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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-13
UNCLAIMED FoR YEARS.
Large nanh Deposit which Was AP
parentiy Forgotten.

parentiy Forgotten.
Another strange discovery has come
TO light In the Hibernia bank deposits
that have been neglected for many
years by their owners. Il appears that
jeremiah Pendergast. long mourned as
dead. Is alive and prosperous In South
Africa. where he has made fortune.
II Is learned that he has apparently
forgotten that si2 900 awaits him In
the Hibernia bank Of San Francisco.
says the San Francisco Chronicle.
The history OF Pendergasts deposit
Is one OF the most interesting OF all
the old estates that have lain unclaimed
for years In the vaults OF San Francis
60. In the first place. II now amounts
TO $4,000, being the largest sum OF
all the unclaimed deposits. and. In the
next place, Il has, perhaps, been more
widely advertised and more generally
claimed than any other sum in the list
Strangely, however. nearly all the PEN
dergasts. save the real owner. seem TO
have heard OF this money and laid
claim to Il. while the original depos-
iior has lived quietly In South Africa
oil these years. Needless OF the fact
that his gold lies In the bank awaiting
Us owners orders. Attorney Oscar r.
shuck has just located the original Jer-
emiah Pendergast In the Congo Free
State, where the old man lives In great
luxury, having amassed large fortune
since he went there as one OF the pion-
GERS OF nearly twenty years ago. Pen
dergegt went 10 South Africa In 1878.
being one Of the leaders OF the Callfor-
MIA colony. lie left a good sum In the
bank here. since which time no one
has ever heard from him or OF him un-
iil word came recently that he was we'll
aud rich. The nearest trace OF him
was that he was az the old Empire
hotel on Pacific street some time be-
tween 1865 and 1870 Hundreds Of al
legged heirs have been after the estate.
but II will. no doubt. soon reach the
original deposition A strange fact
about the ease is that the public ad.
minisiraior recently pclitloned Cor let
tes Of administration. alleging In
general way that Pendcrgas, died some
years ago In Nevada Judge Slack
went 30 FAR as 10 appoint Attorney J. J.
Dryer 10 represent the absent heirs.
but Attorney shuck suggested that
Pendcigast siill lived. whereupon the
letters OF administration were withheld.
Il Is quite probable that the clalmants-
we're really induced 20 believe that
their ancestor died In Nevada, where
an old miner named Pendergast expired
In a IRE that destroyed bis cabin aud
himself at midnight In mountain
iasincss. They will soon learn. how
ever. that the true jeremiah Pendcr-
gust, who left a few thousand dollars
IN the Hibcrnia bank IN 1865. went 10
South Africa with only a little money
and Is nov grizzled with age. bu, gid
ed with gold also The real heirs 10
this strange pioneer life In Massa.
ehnsciia. The bankers and attorneys.
ss wei as the public administrator. are
wondering why the pioneer Of 20 de-
serted his gold here even 10 become a
pioneer In the African gold fields. Al
any rate the money is safe. The dis
ribution OF living mans funds has
been prevented and $4,000 now awaits
the owners order
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-13

Every week brings some new device
Of value TO the wheel Last week aloae
nearly a score OF new appliances werc
placed on tic market which will GER
tainly be adopted by whoelmen. Among
them g. a bicycle lamp which Is held
IN !; 1.er cushion In such a manner
as to respond to every movement OF the
wheel without wobbling or iarrlng the
lamp. In addition. air inlet holes are
arranged at the side and bottom Ia
such a manner as to give a complete
and thorough draughL This question
OF proper draught for the lamp has
been n perplexlng one for a long time.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-13


