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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-04
ANIMALS, ILLUSIONS.
birds aud Horses Are Most commoaly
the Victims

Birds are perhaps more commonly
the victims OF illusions than other ami
mails, their stupidity about their eggs
being quite remarkable. says the Spec
tator. Last year. for instance. a hen
got into the pavilion Of a ladies' goli
club and began 10 sit on a golf ball 10
a corner. for which II made a nest with
a couple Of pocket handkerehiefs. But
many quadrupeds are not only de-
ocived for the moment by reflections.
shadows and such unrealltles. but
often seem victims 10 illusions largely
developed by the Imagination. Tho
horse. for instance. Is one OF the
brayest OF animals when face 10 face
with dangers which II can understand.
such as the charge OF an elephant or
a wild boar at bay. Yet the courageous
and devoted horse. 90 steadfast against
the dangers he knows. Is a prey TO
hundred terrors OF the imagination
due to illusions. mainly those OF sight,
for shylng. the minor effect Of these
Illusions, and "bolting, IN which pan
ic gains complete possession Of his
Eoul. are caused. as a rule. by mistakes
as to what the horse sees. and not by
mlsinterpretation Of what he hears
II is noticed. for instance, that many
horses which shy usually start away
from objects on one side more ire
quently than from objects on the 9th
or. This Is probably due TO defects In
the vision Of one or other eye. In
nearly all cases OF shying. the horse
takes fright at some unfamiliar OBJ
ject, though this Ia commonly quite
harmless. such as a wheclbarrow up
side down. a freshly felled log or a
piece Of paper rolling before the wind,
This instantly becomes an illusion. y
is interpreted as something else. and
II Is a curious question In equine neu-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-04
HAWTHoRNE's nIRTHPLACE.

HAWTH0RNE'S BIRTHPLACE.
By a little streamlet, which glltters
like a snake through the CLEAN OF sun
shine, and quickly hides itself among
the underbrush, In It's quest for the
nelghborlng cove: and impeded there
by the mAssy corpse Of giant OF the
forest, which had lived out lts meal
cnlabie term OF life. and been over
thrown by mere old age. and lies buried
IN the new vegetation that Is born OF
lts decay. What footsteps can have
worn this halt seen path9 Harkl DO We
not hear them rustling softly over the
leavesi We discern an Indian wom-
an--a majestic and queonly woman. OF
else her spectral image does not repre-
sent her truly-for this Is the great
squaw sachem. whose rule with that
OF her sons. extends from Mystic 10
AEawam. That red chief who stalks
By her side Is Wappaeowet. her second
husband. the priest and magician.
whose incarnation ahall hereafter af-
fright the palo-faced settlers with grlE-
Ely phantoms. dancing aud shrieklng
In the woods. az midnight. but great
er would be the alright OF the Indian
necromancer n. mlrrored In the pool
OF water at his feet, he could catch 4
prophetic glimpse OF the MONDAY mar
wells which the white man Is destined
10 achieve: IL be could see, as In
dream, the stone front Of the stately
hail which will cast its shadow over
this very spot: II he could be aware
that the future edilce will contain q
noble museum where. among countless
curiosities OF earth and sea, a few In
dian arrow-heads shall be treasured up
a. memorials OF a banished race"
The crank was out OF order and the
Snowman added:
Alas, my kind and gentle audience,
you know not the extent Of your mis-
fortune. The scenes 70 come were far
better than the past And would your
Interest have deepened a.. passing out
Of the cold shadow OF antiquity. IN
ny long and weary course. I should
arrlrr rlihin ne limits Of mans mem
orr. and, leading you at last lnte the
sunshine Of The present, should gige .
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-04
WHY WOMEN SHOULD WOO"
% seems Go he About Time TheI
Had Their Turn.

