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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-09
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ANIMAL INSANITY.

Instances where Dumb Brutss Have
Gone Mad heyoaa Dsubt
The difficulty or lmpOssibllity Of Dc.
lining insanity makes the question Of
whether 0r not animals become insane
by no means easy TO answer. Insanity
In the human subject. Il lie supposed By
some. has no analogue In the lower an.
imal 81 many causes lead to the per
manent loss Of all seif-control. Cattle
driven from the country through the
crowded thorourhfares Of a town will,
under the influence of this sudden
change Of conditions. work themselves
into a state Of excitement ana fury
which must at least be closely allied 70
madness.
Horses have been Known to 90 mad
IN the midst Of the bewildcring scenes
Of battle Geld. Al Balaklava an
ArahainRn horse turned upon he a..
tendant who happened 20 be drawing
water seized Am In iis mouth. threw
him 10 the ground, and then. kneellng
upon him. attacked him like an lnfuri.
ated dog Before the terror could DO
subdued. Il had bitten on another vol.
dlers finger and seriously wounded
the army veterinarian.
Another Instance Il related Of q do
ellie horse which, one hot summer day,
went mad Everything that came
within lie reach Il selEed INF he teeth
and shook like terrier will a rat u
raided the pig stiles aud threw the In.
mates one after the other. Into the afr,
tramplina ON the bodies a. they fell.
Afterwari u almost killed ts own
master after manning for life the
horseshoer who was called IN Thle al
clast must have been a case Of insknit.
~ The cause Of such insanity Il
often 10 be found IN congenial NAL.
formation of the bones Of the head.
Prof ROmanes even goes 90 Ear AZ 20
prove by what appears 10 he incontest.
Hole evidence that anlmals-cats, dogs
and monkeys-have bern observed 10
have delusnons very similar 10 those
~ Insane psoplc-Florida Timcs Union.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-09

at the edge OF the grass plain. and Is
very conspicuous. being the largest
tree In the neighbohood. Il IS about
about Ave miles south-oouthwest FROM
the present site OF the village Of Kar-
onga NEofu. an important Blsa chief,
whose father was a friend OF Living
stone. Chitamho's Is now ten miles
away. Il was originally near the tree;
IN fact. Livingstone died few min
utes' walk from the old village Of
Chltambo. About ten years ago Chit
ambo was 30 harassed by the Awemba
raiders OF ChlQuanda that he left hla
village. The sacred tree has often
heard the fierce yell OF the man-huntcra
and the screams OF women and ch.ldrel
and wounded men.
Llvlngslone's long prayers for AZ
ricas deliyerance have not yet received
tAr response. Since his death new
raiders have appeared In the shape OF
Awomba from the north. There Is now
no yestige OF Chitambo's old village
standing merely a big space covered
with young timber. The Livingstone
tree looks sturdy and healthy. and
likely to last many years. | do not
see how can contribute TO the future
recognition OF the place; metal. II |
had Il. would be stolen. There are
no stones In the district to make a
oalrn. The tree will outliye any wood
on cross might erect Several OF the
older men at Karonga Nzofu'e remem-
Der DR.. Livingstone. and describe his
appearance very well indeed; they
mention the cap he always wore.
July .. To-day ! revisited the tree
where Livingstone died. and In order
10 guide others TO the exact spot, In
case this tree should disappear from
any cause. ! selected another big tree
likely TO last many years, cleared away
two and a half square feet OF rs bark,
and 'in the space marked on follows:
''Thia tree u magnetic southwest 81
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-09

An amusing article In q contompo-
rary ezplalns-or processes TO explain
the reason why Engllshmen so often
capture richly endowed American girls
for wives. The female mind" says
the writer Of this article. who is her
self a daughter OF the United States.
loves a mystery. and here Is the whole
secret Of the constant capture OF the
American Girl by the enemy. Snob-
berry. eyes dGEzlod by coronet and IA
miliar intercourse with crown Jewels
are not the fnal explanation: for tltles
are few and American girls are mar
rylng Engllahmen every day" The
American man. Il appears. never comes
up to the ideal standard which the
American woman keeps always before
her. for he has little or no romance In
his disposition. The lady who makes
these assertions follows them up by
saying that she calculated the other
day that she had known some nfty
American men more or less intimately
anu AAAat HNN AAA ufhNi hAN ~ NhWNu
a. a passing acquaintance with one
whose soul had passed the embryonic
stage" She thinks that the American
never lived who could not be read
through and through after a short ac-
qua ,n,anee by a clever woman. whore
as Il would take several llfetlmes 20
understand an Englishman, The En-
rllshman, OF course. may have nothing
In him 10 understand. but the reserve
and mystery In which he wraps his
empty mind are irresistibly attractive
10 the American woman, so much 50
that every Engllshman that settles In
the United States could have a dozen
wives II an tho states were utahA"-
New York Recorder.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-09
CAMP nEN HARRISON.

