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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-11

II feet S inches from head TO tip Of
tail. and 53is inches around It's largest
part The largest OF the remaining
two measured feet S inches.
Upon being cut open the large shark
proved to have a stomach exception
ally void. which In some degree ac-
counted for the tug given the line.
The stomach OF a smaller shark was
found TO contain two hats. one towel
and half OF the top Of a barrel. which
one OF the soldiers construed as mean
ing that two native women had gone
out in canoe with a keg Of beer, and
had been met by the shark. which
had deyoured one woman, the head OF
another and tapped the keg In a pc
culiar manner.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-11
sclsnune Notes

Among recent discoveries Is a basalt
STEELE found by Mr.. Soheil. which has
on Il an Assyrian inscription Of King
Nabonod. OF the sixth century before
Christ. telling Of the destruction OF
Nineveh. No monument hitherto
found has said any'h'H" ! that event.
Experiments u ...ade In England
show that n b Of solid iron Is low
cred into a mss OF liquid iron by
means OF meta fork the ball at first
sinks 70 the botttm with the fork. But
In a few seconNs Il leaves the prongs
and rises to the urfaoe. where Il con-
tinues to float IN " It melts. The ris-
ing Is explained b. The expansion OF
the ball. due 10 heahar whereby Il
becomes. bulk for bulk ftss dense than
the molten metal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-11

The specialist who is typlhed In o.
w. Holmes "scarabee." the man who
devotes a lifetime TO acquiring abnor-
NAL familiarity with the manifest pc
culiarlties OF some obscure tribe OF in
sects, does no direct harm TO his fel-
lows, and incidentally contributes
something. however minute the con-
tribution may be. to scientific prog
ress. says the National Review. We
must respect the zeal which enables
man 20 expend the superabundant
energy, which might have led to fame
or fortune, upon achievements Of
which. perhaps, not a half dozen liv-
ing men will ever appreciate either the
value or the cost 10 the worker.
Dryasdusi deserves the same sort Of
sympathy. He has. no doubt, his
weaknesses. His passion becomes a
monomanla. lie spends Infinite toll
upon work which has no obvious In
terest. and he often comes to attach
an absurd importance to his results
Such studies as genealogy or bibliog-
raphy have but a remote bearing upon
any OF the vital problems suggested
by the real historian. We shudder
when We read that the excellent Col.
Chester spent years upon investigating
the genealogy OF Washington. and ae-
cumulated, among many other labors,
I elghty-seyen folio volumes, each OF
more than 400 pages. Of extracts from
parish registers. He died, Il Is added
OF "incessant work" The late Mr.
bradshaw. again. a man Of most amla.
BILE character and very ane intellectual
qualities, acquired. by unremitting
practice. an astonishing power OF iden'
tlfyinE at a glance the time and place
Of printing OF old books. He could
Interpret minute typographical indi'
cations az the red Indian can read IL
a dead leaf or blade OF grass the hgur'
of the traveller who trod upon II. Ger
talnly one Is tempted to regret at firs
sight that such abilities we're not ap
piled In more obviously useful fields
What do We care whether one or an
other obscure country squire In the six
tenth or seventeenth century had tn
merit OF being progenitor OF Wash
ington? Can Il really matter wheth
er particular volume was print
ed at Rotterdam or at venlce-in IN
year 1900 or ten years sooner Q
laterg ! will not discuss the mora
question. At any rate. one ma
perhaps urge II Is better than spendin
brain power upon chess problem
which is yet an innocent form
amusement, for such laborer may II
cldcntally provide data OF real impor
ance 10 the political or literary hi
torlan. He reduces, once Tor all. OF
biz OF chaos 70 order, and helps
4 raise the general standard Of aecura
o research.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-11

She was given regular and systematic
exercise In running, wrestling and other
athletic accomplishments. and by the
time she was twelve years old became
noted In the neighborhood for her feats
OF endurance. Al sixteen she could out
run any man. and could distance any
skater In the region famous for It's
skating. She could fell giant hem
lock as quickly and skilliully as any
man In the country, and Il Is a common
saying In the neighborhood that she
can lick her weight In Wild cats.
She Is now nineteen years old,
weighs III pounds and Is as 1.-THE and
active as a panther. She dresses In a
combination Of male and female attire
consisting OF a man flannel shirt and
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-11
PICTURESQUE ECONOMY.
why the Landiaay's son Wore q Cow
boys Outht