10 Seems Go Ne About Time TheI
HAD Their TuFn
The Chapetone Magazine tells Why
Women should Woo" I haven't read
the article. but have no doubt a, all
that hosts OF good reasons could be
found why women should WOO. In
fact, can think Of n good many my.
self They have more time. 10 begin
with. and they seem TO know how 90
70 about Il better. No woman u half
so awkward during the counting period
40 the most graceful man. Sweet
speeches come lnstinctlvely 10 her llps.
ard the art Of tucklng a flower neatly
into the button hole Of coat Il hers.
though she had never brother or a
male cousin, while ell tho sisters az
home ever possessed by any youth
never taught him 10 place a rose above
bis lady's brow without tickling her
ear aud allowing the thorn TO prick her
neck. by all means let women WOO.
Lot them pay the installments on the
diamond ring. too. and tire the boats
at the picnic aud pay the car fares AZ
well: lei them bur the bouquets when.
ever there Il hall on the taple. and
when all Is done let them hustle out
after a long happy evening Of love
making and try what fun II II TO 20 on
a stormy night all the way from Chest.
nut lllll In Grove Hall In the last car.
--Boston Home Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-04

A dentist who was doing some work
upon womans teeth the other day
was complained to by her about the
peculiar sonsitlvoness she felt In them
OF late. 1t is always so" he replied.
during the summer months, when one
ls eating more acids and fruits and sal
ads. The teeth are continually on
edge. as Il were. Il Is a good thing to
clean them frequently with powdered
chalk. and to rinse out the mouth with
lime water. ! know Of no better way
o. counierRctlng the action OF the acids
upon the lime Of the teeth. And un-
less you do something Of this sort you
win end that tiny cavities will appear
and that the teeth viii be very percep.
uhly eaten into
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-04

was found in 1898 by q Fronehman
named Jacobs. His outfit was fur
nlshed by two Portuguese named Car
rara and Rosa They took out from
two hundred to three hundred pounds
a month for two or three years. the
gold being worth one-hundred and
nlnety-fiye dollars pound. When |
reached there. In 1898. the placer was
In full working order. Jacobs IA said
TO have disposed OF his gains at Monte
Carlo; Carrara died insolyent Rosa
left a few thousands; that Is, In brief,
the history Of the owners OF one Of
the richest plaoor-mines In that coun-
try. The mine was sold In 1895 for
fifteen hundred dollars. and Jacobs "a
now simply an employe In the placer,
The Barnard syndicate has taken out
a great deal OF gold from placers sltu-
atod on the Potaro river; but II is my
impression that placer-mining is about
over unless new territory Is opened up.
Quartz-minlng Is still In It's infancy.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-04
The star Chamber Losh.

The veritable lock and key OF the IA.
nous Star Chamber were sold at Chris
ties rooms. London. recently. The lock
Is soundly made Of brass. and though
decorated TO a certain extent ls plain
compared with the key. which Is q
wonderful piece Of fretted steel. The
metal IN Of q beautiful temper, other
wise 4 seems impossible that the stem
should not snap OF II there wore the
sllghlost hitch IN the turning Of the
lock. ON both sides are portrayed
crowned heads. presumably Of charlss
1
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-04

Mrs wilkins stared at these bold
statements. then changed the subject
"when do you begin your houseclean'
ingY'
Il don't intend to clean this fall" thu
other replied alrlly. 1T Is such q
bore"
ON her way out with the despIsod
magazine under her arm. Mrs. wilkins
met Maud.
what has come over your sister,"
she asked. ''She Tolls on that lounge
In hlgh-heeled slippers reading trash
and she says she doesn't intend TO
clean house."
Don't ask me-" Maud returned.
"She isn't the same woman she was
slck-everythlng has TO 90 her way
now"
II was very near the end before Lu-
crctia realized that there was no hope
for her. did you know Il al frstf"
she asked the doctor when he came In
one evening.
"Yes," he answered.
"And you told me 10 enjoy myself be-
cause you knew my time was shortr'
yes"
"Oughtnt TO have been preparing
myself for heaycnT she asked. after
pause.
"You have been doing that all your
llfc." the doctor replied. Il thought
you deserved a little time 20 enjoy
yourself In n worldly way"
"Well-l have enjoyed H." she said.
with n sigh OF content-'even when ]
was well I never had such a good
time. II was real hard az FIRST 10 as
scrt my rights, but after awhile Just
gloried IN Il. You heard, doctor, how
rude was TO Airs wllklnsr'
The doctor nodded and grinned
Mrs. wilkins was no favorite OF bis.
"But ! have done worse things than
That" I.ucretln went on. MAUD never
would put enough salt In my oatmeal
and once | picked up my shoe and
threw II AT her. II wasn't ladyllkc,
but II was such n relief ! have had
such a good time being selfish aud do.
Ing what | pleased. You don't think
Il was wrong OF me. dOctorT'
enc, Il was all right" he answered
stOutly, for he was used 20 taking the
responsibilities OF the dying upon HE
broad shoulders. Thcn Lucrctia was
content
Al the very last she turned her poor,
dull eyes toward the physician, Il
have-had-suc a-good-tlme." she
whispered, brokenly. 'such-a rest"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-04