April s Is the true date OF the resur-
rectlon. He prepared petition to
congress, which Is remarkable as petit
items 20. Unable TO get either Senator
Baker or Congressman Curtis TO pre-
sent Il 10 congress, he sent Il TO Sena-
tor Pfeiier, and that gentleman pre-
sonted Il 10 the senate short time
ago. A full reading was demanded by
the curious senator's I was read In
full. This custom Is yer rare, usually
the titles only being rea, TO the senate.
The document caused no little COM
mont on all sides and here Is the sub
stance OF Il;
To the Congress Of the United States
Of America. Your petitioner. the un-
derslgned, respectfully asks your hon
orablo bodies to make the 9Th Of April
a national holiday. Il being the day
On which the king Of the Jews" whom
p0ntlas PLATE caused 10 be crucihcd on
april 8. A. D. 80. achieved his splen-
did victory over the grave. The king
Of the Jews has always been a true
friane o. the United States Of America.
He va with washington and his COM
eetrlols during their great DtraeEie
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-09

II Has n bridge That Is Famoas
Among Artists

u Has n bridge That Is FamOas
Among Artists.
Then he went TO Ronda, which = a
cream Of picturesqueness There v In ?
rongruliy In tho thought that you can
Quake the journey thlther as simply a.
4 you were going from New York to
Philadelphia. The town, as J. walked
through Il, seemed commonplace at
lrst-commonplace. that Il. for q
Southern town. where one accepts
marvels Of color and light as a matter
~ course. Ills impression was one Of
awful glaring heat; Of dQnkoys. and
donkcys. and more donkeye every
where; Of little. low houses. 90 white
one could hnrdly look az them; OF
gilmpses into long. cool entries. where
people were forever standing waiting
Tor an Inner door 60 open. And then.
suddenly, there before him was tho
bridge flung across the wonderful
chasm-the bridge that Joins old 10 new
Honda; the bridge that 40 many artists
since the days OF Roberts, have tried
To draw or paint. despairlng even while
they sought 10 record the strange, al.
most exaggerated. plctlreaqueness Of
the Wild mountain gorge, with the lit
tie white town looking down 80 fear
lessly from Its dizzy po1. \
there ~ something In tho contrast ,
that seems 20 suggest-but with a DIFF
fcronce-ihe gay villages that nestle
80 confidently NJ the base % Neyuvins.
al - q -
one comes 10 the bridge ore does not
know. except nom the guide book,
that the gorge Is there At all Who
could suppose that the river. apparent.
~ al least, would force it, war
through the very highest part Of the
mountain There Il n little Alameda
where one can stand. leaning against
the railing, and gaze down for DO
not know for how many hundreds or
thousands u feet II II here, Of All
places, that one realizes the awful
height OF the preciplcs; but II IN from
below one secs the marvel beet and
most comprehensively- from far be-
low, where one can follow the wind.
ings u the white road along the VERY
edge Of the clln and under stately
white gaioways. aud look 70 the
bridges hanging In the air ~ Il were,
across the roaring stream, as fantastic
and unreal and enhancing a. any Ara.
bin Nights picture,
II ls only as II should BE- 20 flnd the
people a. fantastic as their high.bullt
town-so grisly and ghoulish. Indeed,
that Il IL hard 10 talk about them: 20
savage IN their manners that thor
might drive the more timid traveller
quick away and back 20 civilization.
When any one comes 10 draw the
great bridge from the Appropriate
point beneath the sport Of the leading
citizens IL 20 gather In crowds upon
Il aud throw stones upon the rocky
hllsldes, starting an avalanche which
makes the artist who has been foolish
enough % go there drop bis work and
run for his life sun. I suppose. one
must pay something for the privilege
~ visiting the most Sensational place
In Spain lie wonderful position, lie
magnificent bridges. IT, beautiful little
valley, where the finest fruit In spain
II grown, it, 0ncircling crown Of sierra.
make up 90 certain extent fer the
discomfort Of staying 10 its horrible
boarding house. among the savage
hru,es Of lie population. Fl September
Century.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-09

the tree where Livings,one's remains
are buried. and Is forty-nye PAGES from
H." brought away bit OF the bark
Of the memorable tIee-a dead part, 80
as not to be guilty Of vandalism.
Llvingstone's grave is In a quiet
nook, such as he himself desired, In
the outskirts Of a forest bordering on
a grass plain where the roam buck and
Gland roam in safety. When | visited
the place turtle doves were cooling In
the tree torsy-and a litter OF young
hyenas had bea playing near by; In
the low ground outside the hole lead
ing to the cave we're their recent
tracks; they had scampered into safe.
~ at our approach.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-09