order as the banana. It Is called the
travellers tree. because OF the large
quantity Of water said TO be stored In
the sheaths Of the lenf-stalks. sensa-
tlonal accounts are given Of travellers
who have for days sought water
and who. at the sight Of one Of
these trees begin 10 weep and shout
by turns. then 10 run with what little
strength they have to the plant, grasp
o stalk and an themselves with the life
giving liquid. There stories are all
very well with a good many grains oil
salt There are trees Of this kind, and
there Is water In the leaf stalks, but
the plants grow In regions where u
rains a greater part OF the time, so that
there Is no difficulty In getting water
whenever Il Is desired. besides the trees
are extremely tall. and the leaves are
at the very top. Il would therefore be
necessary for the person TO climb TO the
top In order 10 get az the leaves at all
This would be serious undertaking
for a man at deaths door from thirst,
The trees. however. are useful to the
natives, and are much employed for
various purposes. The bark Is fat
tened and makes very good floors; the
leaves arc made into drlnklng-yessels
plates and other utensils They are
worked into mats and are used a.
matching and walls on the huis. Il is
interesting to follow these Wild and
visionary stories to their source. when
u Is almost always found that although
there Is a shadow Of truth In them.
there Is nothing specially remarkable
They are merely useful things. valu-
able In certain lines. but wholly desti-
tuie OF the marvellous qualities at.
tribulod TO them.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-13

John, later proprietor Of Ponnsyl-
vania, owned, and lived at, Stoke Park.
john. by the way was the builder OF
Solitude Penn possession out along
The Schuylkill until within quite recent
times.
To the lett OF the chancel OF tho
church IS the Penn family pew. a sort
ci private box affair, 30 to speak. with
It's own distinct entrance. Hanging on
the walls are Indictments. or diamond
shaped displays OF the arms OF the fam
ily, which are placed In the church at
the death Of the member entitled 10 this
distinction. Some Of these bear the Ia
miliar device. the three dies. on a
broad band. which can be readily assoc
ciatcd with the Penns. Another in
torCstIug grave Is In the chancel. where
George Hastings, the first earl Of Hunt
ingdon. third Baron Hastings. OF Hast
ings, lies buried George was a sort OF
spokesman who lived IN ltSS-l5l5: be
ing a iayorite with the powers that
were. hc managed 10 get the appoint
ment as steward OF various manors and
monasterieo, IN which occupation, his
biographer intImates. he looked out
fairly we'll Tor the first carl Of Hunting
don and the third Baron Hastings. Of
Hastings. Il Is also written that
Hastings was present at the coronation
OF Anne Bolcyn, aud at her trlal-but
Tor al his record. he only gets few
feet Of earth In quiet English church.
aud he excites only a momentary in
ierest chiefly ON account OF a rather
attractive memorial which his means
ana position assured him. And the Gre
ator OF the sublime poem who made the
world the better Tor his having lived IN
u. sleeps In plain grave but all read
ors OF English poetry an over the world
viii keep his memory otornally green.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-13

A Paris journal says that a French
scientist Is trying to make bees manu-.
iacture medicated honey In variety
Of Havors Tor tue cure OF various dis.
eases. lie keep the bees under glass
20 that they can get honey only from
aowers especially chosen. by the az.
iorcnt kinds Of honey thus produced
influenza. coughs and colds. indlges
ton. asthma and many other Ills are
said TO be readily n indirectly reach.
ed and while the palate OF the weaken.
ed Invalid and the stubborn child Ia
uckled he Is being surrepiltlously
surNd.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-13
FRILLs OF FASHION.

A waterproof cloak which will Inn
prove rather than detract from wom-
ans appearance Is an Invention which
the artists In dress have not yet turned
out, and women are continually seek
lng u without success. The usual rain
proof garment Is shapeless and dis.
gulscs all somblanoe OF the form under.
meath.
swimming as means OF recreation
and hoalthful exercise Is growing more
popular among women every year an
Queen Victorla's daughters learned to
swim when very young. and the dauEh-
,ers Of the princess OF Wales are all
good swimmers The empress OF Aus
ria and all the Austrian prlncesses are
rood swimmers and the queen regent
II Spain Is an expert swimmer.
There seems to be a growing love for
lowers In London and a new apprecla-
lion OF their value for decoration. At
a recent ball given the staircase was-
made beautiful with Louis XVI.
Sreaths OF azaleas. orchids and roses.
and ribbon bows. all in shades OF yel-
low, and yellow electric light in the
center OF each. sunshades covered
with roses were presented TO all the
ladies In the coiillon.
Foreign papers repor, that Queen
Victoria Is much displeased At the way
In which certain members Of the royaf
family have INDUCED In fesllvily WI a
In mourning for Prince Henry Of n
lenberg. The queen and the berg
princess wear the heaviest weed
the marriage Of Princess Maud
very quiet AFFAIR on this
Furthermore, the queen has
sided n any OF the drawinE-r
season.
.|HImH "
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-13

