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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01

Fcstina lente would be a safe maxim
Tor our modern city reformers % fol-
low. the opposite course which they
have been pursuing having so lar
yielded unsatisfactory results. Among
the latest instances Is the ease OF
Major 2, NJ. Hayerty. a veteran OF the
Civil War. who had been removed
ostenslbly on the plea OF physical dis
ability, from one Of the four assessor
ships provided for New York city hy
the Consolidation Act. At the time OF
Major Haverty's removal the other
three assessorships became vacant and
the four were filled by appointment
made by the Reform Administration
Major Haverty carried his suit Tor re-
insiaioment before the Appellate Dl-
vision OF the supreme court. which de-
cided In his favor The Court Of Ap-
peals has now affirmed the finding OF
the lower court, holding that mere
physical defects are not enough 10
warrant the removal OF a war veteran.
Now comes the amusing part OF the
case. The law allows only four as
SCISSORS. while the city now practically
has ave. who is TO be displaced to
make room for the reinstated Major
Haveriy2 When he was removed no
one OF the new appolntecs was actually
designated as his successor. and the
problem who Is TO step down aud
out. One Of the present incumbcnts Is,
like Major Hayerty, veteran. so that
the choice OF whose head is to fall In
the official basket rests betwene the
others, Meantime Il Is always good
pollcy for the "ins" to make haste
slowly" when dealing with the "outs." "
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01
VIVA, More Definite.

Society Editor-"Mr. Willis tells ne
that bis family will spend the sum
mer In the mountains and his wife says
they will go TO the seashore. Had !
better defer mentioning the matter UNI
al | set more definite informatlonf"
Managing Editor don't see what
moro definite Information you want,
She told you they were going TO the
seashore. didn't shef'-Clnolnnatl En-
Qulrer
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01

Il IL claimed that there Is a make,
measuring about three inches In
length. IN the eye OF horse bolonelng
formerly to Alexander NeAll'stCr Of
Yakima City. wssh. The snake can
be plainly seen wrlgFllng around in the
ball o. the eye. and the horce Is gradu-
ally becoming blind. The snake was
frs, seen two or three weeks seo. and
has been growing slowly bat constantly
ever SAGE
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01
csmhlns Ar.ln,, the c.l.ml,,.

From the Buffalo Express; A new
danger threatens the peace and secur-
ity Of the reporters. The Statesmen
are after their Jobs. A large part OF
the political stories from 81. Louis this
year are being written by prominen,
politicians earnestly advise the
members Of the newspaper profession
to combine to resist this aggression O.
Il may be their sad fate to be driven
out Of their present occupation and
into politics.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01

From the indianapolis Journal: 1T
Is the custom In America" wrote the
visiting foreigner In his notebook.
for one American. when he hears an
other American say anything savorlng
OF wit, to at once treat the speaker to a
drink OF something alcoholic. This
Is done as an announcement TO all
Americans 10 keep up the reputation OF
their people as the brlghtes, on earth
and produces much strenuous aud
praise-worthy EFFORT"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01
Inersa.. IT rar.lEn travel.

With eleven ocean steamers leaving
New York In one day and reports OF
eminent citizens taking berths In cat
tie ships. Il would seem that the sum
mer exodus to Europe Is well under
way. Il Is q travelling age and q Is
becoming more 30 every year. Distance
Is becoming so nearly obllleraled that
London is little farther from New
York now than Washington City was
when steam was FIRST introduced In the
passenger business OF the country. Il
Is not wholly true, as our critics abroad
say, that everything goes" In Amer
lea. but everybody certainly dooa And.
with fifteen miles on the trolley Tor 5
cents, and iOOo-mile trips In proportion,
everybody can AFFORD it.-New York
World.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01
culllnr r..,h a, NI.s,r.Tus.

David Young. who Is %. Is highly
olaied over a new tooth that he IL
cutting.
Cutting new teeth at an advanced
ere Is no, an unusual event In his fam
ily, Tor his mother had three when she
IVES ahou, the same age Three years
ago David and Jared Young were the
o'des, twins In New England. Jared
mas since died at German. n. H.
North Paris Mel Letter to Boston
Globe.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01
narrsrlar rr.nh,.