plll-box in hand and exclaimed:
i've made the most delightful little
pillow sham" lie brought forth a
miniature piece OF work exquisltely
finished. lie not only did plain sew
ing and fancy work but tried his hand
at the family millinery. His fine en-
broldorios were noticeable at fairs and
wedding presents TO his girl friends
we're the work OF his fingers. He Is
now interested In decorative art and
earns his bread by embroidering and
hanging poriieros. lamhrequins and
other interior decorations. New York
Tribune.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-04
NAPOLEON AND RuoENIE.
with Their tina at nigh Mas, - The
Archbishop.

Archbishop
I had n card OF admission to a seat
Immediately In front OF the altar and
close to those occupied by the imperial
party, says BlaokwOods Magazine. II
was interesting, OF course. TO be able
at such close quarters TO scrutiniEe the
somewhat sombre countenance OF Ma
poleon Ill. the delicate features OF his
beautiful wife and the fair face OF the
boy on whom so many glowing hopes
were lxed-all doomed to be quenehed
In the dust Of death at one dosolaio
spot In far-ofi Zululand. But Il was
the venerable archbishop who attract
ed my attention most strongly, from
the subduod gentloaess and humility
OF his aspect. In spite OF the gorgeous
ness OF his yestments, rich In crimson
velvet. gold embroidery and priceless
lace.
The archbishop worea little red skull
cap over his soft. white hair and the
expression Of his mild coun,enance
was that OF simple, genuine goodness,
His complete absorption In the relig-
ious service on which he was engaged
was quite In accordance with what |
had been told OF his pure, devoted life
and the appearance Of the meek. de-
fensCless old man would have led one
to believe that he was one Of the last
persons who could ever become the OBJ
jcct Of implaoable hatred and brutal
violence. Yet two years later stood
on the spo, where that gentle spirit had
az last escaped by the tardy mercy Of
death from an agony Of persecution
and torture little known. believe. be.
yond the prison walls where the last
cruel scene was enacted.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-04

One Peter Brossoit. OF Belle River,
Canada. distinguished himself some
time ago by carrying on prizes at the
county fair for embroidery. crochet,
beadwork. etc. and the papers pub
llshed paragraphs on "Canada's new
man" lie has 4 rival In town OF
Ontario In preference to playing
marbles. shiny or boylsh sports, a
youth Of that town used to sit with
girls and surpass them In the use OF
the needle. One day he appeared with
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-04

ropathy TO know what Il Is that the
horse figures these harmless objects
to be. When Russian ponies first be.
gan to be shipped to Harwich, they
usually objected TO pass near a donkey.
This reluctance was explained on the
hypothesis that the ponies seldom saw
donkeys In Russia and mistook them
for bears.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-04

reflex OF the very life that IL iittinE
past US! Then. too. had ex-
pended a vast deal OF light and brill
liancy on representation Of the street
In It's whole length, from Buifoms
Corner downward. on the night OF the
grand illumination for Gen. Taylors
triumph. Lastly, ! should have given
the crank one other turn and have
brought out the future. showing you
who shall walk the main street tomor-
row"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-04

