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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-27

yoicrs Can ne Heard Aeross a valley
Twelve MILES wide.
There ia a natural telephone line IN
the Black Hills. The line runs between
two mountains IN the Back Hilis
range. northwest Of Rapid City. on
each side Of the valley. twelve miles
wide. stand two high peaks. which
tower above the other mountains aad
have long been known a. land marks
These mountains are several thousand
feet high. and have rarely been scaled.
so that but little Il known Of their to.
geography.
But some weeks ago a party Of tour
lists decided to make he ascent. and
they divided into two parties. one ios
each peak. taking photographs with
them for the purpose Of signaling g
each other across the valley. The a.
cent vas made and one Of the parts
on the north mountain ~ss surprises
10 hear voices. watch apparently cana
out Of the air. He moved bis roslllo1.
and the sound vas no longer heard
by changing his position several times
he discovered that shs voices Ncrl
those Of his friends on the other noun
tain. He called the attention Of tha
others 10 the phenomena. and uhen the
attention Of the opposite party bad
been attracted Il was found that an
ordinary conversation In On ordlnaIl
tone OF voice was plainly heard from
one mountain top 10 the ether TAcfe
was only one place on the mountain
where Il could Be beard. and tbs ap
peared TO form a natural telephone.
Scientists say that the cause Is g.
BE- found In the form Of the mountains
which serve a. olllpilcal reneelor
Of sound. The speakers being slluatsa
in the face. At the ends Of ihe cillree
and IN the low density Of the afmor.
phere at the altitude at which ms
phcnomcna occur.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-27

- Our NE study Of each other.
our life responsibility for each ether.
Il Just this tender Watchfnlneas 10
learn and TO Be each others need ana
Ia fulalimcnt.e wT,tsa hra. A. q. r.
Whitney In the Ladies' Home Journal.
discussing The Truth About Mar
rlage." "And against an but willinl
error at the start there IS. I thlnk. an
Instinct Of possibility r lmposl| nlg
IN the personal duty and rel n
Would you desire. or revolt from :.
coming what the man win uhnm yoo
are choosing TO Try this Tremendous
experiment would most = appreciate.
would best Be satisfied with. n
youi Would yon delight to shape year
life. 70 mould your spirit to hls |eeaIl
Ia ne what you feel 0oa would roslls
make yon t49 lu'ncdlaie fIqcf 81 lAo
best Re has for YOU And would you
be uited nearer 70 God and % ne zee
Of Heaven by striving % glve tAln man
hlseown best Imagining o. roodi lett
real. best GOOD yon are both venting
or only some conmon. circumstantlal
content and enjoyment WIN your
wedding day be a show and a fcnilrily
soon over. ana kept aileFward IN moro
annivertarlos-o wood. and lln. ana
glass. and silver. and the shlng1 o. ot-
istenee- WIN q BE- an thf long. lallh-
iul- siad o. suffering shared and muin.
a. falnnins Of the yeanf WIN gonr
Joined nie be the deepest fact 81 llfg.
or only on accessory perhaps in many
things a hindrancc- 20 your aeparaio
scidshnessl One who hiss grown o 81
q woman and make a uonanf choIcc
can surely answer these questions to
herself. n che canno, she had better
decide that sae g. pc. yet grtSr
enough There are widely diaercr.
dates Of such relri,y. g.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-27