From the Washington Star: Il
niyvcr knew such a woman iur berry,
Ia thrubble," remarked Mrs DOlan.
AS is Mrs. Rafferty, next dure."
"She g." replied Mr.. Dolan.
"oi had rayson TO notice thot same
popularity yesterday afternoon while
yea wor out"
yea did,"
"Yis She CEN over an got the loan
ay yer bicycle"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01

Birds In cold climates slt on their
eggs TO keep them warm. while birds
In the tropics depend on the heat Of the
sun 10 hatch their young. Even the
shlilless cuckoo. before Il deposits It's
"a In another birds nest. hunts Tor a
kind Of esq similar IA color and shape,
% that The founding may not be de-
leelc1.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01
PORTRAIT PAINTING.
Great Adsancs Made ~ sistssnth.csn.
turv Arftst.

Great Adsanes Made ~ sls,ssnth.csn.
tary Artists.
The modern practice Of having Dor.
traits OF individuals seems 10 have
sprung mp naturally enough with the
popAprity Of easel pictures aad this
agall8was much Influenced By the in
PRODUCTION. OF oil painting. says the
= neteenth Century. Whether An.
tonello Of Nee ina really acquired the
art from the Van Eycks or from Lucas
Of Loyden. as some have conieclured
Is very doubtful, but Il was certainly
he who introduced The new ara process
into Venice. whence u spread all over
Italy. We have now come to the full
development Of the art Of painting tha,
sprang up toward the clole OF the fif-
ieenth century, and which was chiefly
embodied in four great men. Leonardo
Raphael. Michael Angelo and Titan.
All OF these were great portrait paint
ers In the true sense OF the term. with
the exception Of Michael Angelo. who
seldom condescendei 10 easel pictures
aud who never worked In oil. The great
advance made by the slx,eenth cen
fury painters over the pre- Raphaoilles
was In the much-fuller utilization Of
the resources OF chlaroscuro. Up TO
this time the cOlors used wCIe mostly
clear and Hight. and only 90 much
shading was introduced as was necos
cary 10 give relief 10 figures. The
value OF shadow In itself was hardly
appreciated; In fact. the whole con
oepilon OF painting was to show every
thing az far as possible In full light
The great innoyator In this natter
was Leonardo. Being. as he was. nc
much a man Of science az painter. the
problems OF light and shade interested
him IN both capacities. and he inves-
tlgated them In something Of the mod
ern spirit by the aid Of the knowi-
edge thus acquired he succeeded IN
giving 10 his figures a roundness and
a relief that had been hitherto un-
known. In fact. he carried Il so far
that they are sometimes overmodeled
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01
STRUGGLED TO RELEASE HER.
SELF

SELF.
gagged for the occasion, and Their playe.l
gayottcs. rondes couranics. ana many
other dances. without intermlssion.
But Katel waited until night. came
and the torches were No. Then she
took Salaun's hand. and they began 10
dance together.
Round again! Once morcl Ia, hor
laughed the witch maiden. as they spun
along. what, are you tired alreadsl
DO you give In 80 soon as thisg"
Never while am with your was
the teryent reply The fatal spell had
begun to work
Thus on they whirlcd. yet more
swiftly than before. so that the other
dancers stood aside to watch them.
After a time. however. Katcl observed
that her partner was gradually becom.
Ing weaker. and that he would soon be
unable To keen pace with her
Courage exclaimed she. IN a bar.
tering tone. we can not stop yet. Il
wants but a very short time 20 mid
night. and then shall be yours"
salaun. although almost exhausted.
strained every muscle and nerve In q
frantic. final effort to continue the
dance. Round the field they Jew. at
lightning speed, but II was for the last
time. The knights knees shook hla
breath came moro quickly-then with
difficulty he gasped out the words:
"Oh. Katel. have mercy can do no
morel Katel. my love. have not won
you YETI"
But NJ he sank llicless upon the
grass, Katcl turned eoldly away. His
fate was nothing TO her Al that mo-
ment the clock In the nelghboring
town struck ~. AL the lights flicker
ell and expired; darkness relgned sa-
preme. And through the darkness.
shrill.sg high aboys every other sound.
rang the mocklng laugh Of the implsh
dwarf.
II.
"whatr' exclaimed Katel. derisiyely,
elanclng angrliy At the wornout plpors,
eno Al last paused In their wild music,
sthausled already by such slight exc'-
noqsi lwish the evil one would senl
rne musicians aud dancers worthy
~ on what use are these misera
=. ~ otsaluresY'
N|efod the word. stamping
- = n, fury weird red lish
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01
NEW TORPEDO BOAT.
IT WOULD BE A GREAT TERROR
IN BATTLE. v
Little EfIcssoa Able To siak the Heaviest
MAn-of-war Anoat- lie Equipped
with AFmamsnt-Rapid Firing Gans
TO Add TO Her strength In Attack.

