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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-22
BOYS ESSAY ON SHARKS.
lie shows Much sam In Contracting =
Fish atory.

lie shows Much SAIL IN Contracting
Fish Story.
An examiner Of lads under i6 FOR the
cIvil-service commission gave for
question, Describe the habits OF hsh,
says the London Church Times. Here
Is a literal transcript Of one out OF
batch OF some hundreds Of answers
"The shark Is about twenty feet long
and has Ave rows OF teeth when the
shark Is going TO catch It's pray 1t turna
on its side. The sharks are found IN
India. where they are very numerous In
Africa. etc. The way TO catch sharks
Is lowering a piece Of meat on a sharp
hook land sailors will do II for amuse-
mcnn. and the shark Is very hungry
always. that he will grab at the meat
and find himself caught
zone OF his foes are the sord nah u
viii 60 and run It's sword through iis
stummick.
when the shark has been hoatlng
about on the water for come time u
gets n lot OF small fsh In Its mouth
and they will go and lay on the beach
and let small birds come In their mouth
and pick them of and will not heart
them. The shark can live In water and
on land. Going from England to In
dad. you will see sharks In the nile
they will follow ships for many milea
on purpose to get some meat and then
perhaps not get any. They are diner-
ent kinds OF sharks. the Black shark
etc.
THE shark Is a very curious animal
Il can lay its teeth down when not
catching any food.
"Once upon a time there was ship
going to america. and on board some
slaves the slaves were packed so close
together that they could not live. and
the captln OF the ship you'si TO LET some
come upon deck. and many Of tho
slaves you'st TO jump ovcboard and be
eat with sharks. 30 the captln deter
mined TO stop Il n he could. SO ono day
a black slave woman was just In the
acted to Jump overheard when the cap
tin caught her. and had as many slave.
as he could upon deck And then d,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-22

Those who have had trouble In finding
small punctures will appreciate H. You
know the customary way TO locate a
puncture Ia to immerse the wheel In a
tub OF water Wherever the air bubbles
there will be found the puneture, In
some cases. however, the air pressure
"a not sufficient to make the air bub-
b,es. In cases OF this kind lather some
soap and smear Il over the tire. A
soap bubble will form then over every
puncture, Il matters not how small Il
Is. Once located. nearly every rider
knows what to do, or thinks he does,
which is the same thing, for the great
majority send them to the shops to be
repaired. anyhow. Washington Star
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-22

Kamhomho IS tan fellow about
hfy H. was seated on q mat. dressed
with lhc usual loin.clolh head shaved.
but wore q tlchtnttlng cap N nlalir,i
cord, bunch ~ small huekhnrns about
three inches long sewn 90 ihc cap Just
over his forehead. Dr. had a snunhnx.
the beautifully hcatcn irnu ~ which
Shonc as though u We're silver. also an
isnnlc. musical instrument upon
which lac played very well Ills favor.
tie wife sat near him on the mat. her
hair danbcd with clay anl Fat Ia
which snmc very nice skcwers ~ cop.
Per, Iron aud ivory were struck: she
had beaded bracelets. aud wore In her
upper lip an immense irOnslish orna.
mcnt holding ~ much rs champagne
glass; her under Up was studded with
an ivory peg; she Is hilcous creature.
hut the chief thinks much ~ her: she
had glrl attending her pipe, which
she had 10 smoke Oul ~ the corner VI
her mouth because " the llp ornament
! noticed that inferior strangers In an.
preaching me chief first squatiei then
lay down ON the right side In front OF
the chief AZ evidence 81 obclsance
which he Acknowledged by a slight
grunt and q ncd.-Ceniury.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-22

