europe In the interests Of
the Studebaker Wagon company. and
Mrs Beale. his wife. is with her mother
In the north. the Blaine mansion In this
city being rented out to Mr. westing-
house. OF air-brake fame
The present Japanese minister. Mr.
Kurino. Is shortly to be replaced by Mr..
Hoshi, a young gentleman who has the
distinction Of being the first Japanese
TO graduate from the English Univer-
sity OF Cambridge. II Is thought that
Kurlno viii be transferred 10 the post
Of the minister OF Italy. and may also
be called upon 10 TX up a set Of treaties
with other European nations. Mr.
Hoshl IS expected to be at his new post
In very short while.
Cy warman. Of Sweet Marie fame
Is now making his home In Washington
but viii return 10 Denver within few
weeks His wife. who Is woman Of
great beauty. Is the sweet Marie men
toned In the song.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-25

They work Their wa, Iats thr
Flesh On Di-tressiuE va,
The quill oC porcupinc is like had
habit: II Il once gets hold Il constantly
works deeper aud deeper. though the
qulll has no power 81 motion IN itself;
II Is the live active flesh that draws Il
IN by means Of ihe hnrhed point one
day my boy and ! encountered por-
cuplne on the top Of one q the Cat
skills. and We had a little circus with
him. We wanted 20 wake him up and
make him show n little excitement u
possible. Without violence or injury
10 him we succeedcd o. the extcnf ~
making his eyes fairly stand Oiu from
his head. but quicken his mcil0n hc
would not-prohably could Ho'.
What asionished and alarmed him
seemed 10 be- that his quilts had no
effect upon his enemies. they laughed
M his weapons. He stuck his head
under a rock aud left bis lack and
tail exposed This Is the porcupines
favoriie position ~ defense "N0w
come II you dare" he seems 90 say.
Touch his tail. and like trap IL
springs mp and strikes your hand full
~ little quilts. The tail l. the active
weapon Of defense: " ith this the ami
NAL strikes II b the outpost that de-
llvers is FIRE before the citadel Is
reached. II N doubtless This fact that
has given rise 10 the popular notion
that the porcuplne can shoot is quilts.
which 81 course Il cannot do.
With rotten stick we spnng at
the animals tall again aud again. till
IT, supply ~ quilts began Ia run low.
and the creature grew uneasy. what
does this mcanT he seemed 10 say.
his excitement rising His shield upon
his back. too we trihrl with. aud
when We finally drew him forth with
f0rkcd stick. his eyes were ready a.
burst from bis head. Then We laughed
In his face and went our way Before
We had reached our camp ! was sud.
denly seized with strange. acute pain
In Que ~ nv feet. IN seemed ~ u
large nerve was he'ug roughly saw.
I'd in two could not take anoihe
step. Sitting down aud removing my
shoe aud stocking. ! ecarhed Tor ID,
cause Of the paralyzing pain. The foot
was free from mark cr injury. hul
what Is this little thorn or fang Of
/ thistle doing on the anklef ! pulled
Il out and found II 10 BE- one u M
lesser quilts 81 the porcuplnc. H1
some means. curing cur circus" ihl
qnill had dropped inside my stocking
the thing had took" and the pOrcu
pine had its revenge for oil The ln
dignltles We had put upon him. ] wa
well punished The nerve which ihl
quill struck had unpleasant mcmorie
of Il for many months nfirrNard.
When you come suddcnly upon N
porcuplnc In his native haunis b
draws his head hack and down. put
up his shield. trails his hroad tail. an
watdies slowly away His shield
the sheaf * !sT=rr quilts upon hi
hack. which he opens and spreads ou
IN cirsnlar form 80 that the Who'll
body Is quite hidden beneath It'll
Porcuplnc, by John burroughs. IN :
Nichol"s
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-25
A YOUNG EDITOR.
Nine Years old and Has ssventy-nvs
Subscribers.