HE torpedo boat
Ericsson. which
has just been add
ed TO the feet OF
wamhips at the
navy yard. Will
when fully equip
ped, be a vessel 10
be dreaded by
armed ships many
times her size. says
the New York Jour
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01

Mrs. Wallace-lsnt that rather a
pretty girl Mr.. Ferry has as a type
wrlterg
Mrs. Ferry-l-I guess she IA. II Is a
pity she Is 70 deaf Mr. Ferry has 10
lean right over her shoulder when die
tatlng a letter Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01

An irate female seeks Ambulance 20
the editors sanctum. but tell you.
madam" protests the clerk. that the
editor Is too busy to talk to any one
today"
Never mind you let me In. III
do the talking. -Tld-Blts.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01
laqaisitise

iirs Scaggs-"Yes. once when I was
out alone on a dark nj l saw a man.
aud. oh, how I ranr ittle Willie
And did you catch him. Miss scragEsi
Odds and Ends.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01

son brought NJ iIom deplh q s15
Zee, In a vault IN one Of the Belgian
mines, "a said 10 have grown weeds IN
known u The halanlzss.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01

Yes. lt's awful 70 80 uouan a
her age 50 painted and irlrrleo. hul
they say she was great tharmor In
her day"
.nake.l.-ps..al. Trlhnna.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01


this maiden had n somewhat uncanny
reputation. For II was said-and with
reason-that she was a witch.
The count had often urged Kaiel 10
mary, but In vain. The lady had no
mind to lose her freedom. Dancing
was the one passion Of her life
When" said she. Il can find a knigat
who shall be able TO dance continu-
oualy with me for 10 hours. with 10
break, to him promise to give mJ
handr'
This scornful challenge was pro-
claimed by heralds in every neighbor-
Ing town and hamlet. In response
came many wooors to attempt the im-
possible task Those whom Kaiel ia
vored she made her partners at the
rustic fetes and open-alr dances. which
were then In vogue In the soft
swarded meadows by sunlight or star
light. the dancers would meet, and. 10
the dreamy music OF the pipes. eager
couples would whirl until the hills
around them would blush in the light
OF the early dawn. The widest. gid
diest, yet most graceful Of the throng.
was katel. who danced madly on until
q by one her partners sank fainung
~ the ground and death released
- a from the hesrtless sorceress who
had inred them into her tolls.
Thus persisted many suitors. until
the cruel maiden became an object OF
general hatred and horror when her
doings came 10 the ears OF the count De
slernly forbade her to attend any more
OF the dances. In order 10 enforce her
obedience he shut her mp Ia tower.
where, he said. she was 20 remain until
she should choose husband ncu
among such sultora as still persisted iu
Offering her marriage
Now. katel had n wizened little page.
no bigger than n leyorct and as black
as ravens wing. This creature she
summoned 20 her one morning before
dawn. and. with her finger az her lips.
she said 20 him.
BE swift and SILENT My uncle silll
slumhers Get thee gone hy the ladder
and HE thee 10 the castle OF salaun
who Is waiting for a memore from Dor
be loves The guards viii allow iH.o
TO pass. take horse. ride like the wind.
and tell Salaun that Katel calls him 20
deliver her from this tower before the
day dawns"
The infatuated young knight obeyed
the summons Immediately. In au
hours time he was assisting the lad
20 mount his horse. after having c1l
her In safety down the rope ladder
AZ. from The window u the donion. Csc
dwarf watched them ride away. ~
chuokled TO himself.
"Ha' Hal And 20 they are on 10 thc
great ball held today In the Martyrs
Meadow An. my dear Salaun. before
another sun shall risc your death
knell will be tollcdr
n.
when Katel and her gallant cavalier
arrived az the Martyrs Meadow they
excited general surprise and admira.
tion. Some. however. shook their head.
forebodingly az they heard that salaul
nog kaiers aihancod lover. was % b,
her partner. for they knew that thl
brave young knight must necds fan a
victim 20 her spell.
The bali began. Some Of the most
A..
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01