garrct and re, bunch OF dried bone
set. Johns cough troubles him. and
your dried herbs are 30 much better
than We can set az the drugglst'sr
SO the twenty. dollar gold coin was
put back among the blankets and
shawls IN the hsne chest. and the hun
drcds@ sTcieht was on fancy Jones'
heart at-les,.
"Siop Janeyr' called out Aunt Chrys-
tonali& shnn Old voice from tho foot OF
the crooked Wnodcn stairs. i've been
kind o. thinkin' scncc you was here
last, pala l-Waat yaa " open the old
blg9
'Ios. Aunt Chrys,euah."
"And hook On the corner below TIC
till whsro grandmother Biegiii's
er'tn striped soverlol Ia folded
Yea AuB, Chryacnah.'
."And take ont two o. them gold
double eagles youll ind there In an
old stocking one Tor you and one TOT
y9nf husband. You're young folks, and
Us most q pity Won shouldn't enjoy
a'iilfc 81 your inheritance A Christ.
mas present fancy. from the old aunt
who may never live to seen another
Christmas day."
.1hc tears were streaming down ia
ney's cheeks. as she Rugged and kissed
lke wrinkled old fairy godmoihcr; but
slc vas obllged TO make haste to eaten
lief train. Nnh the precious coins Ia
lftr POCKET. ard the bunch Of dried
honeset IN her hand
.'lohn vas sitting solitary and forlorr
by the .ash-rhoked FIRE when she CANE
epmq, With sparkling ayes and cheek
rsdder than Aunt chryssenah's big rel
applhf N
ssikh, John ls Il YOU she said
aayly' COME. We must make hast'
aud de- cur Christmas marketing nav
! saw some beautiful orangcA al Lin
seys and such hollybcrrles. and trail
or pfincess.plne. ard cluster or rca
Anis,leioe-only think 81 THAR
faehn- iceked ~ with pale face an
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-27

'ilou DO Sweet Ms-sars,'s a,m.,.. -.
. ron, the roses Of her fAeei
H1a ! care swear the force that ssirn
'h' hower that doth her bosom
race.
INA, tumul,uous heart Of hers.
"aoh wager on the dlmpls races
sio'e. my glory AID my Hiss
- '''e can catch them with q kiss.
~ W o"eet Aargafti's fnger-tipu
.,s,o me rare ruby Of her lips.
~ aafe sEeaF hes snow-whiie hand.
In . doth the crimson 90 eclipse.
~ iali before her hearts commando
non race the rosc-way 70 her llpsg
love my glory and my bliss
WIS the ruby with a klss.
Prank l.. Stanton.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-27

a. lnrsalous Ne aaIsn Eh4I laIst44
You whra g. Ar Year npsn
Il IL generally belieft1 that VIE.
the atmosphere o. q room 81 lmppIs
the fact viii be mincisnily not|re41I.
70 person Of normal atnAilsaas4s
without the aid Of "a instrument % ~
form him Of he fact. That ibis e no'
20. however. IL evident 70 any oae 80
remembers how the aufoealing odpl1
Of an overcrouded mcsilnE room ~
press their disasreeable pfestnce ca
person coming In from the pure CUT
side air. while. to al nppearancea. ihs
persons In the room are quite unaware
Of the afr being bad TO remedy this
state Of thlngs and show Just how oaa
or otherwise the atmosphere Of a room
Is a Swiss inventor has just com
pleied an instrument which shows The
exact condition Of the ar. Il consists
Of an alright glass receptacle. Ia ehlch
Is placed a red LIQUID A bent glass
tube Is inserted into this liuld. and up
this tnbc the iuia runs. 70 drop at the
rate Of one drop IN two minutes onto
a cord that "a stretched By a weight
This fluid possesses the property o.
changing color when submitted 70 the
action Of carbonic acid gas. The more
OF this gas there Is In Tie air the mere
pronounced the change IN the color Of
the fluid With this fact 10 mind. the
principle on which the Indicator works
u easily understood. The drops Of
fluid az they fan on the string. changs
n according TO the condition Of the At
mosphere. Should the atmosphere BE-
perfectly pure. tie string remains red
an the way doEn. Should Il Be slight
" tainted the top Of the string appears
! white. Tho iouler the air the longer
the white mark on the string. by the
side Of the string runs an indicator.
graded TO show the exact condition o.
the air. The highest polai o. the scale
marks pure" the ntEs had and
from there down 20 very bad and
extremely bad" The instrument has
been thoroughly tested and found %
work perfectly. New York Herald
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-27
rnE MOST USEFUL MrrAl.