There was a Wild scramble to get
out Of the way Of a forblddiug figure
that was pushing along the thorough
fare. says the Detroit Free Press. A
big-hrimmCd hat, a cartridge belt and
the flowing lCathern garments OF the
cowboy proclaimed dagger % the COM
munity. II Is true that the occupant
OF the garments was not imposing Of
stature. hut Il ~ an axiom that
gun shoots Just as quick In the hands
OF a little man as elsewhere. audathe
peaceful citizens were not disposed TO
pause and discuss the 1T OF his clothes
with the object OF their apprenhen-
sion. One man had sufficient prdfonce
OF mind TO hunt up a policeman. who
waited behind a tree box aud jumped
out to stop the formidable stranger
at such close quarters that be would
not have time 10 draw Biz weapon.
what In the mischief 10 YOU mean
by paradin around here an terribly
ing the town In this fashion, asked
the policeman as he got hrm coat
collar grip with one hand and shook
his club menacingly with the other.
A whimper arose from under me
big hat NJ So
"Lemme lone" said juvenile
voice. II amt doin' nothln'. only ies
goln' ter school. lll have trouble
enough with the toys when get there
without your gottin me up before The
principal for hein' late"
The poliecman's hold upon the coat
collar relaxed and bis club dropped
to the pavement as the sombrero
dropped OF and showed The tear
stained face Of an indignant urchin.
what In the name Of common
sense are you doin' with them clothes
on?" he asked.
Mother made me wear EN-. ain
had no clothes Of my own since
can remember"
These are your fathers. are they p
NO. wear fathers Old clothes ouI
Eastern he gets through R.th EN-
We keep a clearinghouse nnd com
pary OF transforming actor folk
stopped with ua and went away with
on, PAWN their bills Mother bel
their trunks an found This suit %
one OF en-"
and she gave q 10 son. did She
"shc said ! had ter take these o
20 without And I'm scared 20 doail
f5r fear you tore EN-, too. when yoi
. grabbed me-"
81 sposc ye think they're So en-
that they've got 10 he handled III
extra clro2'
NO. ] don't think they're me. "
p an right 10 play cowboy az recess
but u's hard 10 looh like this yhe
D you gc; up and do sums on the black
D. board. but g; nigh; be worse
2 u don't see how"
That's because YOU don't know a
g much about 70 a. / do one OF ih
Z other trunks 30, a Romeo suit in !
2 with tights TO O.. An when moth'
p. brings tina, ont and tells me I've ~
o 10 wear q I'm going TO run away troI
J. home and be- an OUTLAW sure enough
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-11
sNoLlsA PLANT NAMES.
They Recall ons Rather curious uabi'
OF our Ane

They Recall one Rather utious hAns
OF our Ancs
Our ancestors had a curious habit OF
connecting the names OF plants with
these Of various well-known animals.
says Notes and Queries. Our preseiN
habits are 80 different that mani
moderns are wholly unable to under
stand this. To them such names as
foxglove and harebell seem entirely
senseless. and many efforts, more IN
gonious than well directed, have been
made 10 eyade the evidence. Yet II Is
easily understood The names are
simply childish and such as children
would be pleased with. A child only
wants a pretty name. and is glad to
connect plant with a more or less
familiar animal This explains the
whole matter and II Is the reverse OF
scientific TO deny "A fact merely be-
cause We dislike or contemn II. This
Is not the way to understand the
workings OF the human mind. on
which true etymology often throws
much unexpected light. II will be I'M
derstood that ! can produce my evil
dence. but Il Is tedious from Us guam
tlty. therefore refer readers to the
glossary In the third volume Of Cock
ayne's "Anglo-Saxon Leechdoms,
where the plant names and refer
ences are given Ia full. Cock
awe includes some names, sucl
as cranes bill. which are not found II
Anglo-Saxon or middle English but ap
pear in early printed herbals Thes'
| pass over and mention only such a
are actually found In Anglo-Saxon o
early English. The following are ox
amples: Brides nest birds nest, will
carrot; bridde-tunge, stellaria holostea
katies-minte. cat-mint; cicena met'
chicken meat. chick-weed; cookies fol
cocks foot. columbine: cocks hedyi
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-11