Subscriber.
This r. about a s-year-old boy who
Il editor and proprietor OF a two-page
weekly paper. with seventy-fye paid
subscribers and new and enlarged
publishing plant. purchased from the
earnings OF his paper In the wa and a
half OF its existence. says the 7 h York
World. Frederick Folger Thomas 10
the young editors name. and his paper
rs the Hudson Star. published at Hud-
son. n. Y.
Il contains all the news Of The day
In the juvenile circle Of the editor and
his subscribers. editorials. verse.
humor, illustrations. complete weather
reports and frequent graphic accounts
OF occurrences Of interest TO the readers
OF the Hudson Star. The editors terms
are 10 cents per volume. four papers
per volume when the terms are
marked with blue pencil Il Is a notice
that your subscription has expired
The Idea OF getting out paper was
his own from the beginning and the pa
per editorial. reportorial. art, business
and publishing departments-is his
work alone and unaided For the hrHt
six months his paper did not appear
regularly, but since March 1895. II has
appeared without a break. except for
the time the editor" was sick With
the chicken pox. The elaborate four
page Christmas number the editor
wrote and illustrated while he was sick
In bed with that unfortunate Juvenile
afnlctlon The paper Is printed IN
colored inks on a little printer" by a
gelatine-plate process OF his seventy
five subscriber there are some half
dozen In California and a. many h. Chi
cago. His business department Is very
methodlcally managed lie makes out
bills. folds. wraps and addresses his pa
pers. besides delivering them TO sub
scrlbors In the city. The enlarged pub
fishing plant consists chiefly Of a new
press or printer" which cost s. and
was purchased from his earnings IN hii
journalistic venture. The boy attends
school two sessions a day and takes
plano lessons and. with the growing lis
OF subscribers and increasing work the
editors" mother has finally prevailed
upon him 10 make the paper a fort
nightly In future
A graphic editorial explains q recen
delay In the papers reaching III
patrons. My subscribers must kindly
excuse the editor for not being NOR
prompt. as he was sliding down a hi
and run into a fence. which struck hin
right under the eye. Another time
few days after. he was again slidinl
down hin when b. struck q log. whiel
sent the sleigh, With him on Il, to an
other fence. hurting his arm-his RICH
arm-very badly. nearly breaking Il
and 30 he could not write at all. III
arm Is still badly bruised. from the Ell
bow nearly TO the wrist" lie announce
later. Il thank my subscribers 70
paying me as well as they did. for
am able TO buy a very nice desk a
high as my eyes"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-25

Strangely enough the only fre rl...
urc1 Ia the room not relating % Dick.
ems are portraits ~ the American ~.
ress. Mary Anderson.
Before Wc leave ihr ina We uf.ln o..r
names iu The visitors book u IS alae-
Ing bate. and We hurry back. n "A alli
beautiful Walk aud after nrc miles
we are again In Gnvesend. Entering
the town By the Pelham road. Ne come
10 the White Post Tavern. and must
PAUSE % contemplate another sl.of 81
Interest. Reside the tavern IL a little.
rectangular yard. wen covered uIsh
grass and surrounded with n nouef
border. IN the middle b circular
fiowcr-hcd fillel with white iulins. with
q solitary rosr.hush in the center.
Nothing further marks this sgl1t. and
few know that Il has special Interest:
yet under that sol i the tomb of 10
cahonias
lin the parish register ~ old st.
Marle's church. which once stood there
j. entered:
''iGl7. Mary 2lst. Rebecca wmlng.
WYE Of Thomas Wrolife. Gent. a VIZ.
ginia Iadye borne was buried IN 81
chnnc.ll-
There Il mistake Ia the name
Thomas. for Il should be- John. MARY"
Is old style for May
Strange vas the fate OF rocahun.
fas. A savage maiden from toe pfl.
uieyal forests OF America. who 6ird
among the civilized white people she
loved. FAR fom the land % her birth. =
a Stroll Ia the Garden of Eneland.
By Lieut. John n. Ellicoti. 4. s. ~. IN
81 Nicholas.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-25
IN me DEPTHS OF BLACK DIES
PAIR