mate and partly to the thought that we
really were ut last well within the enc
my's borders.
For. az Abdul Azlm said. when we
had ridden an hour or so. only one Eu-
ropean since the Nile campaign had
been nearer Khartoum than ourselves.
This adventurous spirit was Col. Run
ale Pasha, who In 1885 or 1856 rode so
far toward Abu Hamed that from a
hilltop he was able to see that town
and the Nile.
Not alone we're We affected by the
lovely morning. It's glamour was over
our escort OF Abadeh generally the
most taciturn OF folksl, four OF whom
we're conducting an eager argument al
hot speed In the quaint primitive Ian
guage. with its absurd, bewilderlag
elk" lnterjected. Il would seem quite
involuntarily. az every third word. The
others OF our escort were chanting al
ternate verses OF lugubrious song. IN
whose refrain the moan OF the sakeeah
the buzz OF q saw and the croaklng OF
nm ungreased wagon wheel appeared ID
he deftly blended with the grouslng Of
a refractory camel.
The camels themselves appeared "a
be affected by the morning, or perhaps
Il was by the song. All Of them de-
meaned themselves quite ski,tishly
and one was so overcome by his sense
OF the joyousness Of things that he be-
Kan suddenly TO buck. Now, a bueklne
camel IL. OF all the pleasant sights In
nature. the most laughable. The great
beast seems at these moments OF eX'
pansion TO put of his camel nature and
10 imagine himself literally the hum
ming bird to which Mr. Kipllng's fancy
has compared him.
Fur Instance. wnen the spirit moves
him 20 buck. the camel Of a sudden
huris himself high into the air. spread
lnE out all his splay limbs at right an
Kles 70 his unwieldy carcass Aud hs
allghts. after this grotesQne effort, with
hia leet al abroad. and rcck-spiit.ing
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-22

unitathcre. thus proving that the
bones are plentiful in the South
Dakota Lake basin. aud are al
ways found In a strata higher than
those OF the ulntathere. thus proving
that It's family tree does not extent
backward so far The pictures SHOW
what the animal looked like when alive,
He was about the same size as the uln-
tathere. but had more brains and should
have lived longer. but he failed TO do
so.
Among the fossils and skeletons Of
animals that have been extinct for a
million years are found skeletons Of
turtles. alllgaiors and garhsh. exactly
like those 10 be found at the present
age. They have survived, whether
they we're fittest or not. and live to-day
as their ancestors did two million years
ago.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-22

49, appearance Of the larier In every
household Is not always realized IN,
health Of the whole household sulfers.
In well arranged house tie IA scr
should be thoroughly ventilated dry
aud airy, and where feasible. should
he on the north side of the house and
not placed anywhere 20 suit the con.
venicncc OF the builder There Il no
doubt that this very important room
would receive more care u mOple real
lied the power Of absorption Of gases
which l. possessed by both cooked AMI
mcouked foods. Siaenant air Il cor.
duclyc to stupefauion. Will, afr In
motion Is generally dry. ~ that X viii
be- seen how necessary Il II 10 have a
good current " air where food il kent.
DO not Keep game. either futrd or
fcathercd. Ia a iarlcr with other fool.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-22

from descriptions furnished by Prof
Osborn and other scientists.
The great four-horned ulntathere
was found In the Brldger region OF
Southern Wyoming and Utah. A pic
ture OF lis head Is reproduced. show
Ing the peculiar formation Of the horns
and their arrangement. The body was
longer, but In other respects resemblcd
an elephant. and when grown Il
weighed two tons. Its brain weighed
less than a pound. The ulntathere had
less brain In proportion TO its size than
any other warm-blooded animal With
its tremendous body lis brain was as
small as that OF dog. and 10 this fact
Prof Osborn attributes the animals
early extinction.
The tiianothere was another giant
that aourished perhaps a half million
years after the last than those OF the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-22

Bessie Wilton. 2;O9h. has a bowet
tendon and Il Ia doubtful as to her rae
ing again this season.
Hoover, 2:27h. new one by Aller
ton. IL from the dam Of Elloree. 2;ila
He Is said to be a good prospect for 1
$50 mark.
Belle Wells. 2:i7h. Is a great cart
for her sire. Pactolus. She took he
record In a three-mlnute class az He'd
rick last week.
Roam wilkes, 2;O7h, recently woske,
a quarter In 81 seconds on a half-mill
track. lie Is tlcketed for a 2O5 recoT,
ere the seasons close.
Dlrecmm. 2;O5h. is at Highland
Park. Detroit. and working moderated!
to mlky. He Is down for an exhibition
there during the meeting
Gen. Turaor is working Jetllc. 2iGls
lightly again, She has been undergo
ing treatment for a curb thrown al
Boston IN her race last juno.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-22

Harry Hiil. the veteran sporting man.
sne OF the besi-known New Workers Of
his time. and well known throughout
the country. died "a his home ln Cor
ona. Ions Island. the other day. The
cauEe Of bis death Is attributed to
drinkins impure wafer from the water
supply at Corona. tie was 70 years Of
age and had been ~ less than two
weeks. Harry Hill had the reputation.
Of which he was proud. Of being the
squarest man" who ever owned a sport
Ing resort In New York. A decade and
a half ago his resort at Houston and
Crosby streets was known all over the
country and no rural individual OF any
aportlng procllyltles at all considered
visit to New York complete unless 4,
included a visit TO Harry Hllrs.' The
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-22
An IaEsalss. nne,els Lock.