cocks head. meliloi; colts foot, colts
foot: cow-rattle; cuslyppe. cu-sloppe.
cowsllp: cronesanke. cranes shank
Cpolygonum perslcarial; crowe-pll.
croW-bill Corodium moschatum); crow
sope, crows hope. latherwort; dog
fennel: efor-fearn, eyer-fern; ever
boar poly-pody; eofor-,hrotu. ever
throat. boar-throat. carllne thistle;
foxes clate. foX-clote. bur-dock; foxes
fot. fox foot Csparganlum simplex,
foxes glofa. fox glove; fugeles leac
fowls leek; fugeles bean, fowls bean
yetch; fIgeles wise. larkspur; gauk-
pintel. cuckoo-plntle (arum macula'
tuml: goaces sure. cuckoo-sorrel; gate
treow. goat-tree, cornell; haran hyge
hare's foot trefoil.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-11

coat. n short skirt reaching to the
knees, knickerbockers and leather leg
glngs reaching 60 the skirt.
n. W. Helm. of Burdickville, who
has recently timed her over a lOO-yard
course. says she does the distance In
9is seconds with utmost ease, and he
Is confident that on fast track she
can reduce this by at least half a sec
ond. She does the quarter, half, mile
i've and ten-mile distances In proper
tlonatcly fast time and as there IL
nothing In the Amateur Athletic Union
rules to bar women Il may be that IN,
crack amateur sprlnters OF the world
will be compelled TO bow before &
woman shortly before the records oil
another year are made mp.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-11

Lola, the Chippewa girl Is the
greatest woman sprinter OF the age and
II Is doubtful II more than one OF two
men are her equals.
Her history Ii interesting. She has
been brought up and trained by Pierre
Crowl. Canadian backwoodsman'
who has carried out for her benefit
some long-cherished theories OF his
own.
"Ze mare outrun de- horse, ze doe
outrun ze stag. Wy shall not &c laidee
outrun ze man." he used to say. u
will see Il prove some day"
He Is now pleasantly engaged In
seeing II prove"
From the time Of her adoption by
Crowl the girl was practically training
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-11
Preservation without lee.

Or. A. T. Perkins. OF Chicago, has
patented process for keeping fruits
and perlshahle products during trans
portatiou by the DE OF sterilIzed air.
This IL important, as BY It's use ship
pers are promised better results than
are now obtained by using tee. While
the system. n successful. WIN nearly
double the capacity Of vehicles Of
transportation, many other benefits
will arise, among which are decreased
cost In handling. lessened freights, etc,
Contracts have already been made In
Chicago for an extensive test Of the
method. The fruit syndicate Of Call
fornia IL also much interested In the
matter.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-11

Fumor Sir. you called me a fraudr'
Choleric-"And you. sir, called me a
larv
Fumer Well. sir"
Cholorlc-"Well. SIR
Fumer-"Tve been thinking"
Cho,eric-"Whai. siry"
Fumor THAT d might De a good
1ea for us TO get together and open q
ioasido boarding house. Philadelphia
North America.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-11

fed without releasing them from the
wagon. II Is In duplicate and works on
hinge. which Joins the two boxes.
The metal border which surrounds the
top extends downward at the center to
form a circular clamp to NJ around the
wagon pole or tongue. by closing or
moving the boxes toward each other
the clamps are opened to grasp the pole
and close around It when the boxes as
sume an open or level position New
Hmm
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-11

Every telegraph pole In the remote
districts Of Norway has TO be oontinu-
Ally watched on account Of the bears,
which have q mania for climbing the
,oles and sitting on the crossbeams,
twaylng backward and forward until
he pole finally falls,-Ex. 3"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-11