Steel rails we're first used for rail,
ways at Chalk Farm, near London. In
1862.
The hot blast was introduced into
furnace use sometime between 1881 and
1855.
A large part Of the fines, iron and
steel OF commerce IL made from mag
netic ores.
A chemical authority states that sill
Icon. as well az carbon. readers iron
more fusihle,
Il ls said that the FIRST cannon cas-,
IN the United States was made At Hag.
ersiown. Nd.
The iron deposited by the galyanlc
battery "a Fraylsh white and takes a
beautiful polish.
Mulhall says the United States pro-
duces one-third OF the steel manuiAc-
tured In the world.
ships built Of steel are said 10 BE-
able 20 carry twenty per cent more
freight than those Of iron.
The Besscmcr method Of manuinc.
turing iron and Steel was patented
hs-llsnry nessemcr Oct. II and Dec
rs. rs. and Feb. Il. 1855.
hon ls the only ucial which appear
n more than one color Il Is found o.
every shade. from almost white a.
silver 20 rs black as charcoal.
In July ls6s. an inventor NAMED
William Robinson, announced the ais
covery Of a Shorthand chenp method fol
making wrought iron from cast iron.
The larsilc. strength OF Austrian gur
iron Is 10000 to $1,000 pounds pei
square inch: Of Russian. $1,000 pounds
and OF swedish. about $4,000 pounds
The thinning Of Iron. or what "a nov
called galvaniEing. was invented b
some unknown artisan Of Bohemia
and was introduced into England n
1851.
Although che different forms Of lrol
are almost innumerablc. Il Ia consider
cd In the arts, under three difleren
names, wrought-iron. cast iron anl
steel
Mulhall estimates that the total val
ne Of goods manufactured from iron
m the world In 1880 was f2is 100000
OF steel. f25e,7Oo.ooO. maklns a total o
fs6s.so0QOo.
Iron pens are mentioned By Cham
berlayne as early as 1885; steel pen
were made In the last century, and
IN 1890. Steel pens we're sold az q a
or about $50. a gross
a strip Of glnc soldercd beneath
gun barrel will protect the piece iron
rust Under ordinary circumstances
zinc will protect iron from oxidation
by galvauic action n the zlnc sur
face equals only one onc-hundgcdth o
the iron.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-27

The Eifiel tower bicycle Is the newest
sensation among the whcelmen OF Ber-
I'm. Il Is a tandem. and a few weeks
ago the strange machine. with one 81
lis riders high In the air. made ils ap.
pearancc on the boulovards OF the Ger
man city. and Il at once became the
taudom ireek Of the continent The
seat OF the rider al the top Of the tower
"a reached By a series OF steps ixed "a
the rear frame post Of the odd bicycle
The rider on the LOFTY seat helps In the
propulsion OF the wheel through 4
series Of pedals. sprocket wheels aud 4
chain leading down TO the driver wheel
Of the bicycle. Strange - u may ap-
pesr. the wheel can be ridden np and
down = hlll and over the ordinary ccun-
try roads with a. much ease an6 cen.
fort as the regulation safety.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-27

cgress. Tho men who were looking al
the animal we're afraid 70 90 near the
trap, the animal showed such terror.
but the boy. when he teheld the i'm
prisoned creature. fearlessly put out his
finger and stroked his head. the rat
manifesilng as much pleasure as would
cat or a dog Several days have
passed since then. and the stablemen
are stlll afraid Of their capture but he
has grown 80 tame and familiar with
the boy a. TO allow him 10 take him
out and put him In the trap, viii come
al bis whistle. and manlfests every ap-
pearance Of Joy At hls presence. There
seems 10 be no question but Ehat the
boy could train that rat 10 perform al
mos, any feat within the power OF such
an animal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-27