the two Enrllsh-speaking nations
Fancy, for instance. the atiractiyenesa
OF spot like Stoke Pogls Church. The
place Is hathed IN the atmosphere OF
the Penns. In the church and It's conae-
Grated grounds are the graves OF yarl-
Gus generations OF the family and to
quicken the sense Of Americas relation
to It an you see Ia the lodge near the
church a framed lithoglaph Of the City
Hall. which was presented TO the lodge
keeper by wcll-known citizen OF Phil
adelphia. Edward Hance Stoke Pog.s
is hardly more than an hour and half
from the heart OF London. a train on
the Great Western takes the traveller TO
Slough. from which place there is a
most delightful walk Of two miles and
q half 10 the old church The way
leads along high hedges. such as one
gees only In England. over a stilc into q
hCld. along a path and through a copsc.
you disentangle yourself from a pc
ouilarly English Institution. q pip
rop" gate. turn around the corner OF n
great stone cenotaph, and with almos,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-13

dramatic suddennoss you are upon the
place that Thomas Gray has made tan
gible to an readers Of English poetry
through his immortal 'Elegy"
The exterior OF Stoke Pogis church,
was told. has been sadly changed
since Gray spent nine years OF his liic
In preparing the verses that are now
almost universally acknowledged TO
have been Inspired by the quiet gran
deur Of this place. One instlnciiyoly
feels that the poialcd spire. which a
comparatively recent architect has
stuck upon the ivy mantlcd tower. has
not improved the poetic or artistic
value Of the quaint structure. For
tunately there are things which the
heavy hand OF the rostorer has not
touched, and one Of them. the south
porch over the entrance to the church
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-13

While most people admit there Is
nothing better for the scalp than n
thorough brushing Of the hair morning
and night. many will not persist In
this. and are constantly asking what
will make the hair come In when Il Is
fast coming out. Many Of the best hair.
dressers and BARRIERS are recommend
ing rubbing pure grease In very thor
oughly every night. or every other
night. In several instances this has
proved very eheotual. and new
growth Of short and strong hair all
over the head has been the result.
Many children and some OF an older
growth are severely troubled with
dandrun In the scalp, which always
makes the head and hair lock dirty.
This can be removed by rubbing pure
grease In every other night and In the
morning following wash thoroughly
With soap.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-13
Matrimonial nlm.nl,, In m.,n..

Il was not "a very pretty home we'd
ding the one that didn't come on at
Old Orchard the other night Il would
have been a wedding. though. II the
clergyman hadn't asked the man n he
drank. and on being answered In the
affirmative. refused TO perform the cere-
mony. White the couple were pleading
with the good man 10 reverse that
righteous decision. an officer OF the law
appeared and stopped an further pro-
ceodlngs. for the time at least. the
vould-be bride being a pauper.-Lowis.
On Journal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-13

u suppose the people who bother
you most. said the student in Journal
Ism. are those who want their names
put in the paper"
Yes, with one exception" said the
managing editor. "ani lhey ago tho
people who wish their names Kept oaL =
--Iudga.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-13

yea" he said positively. Il made
the fellow swallow his words"
Tie looked around dehantly. as though
challenging contradiction
But none endoayorcd TO ralnsay him
In any way. for q was perfectly true
lie had indeed forced the ventrllo.
quisl TO give an exhibition Of his skin
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-13

A bicycle designed Tor military pur.
posc5. which differs In many respects
from those now In use. has been put
upon the market by a arm Of manu-
fac,urers In Dresden. Germany. II is
collapsable. and may be carried by a
soldier In the same way as a knapsack.
An ingenious device makes Il possible
70 fold Il together and open It without
the use OF any tools. and from the
whole process OF converting It from
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-13