4 wud-eyod man. with his mouth
out Of Joint. was found leaning against
a lamp post ON Fulton ctroet
whats the matter with HING
yelled the crowd. as Il ran mp.
GIVE him air" replied the police
man: hes a stranger, and he tried
to say Tchoupltoulas street New
Orleans Tlmes-Democrat
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-11

state asylum at Middleton. y. Y. DR..
Talcott. who is said to be one Of the
most eminent specialists In insanity
IN the world. has just been declaring
that early rising Is a most prolific
cause Of insanity:
a peremptory command to get mp
when ones sleep Is as yet unfinished,
Is a command which grinds the soul.
curdles the blood. swells the spleen.
destroys all good Intentions and die
turbs for the entire day the mental
activities OF a boy just as the tornado
disturbs and levels with advancing ruin
a forest OF mighty pines"
To the habit Of too early rising on
the part OF young men we may he
adds. justly aseribe many cases Of early
insanity, OF melancholla and OF abjeet
demcntla. 1.-THE free and lazy savage
gets up when he feels ready and rarely
or never becomes insane" In further
proof OF his assertion DIR. Talcott points
out the larger percentage Of lunaey
among the country people as compared
With professional men. The latter. al
most without exception. get up late In
the morning. whereas our manual
laborers, in city and country, all leave
their beds long before they should
Generally in winter they rise befor'
daybreak. "a radical change should
be wrought Ia our industrial system.
DR. Talcott concluded. 80 that ou
worklngmen and women would not b
compelled to get up. as they do today
before they have had a decent night
! -.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-11

81 cannot deceive you" ialtered the
man accused OF killing bis wife and
children. Il am innocent
He sobbed aloud, while the sweet
Young girl with the violcis passed "a
the next cell whore was confined the
confessed murderer OF his great grand
mother. Detroit Tribune.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-11

Statistics show that crime Is inoreas-
Ing. and vast amount Of II can be
traced TO the cruelty Of man TO animals,
and In turn to his fellow man. God
has given us the animals TO treat
kindly, and one day lie will require an
account Of cur stewardship.-Rsv. II. G.
COddington,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-11

Wayside wanderer- ldontknow how
Ills. marin. but have a conviction that
iou are going 10 give the something to
Eat
Lady OF tho house Wen. perhaps
iou had better swallow your convie.
Ions. They ought TO make q nice meal
or you. Boston Transcript
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-11
is DEATH TO WHALES.
slsors,odB,Troons FOR THE
wHALlNo SHIPS.
capt Hersher Of the HaiiiaH Means
to Capture the Leslathans by Means
Of the Electric Current -Tsn-Ihousand
Volts WIN DO n.

HAT the field FOR
the application Of
electricity Is prac-
tically unlimited is
again demonstrated
by a seafarlng
man. who proposes
to 20 out and XIII
whales with IL. re-
marks the New
York World. The
salt had so much
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-11

Congressman Bailey so the dis
patches say, had a flush on his face
when Mr. Barrett was in the chair the
other day. hut Mr.. Bailey viii doubt
less admit flush In the hand Is worth
a dozen on the face. Galveston News.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-11

Everybody has heard Of the little
boy who pointed out TO his mother the
aesurdlty Of being sent TO bed when
he did not feel a BIZ sleepy and made
% rise In the morning when he was
AZ sleepy as he could wen he, says the
New York Mercury. That boy will In
the future Be able 70 cite In support
of his contention Or. Seldom Talcott'
superintendent q the homeopathic
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-11

Since March I the Spanish army In
Cuba has lost S.is0 men from yellow
fever. The loss from doseTtions also
has been unusually heavy.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-11

invented and patented aiarch ~ by an
inventor Of New York city. The two
circular heads are attached TO a sleeved
wire handle which Is adjustable as to
length. One Of the circular heads has
three prongs In is inner circumference
10 grasp the ear and hold Il from turn
ing inadvertently. the manner IN which
the wire handles are attached allowing
the corn 10 be turned. however when
dCslTed.-New Ideas.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-11

AVING come to
order at the re-
quest Of the dean,
n the formality Of
recognizing the car
dinals be dispensed
with and In "a
small a body II Il
rdly necessary
because no impos-
tor could hope sue
cessfully TO palm
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-11
ELECTING A POPE.
THREE METHODS OF CHOOSING
A SUPREME PoNTlFF.