baernrd eyes. buslhs made nc motion
70 rl1e.
"Whai Is Christmas to mss said he.
-sinee my wife has deceived and be.
irayed mef'
AJohnw
60 TO your darling young lawyers
once, Janew said he. NY homs is no
place for q married diri. An. you
think am ignorant a al these thinEs;
but you see you arc mistaken
With . low cry Ja8ey threw herself
on her knees AZ his feet. and unbur-
dsued her soul 10 him.
Il was going to tell you all to-mor-
row-on Christmas day" she sobbed.
"hut since these dreadful faneies have
entered into your heart. !, IL right 10
know all now Forgive me. dear
forgive me for-the only fault Irhave
committed being too anxious to be
rich"
My brave little elrlf' ne said, and
you copied all those weary follos. and
sat up late and rose early. that I mlghi
scar a ring on my finger"
THAT you might know how dearly
loved you. John. And. sitter al.
might have spared myself the theft
for theft Il Waste good Aunt chrys-
tenah gave me douNie the money at
last"
4 went wear the anrs said John
TITS too dearly purchased But III
exchange Il for tho siiveF-platec coffee
pot your housewliely soul has 80 Ions
coveted In. my loye7 And then W
can both enjoy Il Tomorrow on Oui
Chfistmas table"
The dinner was a success The pool
little wsdower. with the bald head and
shabby suit. was there: 20 was The
young man from the hoarding-house
~ wa- the rray-halrcd lady from thl
fat above. who gave music lessons. ami
did not often have meat meal Mr
and Mrs Rogers were also there
and everybody said what o nice Christ
mas dinner IL was for a young house
keepers FIRST attempt
s nu, the most precious guest Of al
who Eai invisible Al the right band o
both host and hostess. was sweet con
tent Of hcart-Peoples' Home Jour
nal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-27
rELL INTO rnE GRAVE.
Experiencs of HounE Lady At Her
Friends Funeral.

Etpcrlenec of feunE Lady a. uer
Friends Funeral
Miss blanche Blair. a young woman
Of Homestead. had a grnesome expert.
ence the other day. when abe ten into
the grave prepared for her late friend.
Miss Nellie Chapman. The two young
women had been devoted friends. and
Miss Blair was among the mos, affected
mourners at the funeral. She accom-
panied the remains 10 their las, rest.
ing place and was close % the grave
when she was o. ed 10 move 10 gct
out Of the way OF an approaching cars
riage Il happened SO that abe stepped
on the ild Of the rough box, which int
cd throwing her. feet FIRST. lnto the
grave. AZ she iell she struck her head
and shoulders on the side Of the grave.
and the I'D fen on her. striking her
on ne back OF me mech. The young
woman was pulled out IN an uncon.
sclous state and removed 20 her home
where a physician attended her. she
did not regain consciousness until threa
hours later. Her injuries are said "a
Be sllghi. bur she was greatly fright
ened.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-27

Every successful Christian life mus,
be . llfe Of faith.
Growth IN grace Is often helped BY
having the grace to say no.
II some people would laugh more.
their doctor bills would be less.
As soon as thought ands a body, Il
begins trying 10 move the world
When ayoung ion Is hungry. how
much better on Is he than q wolff
The wages Of sin Is death. no matter
how promptly We pay our pew rent.
When praise Is goihg up. showers Of
blessings arr sum to be coming down,
Considering what God has done, viii
soon lead rs 10 rejoice In what be viii
DO.
Lest | should be exalted above
measure" Is the explanation Of VII,
scme unaccouutablc things hsrPsn d
nany Of rs.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-27