Stern parcnt-"Go away from the
stove; the weather Isn't cold" Bright
Boy Amt heatin' the weather: Use
warmln' me hands." Washington
/ Times
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01

Bllkin-Evory one that rides in a
Flfth avenue stage pitches into them
Sllikln-Yes, and out Of them. Harlem
Lille.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01

oTl8l7 I7aal co sallh a'IlIA
Cars Colony has ordered yeuns
grange trees from California cor "a,
detrimental purposes
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01
DEATH OF MACREADY.
THE TRAcEpiAN MET WITH A
TRAGIC DEATH.

fiILE his wife was
ressing TO take a
i've with him.
lam es Macready.
for twenty years a
prom / nent actor.
and for the last ave
years proprietor Of
the Hilton Hotel. At
Hilton. ~ j. was
thrown from a car
rlage and Instant
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-01
BRETON LEGAND.

ONG. long ago. in
the days Of good
King Arthur. Count
Aiorrlss dwelt ln
the old chateau OF
La Roche Morlce.
near Landcrneau.
In Brittany. with
him lived his beau
tlful niece. Katol.
Although charming
In face and ngure
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-17
Scott Jucksnn Convicted.

NEWPORT tKy.) May 1.-The Scott
Jackson case went to the jury at 10
o'clock this morning. At I2:05 p. IN.
the jury returned. Amid deathlikc
stiffness the Foreman handed the YER
dict TO the Clerk vino read the follow
ing: ave, the jury, find the dcfen-
dant, Scott Jackson, g%uiltyof murder
i'll the first degree, and fix the penalty
mt DEATH
Tho Judge had previously an
nounced that no demonstration would
be permitted, and consequently the
verdict was heard with silence. but
Immediately upon the adjournment
Of court the spectators rushcd to the
jurors and shook hands heartily with
them. Jackson showed no feeling
except i'll the ashen pallor Of his face.
Tho parents Of Pearl Bryan were
present. Tho usual motion for Il new
trial was made and jackson was taken
away to Jail.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-17
a GREAT SNAKE COLONY,

An Australian Enthusiast Has n Fine Col
lection of Senomous Reptiles.
Mr.. j. McGarvic Smith, an eminent
bactcriologist of Sydney, Australia, is
the proprietor of probably the greatest
collection of snakes in the world, says
the New York World. He is in
the business partly for scientific
purposes and partly for business. He
advertised some time ago for 500 venom
Gus reptiles, but one publisher refused
To permit the advertisement until he
had satisfied himself Of the sanity of
the scientist.
The different species OF ycuomous
snakes in Australia, so far ms known.
number -, and Mr.. Smith has speci-
mems of all of them. The poison en-
tractcd from the reptiles is largely used
in the Pastcur institute in Paris.
My. smith Is an enthusiast OH the
subject of snakes, and regards them rs
the most wonderful of living creatures.
He has in his collection scrpcnts that
have gone nearly Il year without food
and are still fat. lie has injected some
of their ~ poison into them without
the slightest ill-cfTccts To them. As u
result of his Investigations he has cstab-
lishcd the fact hat a non-poisonous
snake is not affected in any way by the
poison Of the species.
why" said Smith. ut does not kill
one OF its own species Will" H. is SO fatal
to other creatures is one OF the nystc-
rics OF the Almighty which wc cannot
u~nraycl.'
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-17
WEEKLY INDEPENDENT.
MeKIsLEY,s sILvEI, VIEWS.