tlane furniture store which does a
thriving business In these days wheh
the furnishings Of our foreiathers are
IN such demand. Here we're quaint
rooms. and the little old lady who haa
charge Of the place remarked :na'
soon all the antique furniture would DC
acid, 20 general Is the craving lot ma
hogany Of the last century. AZ u Is
many an ancestral bedstead has been
shipped out OF the historical town
which has reaped generous revenue
from the sale OF the household goods
Of the early citizens People 90 no.
seem nj all averse 10 disposlng Of
these relics Of other days; nor DO they'
as a rule. cling TO them for old asso-
citation.
Among other curlosities exhibited
By the little old iady-who looked IKE
one Of the characters In "The House oil
Seven Cebles'-was a paper from the
old custom house. containing num-
Der OF items and 20. X, Natl HaW-
thorne" The writer, II will be re-
membered was in the employ OF Uncle
Sam for about three years. The old
lady wanted 10 sell the bit OF paper.
We inquired the price.
Ten dollars"
Little did Mr.. Hawthorne ever dream
his bills. with 20. X" would command
any such figure. when Tennyson re-
eeived a pound line for some OF his
later verses. the literary world thought
he was doing very well az a poetieal
tradesman-but here was $40 demand
Cd for four words. Fortunately for
spectators In autographs Mr.. Haw-
thorne was fairly industrious during
those three years and the supply OF
20. X. Natl Hawthorne" will not give
out at once. II Hawthorne could only
have reaped little Of this profit short
~ after he was turned out Of ofieel
"The SCARLET Letter" was written to
keep the wolf from the door. Fields
relates how subsequently he found
Hawthorne In Lenox, respondent and
lowering over a stove and finally pro-
cured from him the manuscript OF tina,
Incompatible story. Besides these au-
tographs there are many bits Of paper
marked with a stencil. n. Hawthorne.
Hawthorne was after asked n he really
had the scarlet letter "a" and rcplledi
wei. did have Il. but one Sunday
the children got hold OF II and burnt II
~"
Main street must ever interest th'
visitor. Hawthorne thus had his
Snowman" expound concerning Il
''The white mans Ak has never smit-
ten n single tree: his footstep has
never crumpled single one OF the
withered leaves. which all the au-
tumns since the food have been harvest
ing beneath. Yet. eeel along through
the vista Of impending boughs there Il
already a family traced path. running
nearly east and west. as II prophecy
OF forebodlng Of the future street had
stolen into the heart OF the solemn old
wood. Onward goes this hardly per.
ceptible track. now ascending over q
natural swell OF land, now subsldlnr
gently into a hollow: traversed her,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-04

1--WE had a scare out at the summer
rosort-a lot OF scientists came there"
We'll. they didn't hurt anybody, did
they"
mo; We had n glrl graduate with
us and IN half an hour she simply
knocked the whole OUTFIT silly."-oma-
Ia Dee.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-04

II DO not remember" remarked tho
CannIbal King, as he drew away from
the table. after molslenlng the tips OF
his fingers In tile finger bowl. Il do not
remember that I ever ale a more de.
llclous meal"
Il am 70 glad you liked Il. sire" re.
piled the grateful chef. THAT was q
sweet glrl grad you ats."-Pittsburg
ChrOnicle.Telegaph.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-04

A mother was explaining 10 a a.
mlnutive Juvenile the meaning OF a pic
ture representing a number Of mar
tyrs who had been thrown to some
hungry lions.
She tried to impress his infant mind
with the terrors OF the scene and
thought she had succeeded, when sud
denly he exclaimed:
"oh. maj Just look at that poor lit
lie lion behind therel He won't ne,
any."-Answers
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-04
ne Was Candid.

A friend OF ours noticed that a bon
Of cigars which be had only broken
into the day before was half empty.
Turning 10 HE servant man he said:
This ls really going a DIT too lar. 10
seph. my man. We smoke a great deal
TOO muchF-slandard
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-04
Tn. n..nmhlnnr.

Bagaway- Those shoes Mlss eprockel
wears when she Is on her wheel remind
me Of the ocean this morning e Ten
O'Clock.
Rldley-was the ocean at that time
like her shoeei
Baeaway-Yes. II was high tied
Washington Tmea
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-04

Mr., symser Of summerville. Ca, IN
his ninety -ceyenlh year. has pat seven
bullets into a two-lneh bulls eye at q
range Of sixty feet.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-04

Where are Jon going. my pretty
malff -.
"f'm Euing 10 milk. good - sps e,.ai
The miik Nc 10 yea po4r1-I-
Dld any one ever see srcn Hrfre'
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-04
1UlANA GOLD FIELD.
A MINERS PROSPECTING ToUH
AMONG THEM.
The fiomanes Of a Frsnchman's Dis.
rovory 3d. Placer. Mining About over.
Unless a New Tertiary IL Opened
An AriEonian's Discovery.