Dogs are not only aplng man In HIS
dress. They have actually followed
the fashion which he has set. Of having
capital punishment eiiede ed by cleo
triclty. An alternating current OF one
hundred volts Is 10 course through
their bodies until they stiien. strain
and drop dead. and the pound keeper
says to his assistant: Next"
The hapless CANNES who are TO pay
the death penalty are not always Grim
lnala In the dog world. For the most
part they are victims Of circumstances
over which they have no control. They
are the homeless dogs Of South Omaha,
and they will have the poor honor OF
being the first canine to cross tac
great divide by the electric route.
How to dispose OF the mongrel dogs
has, for a year or two. been sore
problem 10 South Omaha. There Is a
large floating canine population there.
which numbers about l6 TO self-re.
speeding and legally recognized doge.
SO the members Of the City Council
resolved something must be done to
rescue thor city from the ignominy OF
being called "Dogville." Great was the
surprise when one progressive member
arose and proposed that the degoaer-
ates be electrocuted. He said asphyx-
iation was too slow. and that only oul-
cldes favored gas as a translatlng me-
dium.
Electricity ran the city railroad.
why not let II kill the dogsg His logic
was Irresistible. The money was voted
and the necessary apparatus has been
constructed and already satisfactorily
tested.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-09
NEW DISEASE. rRAoHR.

The phoneHdoscope Marks the
Faintsst vibrations of the Vital
ORGANS
The y rays OF Prof. Roentgen. which
have hcn used successfully m pene-
trailing the secrets Of the human body,
are scarcely more wonderful that tho
phoneudoscopo, tho device 81 Prof. M.
anehi, an Italian. vino Is distinguished
for his achievements IN medical path.
lcgy. The phonendoscope h described
~ an outgrowth Of the stethoscupe,
but differs from that instrument IN he
structure and the dsllcacy % lts &C.
ton. II depends upon the fact that all
the organs u the body are subject 10
Nlhratory motion. and that these mo.
tons may be- conveyed 10 the ear OF
the physician In the form OF sound.
Mr.. Garrett L. Scrvlss writes from
Paris that he saw tic Invention tested
with remarkable rcsulta a number 81
the members Of tie Clinical Seclety Of
Practitioners ~ Franco after a series
OF experiments, admitted tlut 4 would
do all that Prof nlanclu claimed Coz
w. II Is declared 90 he eaay. by THE
process, not only 20 discover general
disease, hut &c locate any foreign body
lodged In any Of the organs o. tissues,
as well as 10 determine the eKletence
and extent Of = caneerouy o. similar Ia,
ternal growth, ''Comhlucd With the
revelations made by the \ ray" COZ,
'ludes Mr.. Eervlsa ''thls method u 90
closing the secrets Of tho Interval man
neem 10 open up a wonderful new eelt
Of usefulness for doctoFe. II lhsy seh
thus chase disease INTO ~ teehfel BID.
ding places. why ehould tksf NJ trafl.
cat3 h cntirelyf Pref. Hlsnchl, thp
inventor. u chsvallef Of O. ccoNe ;,
italy, . distinction eenfsTrsa uppn NJ
foE bis great learnlne aa4 - aea--. y.
lions % medical Science -nsiRehFp
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-09

will be seen. this resolution. II adopted.
would upset the present arrangement
Of Easter days according to the church
festival. Easter Is a movable festival
The rule which has been followed In
fixing Us date each year Is that Il shall
be the FIRST Sunday after the fourteenth
day mot the full moonl Of the calendar
moon. which happens on the next after
March 81. The calendar moon Is not
the moon Of the heavens. nor the moon
Of astronomy, but an imaginary moon
for ecclesiastical convenience. Easter
may come as early as March %. or as
late as April 25. Last year II occurred
on April IL.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-09