McKinley's presidential boom has
now reacaed such proportions that
his managers predict his nomination
at the st. Louis convention on the
first ballot. AS it now looks, nothing
but a miracle can prevent his nomin-
alton on n platform satisfactory to the
Sound money men who are expect
ed to put up the funds necessary to
conduct the campaign. This being
the case, his views on the silver ques-
ton are of vast importance to all who
believe in the free coinage Of silver
by the United States, independently
OF any other nation. Mr.. Mckinley
has views on this question, but just
now is lying very low and winking
one eye at the silver Republicans and
the other at the gold men. His bosom
friend, John Sherman, in a letter to
the Young Mems Republican Club Of
Brooklyn, n. T., thus defines McKin-
ley's position on the money question:
There can be no doubt OF the opin-
ion of Major Mckinley on the money
question. lie is committed in every
form, by speech and otherwise, to the
Republican policy OF maintaining the
present gold coin OF the United States
as the standard OF value. He. in COM
mon with myself and others, believes
that silver should be employed rs
money, always, however, to he main
tanned at a par with gold.
The convenience OF silver coin for
the minor transactions Of life is 20
manifest that no sound money man
would desire its discontinuance, but
upon the primary condition that its
coinage should be limited and its pur-
chasing power maintained by the
fiat OF the Government at par with
gold"
III Mckinley agrees with Senator
Sherman and other gold men OH the
money question, how can il be con-
tended by any zane man that he ia
vors free coinage? Does Sherman
favor it? il not, how can Mckinley
who agrees with him? We leave these
questions TO be answered by McKin-
ley men who believe in the free coin
age Of silver.
In view OF tho position OF Mr.. Nc
Kinley on the money question as set
forth by Senator Sherman, will the
Nevada delegation in the st. Louis
convention give him any votes! The
The records OF the convention will tell
the tale.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-17
MICROBES ON STAMPS.
Tho phiIatciIst's Collection "a n Sour
nf Danger.

Tho phiIntcIist's Collection IA n Source
OF Danger.
Having successfully disclosed the n.y.
ricnic dangers nhhcrcnt to the kiss,
the telephone receiver and the towel,
medical science has now turned its Mt
tcntion 10 the pcrils that hcsct the
plilatclist's art. According to DR..
Unnn. says the Science News. n paticn;
w recently attacked by n peculiar
parasitic growth in the beard. On max
ing II minute examination of some OF
the hnirs. the doctor recognized the dis
case az "picdra." which IL chiefly, mot
with in British Columbia. The doc.
tors friend had never been in Columbia,
but he frequently received letters from
correspondents there. and, being n col.
lcctor OF postage stamps. he was In the
habit of removing them from the let.
tcrs. In DR.. Unna's opinion the gum
on the postage stamp Is an excellent
material for retaining any disease
germs that IL may receive from the 40.
plicntion Of the tongue. and IN rcuioy.
ing stnmps-cvcn when m%Oistrninp Is
done with the spongc-tlicrc IL always
II danger that the collectors fingers
mny receive and communicate the con-
tRInination.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-17
IBEGGARY.

A correspondent OF the Reno Jour
mi gives the following facts for agri-
cnlturists TO ponder over:
Recent reports OF the Department
OF Agriculture show that the decline
in the prices Of the products OF the
farm that were SO manifest in the
years 1893 md 1894 continucdthrOugh
1895. The Department bulletin
shows the following changes:
In 1890 tho total value of the ,hreo
staple products, corn, wheat and oats,
was sl,3l1, 10000; in 1892 sl,l73 600.
900 and in 1895 il had fallen to s976,-
OO0,000 or Il difference between tho
value OF tho crops in 1890 and 1895 OF
s3il,000, 900. This yast difference il
not caused by the lessencd production
OF those products, for there has been
II gain III tho number OF bushels pro.
duced, but by tho appreciation IT tho
value Of money through tho destruc-
ton Of nearly ono-half OF the people II
money by the decentralization Of sill.
yer.
lilo gross product OF 100 acres OF the
cereals mentioned, in 1890 averaged
1913. while in 1895 IL averaged but
1858.
Nor has it Jared my better with
stock raised OH the farm as the Dc.
partment bulletin states that the
value OF stock has declined in an equal
ratio.
IL il evident that the farmcn's prof.
IL is all gone and that the agricultural
classes have become Industrial slaves,
whose toll 10 given TO enrich the
bondhoIders aud tho moncycd class.
os.
When we ask, will tho people OF
America awake and throw of this Ii.
nancial incubus that rests upon them
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-17
Another War Cloud.

LONDON, May PA special from
Shanghai says the Russians through
an American agent named Smith
have taken possession OF the disputed
territory Of Cheefoo. over which the
British claim rights. Six Russian
warships are there, as well us the
Detroit, Yorktown, Olympia and Ma
chias OF the United States Navy.
Great excitement prevails at Cheefoo.
y dispatch to the Globe from Shang-
hal says the Russians seized lot
twelve Of the British concession at
Cheefoo, in defiance OF all legal and
reaty rights. The Globe editorially
says: "Ihe seriousness OF the news
from Checioo cannot be overestimat-
ed. The action taken is in direct
co%ntraventioD OF existing laws and
treaties, and cannot be viewed by
Great Britain us other than an I'M
friendly act