A locking device Is looked upon as
an essential feature TO every wheel by
all bicycle riders. An invention. pa
tented by Max Gessler. and known as
the "GeBsler lock-" Is being placed on
the market by Walter u. Lindsay &
Co.. OF Milwaukee. The lock Is
placed inside the front tubing Of the
frame. and does not mar It's appearance
In the least. II Is cylindrical In form.
one inch long. and secured by means
OF rubber washer expanded against
the side OF the tubing. The locking
and unlocking Is effected by means Of a
key which engages the bolt directly.
forcing Il outwardly or inwardly. lock-
ing the front wheel at an angle and
thus bringing the bicycle out OF opera .
tive position. Some OF the points OF
superiority claimed for this lock are.
First. It engages neither spokes nor
sprockeis. doing away with the rulnous
effect produced by attempting TO ride
before unlocking the machine. Sec
ond. hammers. files. pliers. nlppers are
harmless The lock Is out Of sight.
and cannot BE- gotten al. Third. Il Is
nOa-plekable. Fourth. weighs less than
two ounces. Is easily operated. quickly
adjusted So always In the machine
when needed; not In your pocket or al
home. indianapolis sentinel.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-22
TmE WORLDS AGn.
ftEur-s Mounting tp NJ che Work
of Excavation Goes Forward,

PiEur-s Mounting up M che work
of Excavation Goes Forward.
According TO Scrlptunl chronology.
the world IL about $500 years old. the
theory most generally accepted being
that the cremation occurred i.O0l years
before the beginning Of the Christian
err. Professors Haynes and iIlll.
pmchi, Of the University Of Pcnnayl.
yanln. who have been conducting exca.
yaiions In the ruins Of the East. have
recently made discoveries which seem
10 prove a high state 81 civilization
1.00o years before the birth " Christ.
Large numbers Of stone tablets have
been found In Nlpur The buried city of
the Euphmtca. which carry hack hu-
man written history poariy 5000 years
further than any records heretofore
known. Prof =. a. BIulon an emf.
ncnt ar.haeologlst and Egypiologist.
member OF the Biblical Archaeological
Society 0f London says. "Not doubt
Inns been expressed ns 20 ihc correct
ness OF thc dates OF the tablets taken
from the uIohlstirlc Nipur and which
have Just been declplrwd Assyrinn
chronology up To- the time 1f snrgon IS
not so much hcsci with obstacles on
to- Egyptian. Their scrlbo8 pui down
Gee dates. counting tho wears irom tho
aCrr,.lon 0f various inltrs.
"fhC day of the ucuih grd thc year
are Invariably given on these tablets.
and ns their nJi MS arf nuar bearing
ifr same names ANA cv1Tly cOrrc.
spending io ihc rrgwt jewish ualen
OAR. % a. within easy fcsch ol the
chronoloe.st" Niunr b upon the very
SPOT whore thc Garden oi Eicn II
thought t0 have tcta situated. and a
few miles from the Tower ~ Bahcl
The ruins from vi lch the tablets were
oXcayntrd arc uudcr ntnc than thirty.
SIX feet of earth. upon thc top OF which
were ruins ~ the ancient city ol Nipur.
/ regarded hy archaoolnglsts as one Of
the oldest known.
Both Of these cities. one under tho
other. had the same name. although
I they were separated by moro than
I 5000 years OF time. Prof Blnlnn Il OF
the opinion. IN his interesting review Of
archaeological discoveries. printed In
( the New York Journal. that the first
city u Nlpur. the prehistoric city. was
wiped out by the delugc described In
the Bible. The excavations were be-.
gun Ia 1855, and through the munlil.
cence Of friends 81 the University Of
pennsylvania have been continued up
10 the present time. The explorers
have been richly rewarded Tor their
lahurs, although the result apparently
upscts the fcckonlncs IL Biblical schol
ans. Baltimore sun
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-22

proprietor was genial and hearty. aud
Il was his truthful so far as IA
known-that no person was ever
robbed In his place Many New York
ers who have memories. aud not un-
pleasant ones, OF Harry IIil occupy
places high In politics and In the busl-
ness world to-day. u was thoir Gus
tom 10 open vine" with the ihlck-set
popular Englishman who conducted H.
and who owed his success to his hon
esty and gc9d fellowship Hill who
was az one time repu,ed to be worth
$4,000, died In poverty. and Il Is a
fact worthy OF note that OF all the men
who have achieved success and under
obligations 20 him not one went 10 hls
assistance In the days OF his adversely
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-22