Johns boat ran into the little bay Just
below the farmhouse Il looked like an
oasis dropped into desert Of water
"A pretty Eirl came down TO the
shore presently, and after the FIRST
Glance at her. John was never himself
again. Ills stay upon the Island was
prolonged until his companions were
impatient. and he only left at last be-
cause one Of them looked aimiringly
at the girl he had fallen In love with al
FIRST sight. Two days later he went
back again. and after that everybody
began TO suspect something queer. And
never a week OF that summer passed
but the Oneida ran into the little bay
and pokcd her nose up toward thefarm-
house. And mover a time dld she 80
hut she carried some Pretty or useful
present for ,hc girl who had charmed
particular John Until he could see Moth
Ing but her In Ell the world. One Gay
she carried a jewellers tiny box and on
the pretty pink cotton inside Il lay a
shining ring. with a big solitaire dla-
mond cleaning like a star In a sunset
sky.
After that John was too harpy tor
his rapture to be was In the condi-
ton which the sco,chmon call fey
that state OF JOY which often presagcg
a coming sorrow. In the opinion Of pes
slmists. This state OF beantitade
lasted until the cold weather had made
a trip to the island almost Impossible.
when the lake can no longer be used as
means Of travel. the Inhabitants OF
the island, few In number and widely
scattercd, resign themselves TO their
own society and resources until spring
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-25

William Matthew'S IN his trcatlse o.
Modern Bookblndins Practically zen
sldcred. gives the following suggest
I've hints ON this suhiecl. whieh aFt
wei worthy Of attention by an lowers
OF beautiful hookf;
Hold the book with iis back on .
nmooth OF covered table; let the frpnl
hoard down. then the other. holding thl
leaves IN the hand while yuu open .
-. front and 80 20 on.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-25

Johnny Jameson had arrived al his
eighth birthday and thought tat "
would be real nice 20 write a letter
to his papa. and this Is the way he
began
MY Dear Papa 3D. Whenever | am
tempted TO do wrong ! think Of you
aud say. Get thee behind me, Satan. p"
Our Girls and Boys
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-25

Secretary Merton believes that h
has among the assistant statisiicians
81 his force one man who i little iess
than wonder as a ''nggcrer." The
mans name Is Henry Farquhar. and
rumois Of his ability in mental arish
mctic having been In circulation fcI
some time. the secretary the other day
pui the matter % test. mir. Ear
uuhar." said the secretary. II have
heard you can multiply ten figures in
your head. l. that soy Well r.
piled the assistant statisiician modest
Is. Il am willing 90 try" Then mul
tlply a.GS9. tui hy Az" said Seerctaf.
Al..ri.all III Earnnhar had the llEnrel
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-25

tfs'' 1890 80 -
Is one OF the boaux Of the town. The
Chinese minister. who has been absent
for some time In Peru. Is now on the
water en- route for this country. The
minister Is accredited to several other
nations besides that Of the United
States.
The southern ladies Of the city awe
decided to hold q fair, the proceeds Of
which will 20 to the fund donated by
Charles broadway Rouss. OF New York
for a Battle Abbey Ia the south. Mr
ROuss gave the sum Of 100000. with
which an equal amount must be placed
BY southern people. and for this reason
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-25
IIomase Paid ,e So s,err.. .

hnaaAe Faia 10 SKY rtoneh.
Because they come from meieors.
bodies that fall In this way are called
meieoritcs; and fer very many wears
past all the melcorites which
been Seen 70 fall. or could Dc ID
have been carefully kept. - that
may h. studied. " know. too.
they have fallen In earlier ilme
We'll, because the histories 81 n,
All anclnct peoples contain uccc
u srrh occurrences ard ~ the hon
paid 10 the SKY stones" by those
thought them gifts from the god
miraculous objects. Il l. prol
that the so-callel goddess Dlaua
was worshlped by the people %
eSus was a me.coric stone.
A mass ~ iron whil \ proved TO
mcteOrite was found IN Texas n
years axe. nj the crossing 81 a 1
her % trails hading In different
rectlous. II was learned that Il lad
been set up by the Indians a. fetish
or object OF worship: ard whoever
passed 10y was expected g. leave upou
~ ANttNATH aANNMAHANNr ANNAAANs NA UNIV
articles ~ offerings. since u was r.
garlcd as having come nom the Great
Spirit. Another. which Tell IN India
some yeaIS ago. was kept sleckei Will
hcwers. was daily nnnoiute,l. and a..
qreniiy worshipcd with great eere
mony There Il preserved 10 THIS las
In the parish church Of Eusishelm
Alsatc. Germany. n stone NclghinG
over two hundred pounds. which Rel
In the town Nov IL. ifa2. The king
being near 40 the tiuie had che sion,
carried Ia the castle. and after break
Ing OF two pieces. one Tor himself an,
the Other Tor the Duke Slgismuud. or
densl the remainder 90 h. kept Ia thl
chrUh as a miracuirors object. an,
Il siill hangs there. suspended hy
chain from the yarlt 0f the choir.
"Shoctlng-Siats that Reach the Earth.
10y oliver G. Harrington. Ia ~. Nichols
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-25