This was trying II on the dog" with
worse than a vengeance. The apparat-
us was prepared with a great deal OF
care In order that there might be no
torture inflicted. and II works so well
that n dogs death Is painless. The af-
fair consists Of two primary wires.
which run direct from a dynamo 10 the
elCctrocution chamber. arranged In the
old dog pound. The current is an alter;
mating one Of one-hundred volts One
wire Is put In a series with ten i6-can.
die power. lO4-volt incandesceni
lamps.
Leading from these lamps IL a wire
direct to a plate OF iron In the center
OF the foor. This Is the scene Of the
tragedy. a vorltable trap door into the
dog world 10 come. The dog that
steps on that innocent looking plate
Is rallroadCd into eternity In less time
than Il takes TO write about Il. The
other primary wire leading from the
dynamo goes through two pole switch
from which leads a wire that Is con-
nected with a muzzle Of ordinary de-
sign. A sponge Is inserted, which
when moistcned prevents combustion
The victim does not seem TO snif
his danger from afar. He usually trots
meekly to his death. casting a kindly
look at his slayer. There Is a dash OF
pathos. to the observer. but to tho
pound keeper sentiment is unknown.
The muzSle is hurriedly affixed and tho
death dealing current does its work.
When everything Is In order hundreds
Of dogs will be electrocuted every day.
The Humane Society has not fled any
protest. and thus south Omaha has
saved It's dog goned reputation.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-09

form an accord but no scala" On the
balcony in tho court Of the palace In
which Is kept the Northern Museum
two members Of the "capella" blow
tunes on two OF these primeyal horns
TO the delight OF the inhabitanta
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-09

Blakeley-l understand you ladies
have organized a debating club. Mar
garet-Yes: and We have such grand
times laughing az the girls who get
~ to talk-Philadelphia North Amer.
lean.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-09
Fseatna Time

''rcp," said Japhet u can't nnd TIA,
pssky pair Of loas anywhere
"Nsver mind. my SEN" answered
Neah, "lhey are probably taking Am,
ner IN the monkey cage New Vera
Press.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-09
LIVINGST0NE'S HEART
JOURNEY TO TRES UNDER
WHICH IT IS BURIED.

Ths fate Explorer. r. .. GIavs. visited
the spot aud Cut q New Inscription
ON an Adjacent Tree - Raids By
biavc-Traders.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-09

"You say you know this man! is
there any particular sign by which you
recognize the corpseY" "oh. yes. yeur
honor: he was deaf. Sketch.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-09

HE Wife-rhe music Is Intoxicating.
hc-Yes. but there Is nothing like the
good old stun for an enjoyable Jag
Philadelphia North American.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-09

A prominent Texas stocknan says
that within twenty years the typical
Texas pony VIII be bicycle. This Is
evolution with vengeance
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-09

Forelgn-"I thought her husband was
French" "Oh. no Broken knsiisA. -
Detroit Tribune.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-09

stone Tree. and gives the following
account OF this memorial Of the great
missionary;
July s. This 10 a red-letter day In
my career. have visited the place
where Dr. Livlngstone's heart Ia buried
beneath a big tree, called mowula. and
by the Ilala mpundu. Although done
twenty years ago. the inscription Is
IN a splendid state Of preservation. The
tree shows no Disagreement. and. more
over. the carving Is not on the bark.
but on the grain OF the tree itself. II
IL a hardwood tree. three feet In dla-
meter at the base; at thirty feet Il
throws out large branches; It's top IL
a thick mass Of foliage. When Living
stone died the heart and other Wis
cera were buried beneath this tree, and
the bark was cleared on for n space OF
two and a half feet square; In this
space Jacob Wainwright (whose ac-
count my discovery verihes 10 the let
teri carved the inscription with no
ounces hand. the letters being we'll
shaped and bold. The tree is situated
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-09
REAL KANSAS CRANK.
GENERAL HUGH CAMERON rs
AN ECCENTRIC BEING.

Lives IN the Open and Allows Ifair sud
Beard to 0row-fnslsis That Ascension
nay shsald Bs Recognized " Federal
Fau.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-09
Especial letter.

OSSkSSED OF con-
siderable wealth--at
least enough TO rem
der him independ-
ent OF all things
earthly - General
Hugh Cameron Of
kansas widely
known as the Kan
sas hermit. makes
his bed on an old
barn door In the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-09

HE second article
made up from the
journals OF the late
+. J. Glaye. who
crossed Africa In
the interests OF
The Century. APP
pears In a recent
number OF that
magazine. Il Is de-
voted to the Jour
ney to the Living
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-07-16
A HIGH COMPLIMENT.
How the Ohio Senator Regards
the Nominee.