Time has brought many changes 20
he American continent. A trlfle Of one
or two million years ago the region
that Is now Dakota. Utah and Dthor
states In the Rocky Mountains was
blessed with a tropical climate. the arid
plains OF the present were lagoons filled
with warm water and surrounded ny
waving palms and other vegetable
growth to be found In torrld zones. Tho
region was inhabited by animals,
strange and weird-animals which have
long since become extinct and their
bones are now buried under three miles
Of solid rock.
Prof. Henry +. Osborn, curator In the
American Museum Of Natural History,
has written an interesting story OF
these prehistoric animals. which ap-
pears In the September Century. Chas.
Knight has drawn pictures OF them
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-22

splne-dissolvlng thud only to make a
fresh and more extrayagant departure
Il is soul-stirrlng performance. lie
brings a marvellous perseverance TO the
exercise and win keep Il up over half
a mile Of cOantry. But Il is the hum
ming bird he IL aping all the while.
the graceful collbrl flashing iewel-like
into the air (here the camel projects
himself into spaced or posing feather
light on the oleander blossom (here he
cracks a mountain on alighting). Aud
he seems quite d-isiled with the meas
ure OF success he attalns. though It is
at best a success de'estime.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-22

With a scornful curl Of his ilp tho
young husband laid his cane Violently
across his wlfc's boomers.
They wen stretched over clothes.
line IN the back yard.
lie was busting them.
lie struck them another violent blow
They dew back aud hit him In tho
eye.
"Bloomcrang" was all he sald.-Chl.
cago Tribune.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-22

Il h said to be a test Of good breed.
Ing and a careful attention to table
nlccllcs 10 be- able To eat an egg from
the fairy cup that nature provides
without splitting one drop OF lis con.
tents, or allowing any 20 run over the
sides For deft dalnilncss Ia Clipping
the shell, egg scissors are now pro.
videl, that with n small spoon specially
shaped FOR this purpose makes the
ceremony ~ eating II one OF ease aud
pleasure.
u II not generally known, however.
that when finished the shells must be-
crushed 10 humor an old superstition.
that u left whole the pixies win sct
sail In them to torment their enemies
separated FROM them by water.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-22

little stallion TAs once sensational
star Pointer s.Oih. cut a sorry figure
and was behind The Gag in the second
heat. he j. either acting very
badly Or ls a back number. Young Nc
Clary. they say. drives him as well as
did Geers. but the conclusion "a he
ISN'T right this season. maybe suffered
accllmat.zation early In the year In
their cold eastern country and will not
round TO In time 10 be OF any account.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-22

on what ground Thomas sharkey bases
hls preienslons 10 championship hon
ON. was a mystery TO 5000 persons
who went 10 Madison Square Gardens
the other night to see the sailor drawn
out" sharkey displayed a physique
which would do credit 10 a welght-liit-
cr, behaved modestly ns bcnitlng a
stranger. and that Is all he did 10. An
essential element OF pugllism, the abil-
iiy 10 box. he failed TO display. and
those who saw him concluded that he
could not. The exhibition. however
raises The question as TO what can be
the matter with CoFbett. whose recent
four-ronnd contest with sharkcy did
not al an rebound to his credit The
bout between Sullivan and sharkey was
announced as an exhibition Of boxing,
and a moment later the crowd roared
rs the ola champion appeared lie was
Old be was gray. and It was no more
proper that he should be In a ring
than that he should essay skirt dane
ins. sharkey. when be threg of his
robe. displayed a remarkable specimen
Of manhood. more picturesque because
Of swelling muscles and graceful form
than sullivan showed at his best
Sullivan. 10 response 10 The cries for
a speech. sald. "lts not necessary for
me 20 make q speech. gentlemen. for
tho referee has tod you that this Is 20
be an cxh.b.tlon bout I've had my day.
and am now almost too fat % fight
But you win have q chance 10 see what
the young man can DO. lie wants 10
get up 10 the top. and deserves al
sorts OF luck"
Then time was called. and Sullivan.
from start 70 finish. made the best
showing lie could not move hls pom
derous body. bit he had almost the old
Qulckness OF the arms: he could duck
a little. which ives moro than sharkey
could do. and twice he lodged. bu, this
effort was almoa, too much for him.
sharkcy was 20 slow that watch
Nigh, have been put on his blows, aud
he judged distances badly Al first
Il was thought tina; possibly he did not
want 10 display the old champions
weakness. but that idea was quickly
dlspelled. He was a great dlsappolnt-
ment Sullivan hit him In the face al
mos; At will. but even the one minute
rounds tired the old man. In the third
and last round he trlpped and almost
fell. When the exhibition wac ended
Fitzsimmons said: i've changed my
mind now. sharkey's even easier thar
I thought"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-22

had a rOap fastened around her waist.
and lowered her overheard. when a
shark came and hitt a half on her on.
and then the captln had the other hall
pulled up and sown to the slaves on
deck. and then said to them that h,
would do any one Of them the same v
he jumped overheard"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-22