Il wonder who was the first man
ufacturer to advertiser" asked the spc,.
ulatlye boarder.
There are no data on the subject"
said Asbury Peppers. but In an prob.
ability Il was the hen. Cincinnati
Enquirer.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-13
SCIENTIFIC CORNER.
CURRENT NOTES OF INDUSTRY
AND INVENTION.
Tho Tree Of the Traveller Myth go
Ahoat uersd.tary Dlssasss-The M
cycle Crants Flooding the Markets
With New Inventions-

ODERN science Is
gradually dispOsing
OF a great many Of
the myths Win
which travellers
have delighted 10
regale spellbound
audiences. a par
ticularly entertain
ing story has been
told Of a tree be-
lonrlnc 10 the same
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-13

First Citizen What Is the object Of
thls luFestlsaliong
Seconi Citizen TO fni out how tho
police captains get the money 10 pay
their millinery BILLS
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-13
DIAZ VERY POPULAR.
MAN OF MAGNETIC INFLUENCE
IN MExico'S AFFAIRS.
Again Elected President OF That Rspus-
nc-nas served live Tsrms-A Record
without Parallel IN Mexico - woa.
dorful Prosperity.

HE news that Gen.
Porhrio Dlaz has
again been elected
20 the Office of pres
identofthe republic
OF Mexico shows the
esteem In which lac
is held In his own
country. This will
be his sixth term.
as he has held the
Office for a term
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-13

When Chappie goes out late at nlrht
lie always takes a can.
For then he thinks the bold. bad girls
viii take him for a man.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-13
IN RURAL ENGLAND.
STOKE Pools CHURCH AND THE
OLD CEMETERY.
The Picturesque Edlnce Where the Penn
Family worshiped aud IN which
Thomas aud John Penn Are Hurled
Picturesque Scenes

\ rambling around
the exquisltely
beautiful sections
Of rural England
that are easily ac-
cessible from Lon
don the visitor
from the states"
"a very frequently
reminded Of the
common interests.
the attachments, Of
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-13

one form 20 the other does mol, require
more than hall a minute The wheels
are pneumatic tires and are 30 low that
the rider. by simply dropping his feet
from the pedals can stand upon the
ground without dismounting from the
machine For war purposes this. OF
course. Is Of great advantage Promi-
nent German military authorities TO
whom the bicycle has been submitted
have been impressed with lis adyan-
tsE6s. and have expressed their ap-
nrnNal OF q.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-06

town may legitimately claim better than
the remarkable death rate of lO% be,
thousand. 20
The work of sewering in Berkeley is
about com pleted, nearly all parts of the
town that need sewers being provided with
them. There are 1918 m lies of sewer in
the town, constructed at cost of 5000 600
which is about $40 so per capita.
One of the most beautiful sections of th q
town is that known as the Scenic Tract
which is situated just north of the Uni.
versity grounds. The Scenic Tract has
natural ad dvantages of situation that makes
1t especially attractive, and added to these
are beauties OF cultivation and architect-
ure. Some of the finest residences in
Berkeley are in this tract and their gar
dens are elaborately laid out ard carefully
cultivated.
The Scenic Tracts advantages of situa-
ton are its slight elevation, which affords a
magnificent view of the bay, San Fran
cisco and the Golden Gate, as we'll as OF
other parts of Berkeley.
Promlnent among the several indus
tries located in West Berkeley is the starch
factory of ]. Everding d Co. 1t is the only
starch factory of the kind on the Pacific
Coast and has been running for over
twenty years. Several other starch fac
tories have been started from time to time
in the State, but none have run for any
considerable time. In the other factories
potatoes and corn were used in the manu-
facture, while in the factory of Everding
d Co. cereals are used almost exclusively.
West Berkeley awaits with anxiety the
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-06