New York, July 1O.-Senator
Calvin S. Brice was met this after
noon a few moments after the news
of Bryan's nomination had been re-
ceived in New York. With him
was his partner, Gen. Samuel
Thomas. "What about the ticket,
Sonator?" was asked.
"Bryan's nomination does not sur
prise me-" said he. "His nomina-
nation was about the wisest one the
party could have made. There are
no personal or political scandals at
tached to his name, and / think he
is one of the brightest and best men
in the Nation. lie is not an An
archist. nor is he a Socialist. How
ever strongly may be against his
financial views, [ must concede the
fact that some of his arguments are
incontrovertible. He is the brainiest
man west of the Mississippi. l was
in the Senate when he was on the
other side of the Capitol. His re-
cord in Congress was an enviable
one. He had the respect of both
parties.
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a mar stronger and towering above
the ccmmonalitv, to whom he did not
stoop but who IL his presence felt the
uplifting power to 4 higher level and
smoother, broader plain. His
biography is the bright, progressive,
Interesting record of our countY's
honest history and his memory will
be a household treasure as long as
our hills are homes Of honest men.
He was good man, great ex-
empIar. His word among men was
as good as his bond and his character
rs spotless as the stars among whose
splendors his translated soul, let us
pray, glows radiant in the eternal
morning.
Judge Wright was from the be-
ginn'rg the friend and supporter of
the SENTINEL, and from the day we
first set foot in Hooking, quarter Of
a century ago, Uncle Robert was our
nearest friend, onr kindest benefactor
His death is indeed to us bereave-
ment, though silvery lined in the
priceless endowment of abiding faith,
that the friendship he gave with un-
questioning confidence while he lived,
will not, in the immortal spirit, be
altogether estranged from us who
casts to his sacred memory, this leaf
let on the hurrying tides, as we too
pursue our not long and swift voy-
age TO the ocean.
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Columbus Real Estate-Ideal In
yestment Property.

l have given years, with excellent
results, to the subject of investing
sums, large and small for others;
and those who want bare aims, should
see the elegant variety of ideal in
vestment property, l am now offer
ing in the edge of Columbus, at
prices that will double and treble
within about three years.
This property consists of lots, ad
ditions and acreage which pays its
way in rentals, and always finds a
Ready and Rising market, should
you want to sell.
l want a ''hustler' in Logan to So
licit for me; and those having friends
desiring to invest, should write me
for particulars and plates.
J. S. RICKETTS,,
Room 5Columbia Blk. Columbus, 0.
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A Valuable Prescription.

Editor Morrison of Worthington,
Ind, "Sun," writes: "You have a
valuable prescription in Electric Bit,
ters, and | can cheerfully recon-
mend it for constipation and sick
headache, and as a general system
tonic it has no equal" Mrs. Annie
Stehle, 2625 Cottage Grove Avenue,
Chicago, was all run down, could not
eat nor digest food, had backache
which never left her and felt tired
and weary, but six bottles of Elec-
tric Bitters restored her health and
renewed her strength. Prices fifty
cents and 81. Get bottle at Har-
rington's Drug Store.
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MEMORIAL.

Resolutions in memory of our sister Rose
Keynes, deceased, OF Logan Temple 30. 81.
who died July lst, 1885
WHEREAS. God in His wisdom has called
from our Temple our dear sister, Rosa
KEYNES, to the eternal and reward of peace,
and
WHEREAS. our hearts grieve to the deepest
sorrow for the presence so dear to Us Ill our
Temple of Love. Therefore be it
RESOLVED, that We keep ever fresh in our
tender memory of love the gentle teachings
of the lie of the dear one gone from among
us; that we bear the Kind message OF her
love for us, on through the years of our Tenn
pie as q gentle bearing 20 the end. that mod
est, tender affection shall bind us all more
closely and life be 81 clearer perception of
sisterhood. of purity, love, equality and fidel-
ity; that the charter of our Temple be dra ped
for thirty days in memory of our loved Sis
tci; that the deep sympathy OF our Temple is
extended to the family OF our sister i'll this
their sad bereavement. Respectfully,
HATTIE OATLEY.
E5lMA i. OLIVER.
JENNIE DOI,IITO,s
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ILESBORO.

ILEsBoRo, O July / Ith, 1896.
Harvey Bowers, who took the con
tract of building the new school house,
has it raised and is getting along fine
with the work.
T. c. Fox and H. ". Leach, Of
this place, made a business trip to
Hue, Friday.
Several of our citizens attended the
Sunday School celebration, at Fair
view, the 4th and report a good time.
C. c. Hes is dealing in carriages.
Blackberry picking is the order of
the day.
Preaching at this place Sunday,
July 10Th, at 3 o'clock p. m. Ev-
erybody invited.