Il Is noilecably conspicuous that
when q horse Is reported lame and of
the next heard ut Is a grand victory.
Just SO with John 4. Gentry. At Bos.
ton he al, his quarter hard ana had
been reported lame In consequence. YET
Al Fleetwood ne won the fastest race
In turf history TO date-203A. 2:OaK,
2;o3h-and on a track Tar from A rec
ord-brcaker There Is a s,lht upgrade
In the third quarter, short home
stretch and the turns are short and not
especially thrown up. Gutter though
he has been accused OF being, and I
really think he AZ times has deserved
the charge. he certainly was a marvel.
ols horse a. Fleetwood. Grand Circuit,
ioilouers stuck to Robert J. Al 10 10 3,
and before they got away for the last
heat played even money on the cham
pion, but he Uss beaten BY nose IN
. halr-raislng lnlsh Early N the race
ne wae too unsieafy 70 msrs nrc of.
20 'ct Frank Azsn 1Eai Il out VIII lhs
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-22
Mns- rnWARn WIIITE.

preventing her giving him knoehou'
blows In their contests They exhibit
on the vaudeville Stage.
Last May In Philadelphia Mrs White
Issued a challenge to any local bag
punching expert, and that means much
In that city where some Of the mos
noted bag punehers live. The man who
responded was beaten by his femlnin,
antagonist. She has now Issued q
formal challenge to any bag-puncher II
the world to meet her In contest ac
eordlng to approved rules
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-22

Talk about women not hitting tho
mark. Your wife Just threw stone
that Knocked my hat clean "a my head
~ ] stood on the opposite sidewalk"
"fes, but my dear fellow, the stone
vas aimed AZ a cat In the back yard"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-22

Sure Way OF Locating Puneturs.
Il picked mp a new thing for riders
OF the wheel In New York a few days
ago" suggested q popular wheelman.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-22

MIRA Talkalot--whas does make you
talk 80 much In your sleep, Josephg
Joseph-Goshl It's the only chance
I ever get.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-22
RIDING ON A DESERT.
A TRIP OVER THE SAHARA NOT
ALWAYS UNPLEASANT.
The Backing Camel and Ills Praaks-
lmGginss Himself the Hummlng Bird,
60 which Klpllng's FaacY Compared
Him.

} IsHING to give our
baggage camels an
other days rest be-
fore starting on the
trying journey from
Aurai Wells 20 Wa
dy Halfa we profit
ed by the delay to
take a long ride on,
on the Abu-liamed
road with our good
friend Abdul Azlin
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-22
COMMISSIONING.
SOME NOTES AND REVIEWS OF
CURRENT EVENTS.
tharhey's roor showing with Ioaa 4.
Sullivan The Late Harry IiIn Died IN
Poverty Woman Challenges cor
bctt.

-UsT Why John l..
Sullivan should
have emerged from
bis well-earned re-
tlrement TO exhibit
the ruin Of his
. former self. and
possibly 10 serve as
a punching bag for
\ he present un
known quantity"
Of pugllism, and
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-28

publicans are using money, and ends
the paragraph with the pointed and
sarcastic exclamation, What a pre-
pcsterous ideav'
If these remarks are a trife severe,
no one can say that they are not thor
oughly deserved. Mr. Lienau has been
a Democrat for whatever Democracy
might bring to- him. He is one of
those creatures who stand ready to
change their political affiliations from
campaign to campaign as self-interest
may seem to dictate. He has so thor
oughly ADVERTISED his own quality to
the public in his past performances
that the latest one excites no surprise,
and will have no more effect
than the shiftings of any other
OF those professional politicians whose
support can always be had by
those who want 1t badly enough. Lien
aus political word has no weight in
this community, and is especially
worthless with the Germans, who have
learned to look at him with the clear,
far-seeing eyes Of such observers out
side OF this city as the papers which
We have quoted.