Boring for water is still being continued
by the company. A large sum of money has
already been expended in the search for
additional wells. but the company still
continues and the recen: strike of artesian
water shows that it is right in so doing.
The company here manifests an enter
prising disposition to keep ahead of the
progress of the town, and always be ahead
of the demand for water, no matter how
large the demand may be.
The Berkeley Electric Lighting Com
pany is one of the largest business firms in
the town, and one whose presence in
Berkeley is and has been of most i'm
portance to the progress of the COM
munity.
Tie company has just completed plans
for securing current for its lights from the
power-house OF the Oakland Gas Light and
Heat Company, an arrangement by
which the Berkeley company will be ena-
bled to furnish lights to the town for so
cents each less than hitherto and by rea-
son OF the saving of expenses of conduct
ing a private plant in Berkeley will be
able to expend larger sums upon the ex-
tension of the lighting system in the Uni
versity town.
Another important advantage of the new
arrangement will be that current can be
furnished continuously day and night and
there will never be danger OF break down.
A break down of one engine c4h be imme-
diately remedied in the Oakland plant by
use of another, so that there will never be
an interim of darkness as has sometimes
been the case in the past.
The work of connecting the Oakland
power-house with the Berkeley lighting
system will be begun in thirty days and
will be completed in two months. The
line will be brought through Golden Gate,
Lorin and Temescal, so as to provide all
territory between Berkeley and Oakland
with lights.
An institution which has been the means
of adding 500 homes TO Berkeley can GER
tainly claim to have been powerful in
| tiuence in aid of the towns growth. The
Homestead Loan Association has built
more than 500 residences for Berkeleyans
during the past ten years.
Berkeley, as a residence town and an
educational center depends for its prog
ress upon its attractiveness to homeseek-
ers, hence it would be difficult TO over
estimate the value to the town of an or
ganIZatlon which, like the association re-
ferred to, assists in the building of resi-
dences.
The Homestead Loan Association was
incorporated March 3, 1886, with an
authorized capital of S1,000,000. 1t was
prosperous from the first and has grown
until to-day its assets are over a quarter of
a million dollars; 1t has loans outstand-
ing secured by Berkeley real estate
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such as certainly very few towns can
match.
The university itself is permanent. II
will last as long as the Republic, and no
possible contingency can retard its growth.
This affords a solid basis for prosperity in
Berkeley, an assurance that the town can
not retrograde, that none of the ordinary
commercial movements which often in
jure towns prosperity can influence
Berkeley's future. 1t is a therefore per-
tectly safe assertion that reaI-estate values
i'll the uniVers ity town can never retro
grade.
The present population of Berkeley is
about 1900. The last school census
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-06

amounting to over $40, ,000 and as already
stated there are 500 homes in Berkeley
that were built by its agency.
During the year just ended the loan
association has matured two series of
stock, after a serial duration of little over
nine years. paying about $4,000 to hold
erS of the matured shares, and netting for
the owners an interest of from 13 to Ia per
cent per annum.
The stated objects of the association are
as follows:
First-To furnish a convenient, safe and
profitable method of investing the savings
of the working people.
Second-To furnish persons who wish to
borrow money Tor any purpose whatever
the means OF doing so at reasonable rate
of interest. In other words, it is an asso-
citation composed of borrowers and lenders
and established for their mutual conye-
nience. 1t gathers together the savings of
the people, which, scattered and In small
sums, could not be invested to advantage,
and loans the money thus obtained, on
mortgage security and in sums to suit. to
other people who want it to build them
selves homes. to pay off other mortgages,
to invest in business, or for any other pur-
pose.
In pursuance of these objects the associ-
alton, which is a sort of cooperative say
ings bank, has succeeded in building up a
reputation tnat VIII prove OF lnestlma bic
value to its management in the future. As
an indication of the institutions stability
and proof that it has the confidence of in
vestors, the fact that some of its first
stockholders are still enrolled upon its
books is significant.
The president of the Homestead Asso-
cIation, NJ. M. Rhorer, Deputy State In
surance Commissioner of California, has
been at the head Of the association since
its incorporation. He and the other Off
GERS and directors have served without any
compensation for the whole ten years of
the associations existence.
The recent opening of bath Beach" at
West Berkeley is an event that promises to
result in much benefit to the town in gem
eral. Citizens of Berkeley have long dis
cussed the feasibility OF establishing a sea-
bathing resort on the beach at the West
End, and the enterprise of those who have
constructed lighthouses at Bath Beach is
move that is popular with all classes. for
the whole town would derive benefit from
the influx of visitors, which it is hoped
will one day be the rule when the attrac-
tions of Bath Beach become generally
known.
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