woman-How can you 90 on the
stage In such a scanty cos.ume7
Another Woman-Oh. you get used 20
the draught after awhile,-Detroit
Tribune.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-25

wife-what a happy-looking couple
those two arel wonder how long
they've been married.
Husband-Oh. ] guess they're only
engaged. New York Weekly.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-25
Hird That Has q Decided Preferences
for flumnu prey

ittfu Nhut ltme q decided preference
for iiumnu prey
In the canton Of ural a wonan was
living In 1854 who had been carried
on by a lammergeier. or Alpine wi.
ture. when a baby. At lIundwel, 10
the canton Of Appenzeli. child was
carried on In sight Of her parents. on
tire Sllbefalp a vulture attacked a 30.
tie boy who was watching sheep. SCAT.
ed ON a rock. and had time 10 knock
him over the edge Of the cllff before
the shepherds could drive the bird
away. At Murrcn. above The valley 81
Iauterhrunnen. vuliure carried an
infant % an Inaccessible RICK opposite
the village and deyoufcd a. liui the
most striking Instance II she chlld-de'
vuuring tendency ~ these birds o..
Cured In the Berncse Oiffland. a
child thrc years old. called Anne Eur
huchcn. was taken mp % the high Alp
az hay-making time and left ASLEEP
while the father fetched had % hay
lie returned 20 lind the child gone. A
the same time another peasant. called
Henri Michel. was coming up the
mountain by a rough path when be
beard a child cry. At the same time
re- saw a lammergcier rise aud sat-
away. Running up 10 the place D.
found the little girl. unhuri except loi
wounds IN the arm and left hand.
when. the bird had clutched her. She
[ lad lost her socks. shoes and cap
while lielng transported ~ the bird.
the distance fraverscd being ah "a ~
yatds. The facts were all entered ~
the parish archives II the village -
Hakrren. and the eirl. who lived % b.
an old woman. was always knovn AZ
-Geler-Anni "-l.ondon Spectator
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-25
asoa r,aee for n.sG.r..

The interest on money Is 80 high In
slam that when a man once gets In
debt the most he can possibly hope for
by the hardest kind Of work is 10 pay
the interest on what he owes.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-25
n FAvoRlTE somo.

m AMES wIHTCOMB
Riley has addressed
rr-s.l IN the following verses
WNNWl~ TO Prof Crouch. the
WWNWIlltA IN dying author OF
yiYWtSH Kathleen Mayour-
I.lVHfE0 neen".
GyftE0D Kathleen Mavour-
oE z noon. the Song
- Us elill ringing
A. fresh Sad aa
clear a. the trili
Of the bird.
In the world-weary hearts II Is sobbing
and singing.
In pathos too sweet for the ienderest
word
The old harpstrlngs quayer. the old
voice Is shaking.
In signs and In sobs the ycarn.
Ing refrain.
The old vision dlma and the old heart 10
breaking
Kathleen Mayourneen. inspire Us
agalnl
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-25

bad luck will follow II a black cat
crosses your path. for the devil prowls
about. especially AZ night, In the guise
OF black cat
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-25

the volume. AMI tightly huIdiut nv
leaves IN each hand INSTEAD ~ allow
ing them frcc play. violently opened 4
Ia the center. AMI exclaimed. -iiou
beautifully your bindings orenF al
m,,sl ialutc,l lie had broken the haci
81 tie volume and Il had 80 be ~
luund."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-25