election by Inspiration by compro-
mise. aud by ballot The Methods Of
Preparing, Casting. and Reading the
Ballots u
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-11

This Is a handy device for feeding
horses when, Of necessity, they must be
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-11
Ter Corn.Eatera

A device or holder TO assist in the
eating Of an ear Of green corn has been
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-11

breaking ihe book The link or ring
10 be hookea N the aeyice Is placed in
The slot seen IN the side. and by q
gentle pressure tbe central movable
core revolves untiI The slot becomes
integral with the open part Of the hook.
when, actuated by a coilod spring. the
core resumes It's position as now seen.
To unlock. the latch Is turned with
the thumb and finger.-New Ideas.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-11
SCIENTIFIC CORNER.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN IN
vENTioN AND INDUSTRY.

A Nevei snap-IIook. the Idea Of Cali
fornlan-Handy reed BoH for Iiitehse
Horses Relief HAS Come at Last for
Corn-EatsrA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-11

HE snap hook In
vented and patent
ed by an inventor
u Murieita Cal.
has some novel
pDint. d viii be
ssen that it's POSI-
lively a safety
hook, as there Is no
possible means Of
unhookine inad-
vortanflv without
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
TAc0MA'S KING OF THIEVES.
Futile Attempt to Recover on Worth
Tess Draft Fioated BY Paul
SchUIZe

TACOMA, WASH, March 25. = Eight
days before Paul Schulze, the million
dollar embezzler. committed suicide in
April, 1895, he drew two drafts on the
California Safe Deposit and Trust Com
pany of San Francisco through the Bank
of British Columbia of this city, the aggre-
gate amount being 1882, and received the
cash. The drafts, on reaching San Fran
cisco, were not paid, as Schulze had no
funds on de posit, but there was no alarm
until the suicide occurred. When Schulze's s
frauds were discovered Manager f. W..
Low of the Bank of British Columbia lost
his osition.
What became OF Schulze's money will
never be known. After Schulze's death,
though he had been living in. princely
style, he was found to be practically PEN
niless. To-day the petition of the bank
to be allowed q claim of $4S6O against the
receivers of the Yakima Investment Com
pany came up for hearing on the a1le-
cation that Schulze had signed the bogus
draft as one of the receivers of the invest
ment company This was shown, but it
was proven that the receivers did not re-
ceive the money and that Schulze had no
authority to make the drafts. The court
denied the petition.
1t came out in the evidence that $25OO of
Schulze's ill-gotten gain was used to pay
interest on old debts of the investment
company, incurred when Schulze was
manager, and which debts he concealed.
Six hundred of the remainder was paid on
private debts. The remainder OF the sum
is unaccounted for.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
UNCLE SAM A LOSER.
Disastrous Result of the Seizure of an
Opium SnauOgJer.

Disastrous Result of the Seizure of an
Opium AmM0gler.
PORTLAND, Or, March 25.-The seiz-
ure and sale of the famous old opium
smuggling steamer Hay,ian Republic by
the FL deral authorities will net but little
to the Government. The steamer was
libeled as an opium smuggler and was
supposed to be the property OF the Mer-
chants Steamship Company. On being
condemned by the Government at auction
sale she brought SIG, ,0Oo At this juncture
the Kodiak Packing Company put in a
claim for S11 900. alleging that it was the
first owner of the Haytian Republic, hav-
ing sold the vessel to the Merchants
Steamship Company and that there was
that amount due from the latter on the
purchase price.
United States District Attorney Murphy
mbatted this claim on the grOnnd that
if the Kodiak Packing Company had any
recourse it must be from the Merchants
Steamship Company and not from the
Government. Secretary Carlisle, however,
holds different view, and has sent to the
District Attorney orders to turn over to
the Kodiak Packing Company the amount
claimed-$ LOCO. Inasmuch as the Gov
ernment has been to the expense of over
$4,000 in caring for the steamer during the
time it has been in the Government S
hands there is debtor balance accruing
from the seizure.