HOMAs Dalgleish.
an old Arizona NIL
ner. has written an
account OF his own
pers onal advent
uro0 among THE
Gold Fields OF Gui-
ana. for the Cen
fury Mr.. Dali
gleish says:
The nrst fne pla-
Ger on the Cuyuni
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-04
Csalem Ioiier.l

r r nLA Nuttt lNaA
when little NADIA
moiselle with her
gibraltars an d
Black Jacks took
her departure, leav-
ing US standing on
old Main street In
Salem town. For
want Of something
better 20 do we
turned into an an
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-13
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-13

greatness, your virtue. which believe
poorest girl who passes on the street"
You would not. monsieur" cried the
woman, in her desperation.
Madame, if YOU appear at court after
tonight l will tell ALL / swear l will
tell ALL"
Nine. lie Fevre began to weep.
Now. Capt. Jones, in telling me this
story himself, confessed that he never
could Withstand a woman's tears, and
this woman. despicable as she was, yet
had made him in love, with her charms.
So suddenly, impulsive as he was in
such affairs, Capt. Jones took the letter
from his pocket. and tore ii into pieces.
Madame" said he. II fight men-not
women, though confess they are vastly
more dangerous. l believe it's brave
mans part to use no force against 4
woman enemy. but simply to despise
her-to hold her les than the dirt under
his feet"
And, turning on his heel. he left her.
In telling the story long after Capt
Jones said that no one in Paris ever had
from him the true version of this ad-
venture, and as believe he esteemed 1t
wrong, as he said. for q brave man to
fight woman. however dangerous she
| might be, readily believed hir..
tNote. The lady in the case after
ward married the early Whitlesey, a
circumstances which may explain her
| motive in the affair Her son is that
young Lord Whittlesey, who lately dis
tinguished himself in the Peninsular
Campaign.
+. Middleton, Naples, January, 1913.
(The end)
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-13

needed rest-as much as he could in his
meditation over revenge, and with the
painful bruises he had received. One
eye was black, and that side of his face
badly swollen.
The next evening following was that
of the great ball at Versailles, l have
mentioned. In the midst of the festivi-
ties who should appear with black eye
and swollen face by this gardeners son
of Arbigland in Kirkcud brightshirc,
the famous knight of his most Christian
majesty's Order of Merit, Capt. Paul
Jones.
Everybody smiled. Mr. Franklin,
who was our minister then, looked
grave. What ridiculous row had Capt.
Paul Jones been involved in now. to
present so disreputable an appearance?
Eut though ladies Uttered. before
whom earlier in the week he would have
shone, our great captain had no vanity
on this occasion. He had only eyes for
Nine. lie Fevre. In his pocket was the
fatal note.
He was rewarded, nay, had almost
positive proof. Mime. LIE Fevre nearly
tainted when she saw him.
He walked straight to ner, when she
was by an evident effort recovering her
self possession.
THE heat here is oppressive, Captain
Jones'" she said.
May l have word with you, mad
ame?"
She scanned him closely. The little
captain looked dangerous. Relying on
!, = @< I,
him, to cajole him out of his bad humor.
Some beautiful women, in the conceit of
| a thousand successes. believe they can
do anything they wish with men; and
was not woman the one vulnerable part
in Captain Jones armor?
So, now smiling, though she was
fearful enough, she let him take her
aside into one of the recessed windows
| looking out on the great fountains of
the inner court of the palace.
And what have you to say, chew
| alier?" she began.
"To commiserate madame on her dis
appointment at finding l did not take
| certain pleasant excursion to Eng
| land"
Despite her knowledge of the great
need of keeping her self-control to
meet him squarely, Nine. lie Fevre
| trembled
Monsieur" she began.
Il have your note."' he began.
MY note! Give it me, monsieur!
Give it me. I pray! Surely you would
not torture me so-you would
"Ah, madame" said Captain Jones.
you have cOnfessed-and-I despise
you-who-with all your charms, ycur