SCCreiafN ndrtsti. aft.sl----L..I
bright YOUNG men q the Secretary
office carefully and lahnriousiy worked
out the sum- "Mr. Favuhar's figures
arc wmng." De announced. a think
not" replied the modern Zerah Col
burn. "and you had better 60 oyei
your work again" The young man
did so. and Ia a few minutes admitted
De had made an error and that Mr..
Faruuhar was right Washington Let
fct.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-25

torsc Fcd hy an Aiarm Caoch.
An Ingenious man has invented a
device for feeding bis horse. and he
does Il with one of the ordinary alarm
clocks For instance. Il the horse Il
to have It's morning iced OF gtaIn ~
= O'Clock thc alarm h set. and when
ihe morning tonnes the horse gets Us
iGrahfls. hc,olc It's owaeg's eyes nrC
opeu. q Is IN arfhuecd that the alarm
pulls the slide. lclling The gfan run
through a slulce % The manzer. Ibid.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-25
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
SOCIAL DoiNos AT THE Ma
TOMS CAPITAL.
The wife aud Daughters Of senator
Pritchard Of North Caroiina-May
Bsile stewards Narriage-Ths Forsiga
Embassies.


NN
tor poier Prltohard
OF North Carolina.
isa republican and
from a southern
state. makes his po-
sition one OF peou-
liar interest. while
his friendship for
Mr. Mckinley who
seems 10 stand an
excellent chance Of
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18
4 WONDERFUL ESCAPE.
Related by Keeper Of the Michigan
State Prison at Jackson.
(ffom az Jackson CitizenO

Mr. A. f. Wing resides at Gl2 n. Jack.
Sc. street. jackson, Mich He is keeper
II nc Michigan State Prison, a man of ster-
linz integrity. and whose word is beyond
dispute He tells the following story of
wonderful escape, and the incidents con-
nectcd with the dangerous position in
which he was placed He says some
months ago my attention was attracted by
a swelling of my groins, which began to
increase in size to such an extent that
was alarmed 1t spread down my legs to
my feet, and | was boated from my waist
down, so badly that ] could not pull my
pants, over my legs, and had to open my
A1OeS fully two inches before | could get
tAnl on. Even my face became pulled
ufStad my hOlo system seemed affected.
] could hardly drag myself upstairs TO
unlock my men consulted physician,
one Of the best in the city He said the
swelling was caused by an irritation Of the
kidneys, and commenced treatment with
him. But seemed 10 be getting worse.
was strongly urged by IA friend to try
Doans Kidney Pills, and ! finally con
sented After the first week | commenced
10 see change, and felt much better.
This was encouraging, and | continued
their use took five boxes in all, with the
happy result that | was completely cured.
] have never heard of any medicine which
had such pronounced and radical effect,
ard yet not affect the system generally
and leave it in such a good condition I
feel better now than ! ever did After
the effect was once established the swelling
gradually disappeared until ii was entirely
gone regard Doan's Kidney Pills as
most wonderful agent in the curing Of any
form of kidney disorder
For sale by all dealers price 80 cents
per box Mailed by Foster Milburn Co,
Buffalo n. Y, sole agents for the L. :.
Remember the name, Deans, and take no
kother
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18
a GOLD CLIMATE.
A Candle Finds 1t Hard Work to Keep
Wnrm IN the Arctics.

Warm in the Arctics.
Cold is merely relative term. The
resident of the semi-tropical countries
Shivers when the thermometer falls tn
80 degrees, while the Laplander and
Eskimo think il is comfortable at zero.
For real cold, and plenty of it, ore
must go TO the polar regions. Think
Of living where the mercury goes down
10 36 degrees below zero in the house.
in spite of the stove. OF course, in such
case, fur garments are piled on until
Il man looks like great bundle of skins
DIR. Moss, of the polar expedition of
lS75-76, among other things. tells Of
the effect of cold on a wax candle which
he burned there. The temperature was
50 degrees below zero. and the doctor
must have been considerably discour
aged when. looking at his candle. re
discovered that the flame had all il
could do TO keep warm.
1t was so cold that the flame could
not melt all the wax Of the candle. but
was forced TO cur ITS way down. leav-
ing a sort of skeleton of the candle
standing.
There was heat enough. however. ~
melt oddly-shaped holes in the thin
walls of wax, and the result was "A beau.
tiful lace-like cylinder of white. with &
tongue of yellow flame burning inside
of ii and sending out into the darkness
many streals of light.