Il IA curious thing tie power which
some human beings have over animals.
There Is in Lowell a boz. differing IN
no respect from bis companions. who
has this power IN a marked degree.
Every strsy dog or cat In the neishbor-
hood knows him and loves TO be in his
company. A vicious horse. which
the stabieman can with dlncully
handle. viii stand like a lamb while be
harnesses and unharnesses him. The
doves fiy around him. and IN the woods
the wild birds apparently regard him
"a a friend aud ally. The most remark
able exhibition OF bis power. which has
long been known and commented on By
bis friends, was given the other day.
A large ard vicious rat was captured
Ia the stable IN one Of those traps
which permit OF easy ingresa and no
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-27

pcared IN Hinsdale and went 70 work
as a farm hand for staloy Wood. rich
farmer and politician. he said that
his home was IN 81. Mays. a German
village In the PennsylvaAih sof, coal
regions. Meyers vas a handsome fell
low, Of medium height fair com
plexion. and had piercing eyes When
he talked he looked straight into his
listeners eyes He was fairly well
educated. and spoke German and Ems.
lish nuently. Early last spring Meyers
became acquainted with Sylvia storrs.
the daughter OF Mr.. Brazil storrs. a
farmer who lives a mile out Of Hlnsdale
and near the Wood farm. Sylvia was
pretty brunette Of seventeen Meyers
accompanied hrr nome from church
several times Her father dlsllked
Meyers and asked the Girl TO cease
allowing him to walk home with her
Meyers soon began 10 have a wonderful
influence over the girl Mrs storrs
liked the young man and took his part
IN the family discussions. On July 4
Mrs. slorrs allowed the glrl to 20 with
Meyers TO Lime Lake. few miles
away, 10 attend a celebration. At Lime
Lake they entered an lce-cream parlor
aud Meyers ordered some cream. As
she was eating the cream he passed
his hand rapidly over her forehead and
she became drowsy. Il am so sleepy
! can't keep awake" she said. and
when she again realized anything ii
was late IN the afternoon. and they
were on a train. Where are we7' she
demanded. 'and where have We BEEN
Meyers told her that they were on their
way home. and that they had been 10
Arcade. a town 30 miles away. and
were married. The girl was Mortified
II bis statement He told her 70 tell
her people about the marriage. but
warned her not 10 tell a soul that she
had no remembrance OF a ceremony
being performed. II you do" he said.
7 viii Kin YOU As the girl had not
been engaged TO Meyers. and the mar.
rage was dis,asieiul 10 her father
Meyers was ordered 10 keep clear OF
the house. A few days later Meyers
and the girl went to Buffalo to get the
marriage certificate. They remained
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-27
PLOTTED TO STEAL MILLION
Sensational Facts Teaching Celebrated
Adams Express Robhesy.

Sensational Facts Teaching . Celebrated
Adams Express Robbery.
Some sensational testimony was
given before Judge Barr at Louisville.
KY. a day or two ago. which reyives
The story Of the theft Of a $4,000
package from the Adams Express com
pany a few years ago. Before the ar
guments IN the damage suit Of Mrs.
Engenia Elrod against the Adams Ex-
press company were begun counsel for
he express company introduced as eva
icnco an alleged confession made By
Mrs. Minnie d. Kelchum. Charles Har-
iin'e former wife. In this confession
she states that her husband had told
her that Charlton Elrod got him a po-
slsion With the express company with
the understanding TIA, they we're 70
steal al least $1,000. 900 from the CON-
pany. Hardin came home one morn
ing with about 81 1000. and said that he
had stolen sS5.o0o and had turned the
most OF Il over to Elrod. They went
70 Cincinnati. where be gave Mrs.
Braun. his mother.in-iau. 5000. with
which she bought a house In More
land. q suburb Of Chicago. They mad,
their home there for a while. havlnr
gotten from Elrod $4,000 From time
TO time. Mrs. Ketehum says. Elrod has
visited them and gotten back a. much
Of the money As they would give him
Before Hardin was arrested he hat
given his parents In Arkansas 5000
with which they had purchased a home
It viii be remembered that Hardin wal
acquitted Of this robbery In Nashville
where he was taken Tor trial. Tie Il
now In The Michlsan City. Ind. prlsOl
for another o1ensc.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-27

L. ". Follis kts finished putting IN
a system Of water works Of his own on
bis farm on Dry Creek. On ne hin
above his residence y a nefcr.falllng
sprlng that be has psped down % the
house. He has run a line 70 the yard.
where he can lrrlgaic bis lawn. and
has also taken Il 20 he bafnyafd.
where Il supplies abundance o. water
For tho stock me lpflnz Il high
enough 70 elye considerable pressure
BY atlachine hose he can throw
water 70 the roof Of his big barn. Il
a great convenience. and ar. Fonls
says he would nol lakc q thousand dol.
lars tor I, -Oarns.d ,aash.l Enter
prise.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-27


In the window Of an obscure little
drug store at the corner Of Fifth and
G streets lies a weakened young man
barely n years old. under hypnotic In
fiuence. engaged In the somnolent task
Of sleeping four days and nights. says
Washington dispatch. shortly after
. o'clock the other morning he was put
into the hypnotic trance by Nine. Mac.
Donneli Of this city. and since that
time the drug store and the sidewalk
IN the vicinity have been thronged BY
a curious crowd.
The sensitive" is Charles Hanson
no. In the presence OF several news
ltrsr men and nearly 100 spectator
Ua. thrown into a trance. Nine. Nae.
Donnell making tragic passes around
and about the subject. with a rhpthmic
chant Afier getting him fully under
control" she had him walk 10 a win
dow. where he stretched himself al
frll length on a couch. Young Hanson
Is warranted 60 sleep four days and
four nights. and Il successful Nine.
mcdonnell will again hypnoti1e him
and hury him for fourteen days.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-27

soon Quinn becnme infatuated With
Ms. GAMBLE. wife OF a brooklyn drug
gist his wife left him and 10 raised
Hall 4 Co.'S cheek. oaahed u. and vent
10 Chicago. Thea. with circuit and
Mrs. Gamble. be bought . farm near
RiversIde. Cal. They stopped q Eu-
dora. Kan. where Quinn. eslllnE him
self Gilbert married a rich girl. Quinn
soon deserted his wife and the three
came 10 California.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-27

Mrs. shrlii-"so you won't &c, me
that new bonnet" Mr. s.-"No.
won't" Mrs. s.-"very well. then. IN
70 TO every temperance meeting that
cones along and people will thlnh
the reason amt decently dressed Il
because you've took 10 drink"-Ncu
York Weekly.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-27

Crlmsoubtak-"I'ii give that man
wlndham credit for being truthful. 4"
Yeast "Whyf" he got up to speak
last aight and he said he wouldn't
keep the audience a minute" and
Is tina: as long as he kept them?"
YES: they al got up and left the
hal" -Yonkers Statesman.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-27

AT Kelth's isAincd deg poses ei.h
his mistress IN imitation d slaluafg.
A. the animal apneafa IN enc mh,eah
after another. holding lis position al
-polul. or to heel. or ~drcrntl to
shot. ncentlnE gains. retrieving,
etc.. without even 80 MUGS ~ aiaklnr
an eye. the audiences ponf holhrr
. stuffed doN Is nQl heInk uoa on
on them. until aouh. il pai to fosI
when the aon and mistress sIln eat q
me hnel iapIeeu. and che QnsdInnnl
u pul through some vondfoas|s e|elc|
tricks Boston Transcript
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-27
I.s.sr.. ouarrsl Eaa. b mann.

James Kelley. a well-known young
man o. Butte. Mont. Is lylng dead, and
Jessie Hir. a young woman, "a At the
hospital In a critical condition as the
result Of a lovers quarrel or insane
Jealousy and revenge on the part OF
Kelley. Kelley and the woman had
been engaged to be married. but re-
Gently she seemed TO change her mind
and kept putting on the wedding day.
on account OF which he several times
threatened her life, A few days ago
she moved her boardlng-house in order
to escape Kelley. but he found her.
They we're alone In her room for some
time when two shots were heard. The
girl was found with a bullet wound IN