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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-16

under Mayo's bridge. half a mile from
the starting point.
People along the shore became OK.
cited and gave chase as best they could.
In the meantime the Ash was being
exhausted and the rider had discovered
II and began 10 try to steer for a sand.
bar. then little way below them. This
he reached successfully. And here.
after a struggle. he dragged bis trophy
ashore on the Chesterfield side OF the
river or on the side opposite from the
point Of starting. Richmond was then
a small town. aud IN a little time this
strange adventure was known to every
lnhabliant An ovation followed. The
iish, which measured ten feet and
weighed 800 pounds. was served up In a
manner to suit every taste. and the
night that followed this episode was
spent In high gleo. and the distin-
guished adyenturer was ever aftorward
known as Martin Hawkins, the stur-
gcon rider This gentleman died In his
73d year at the residence OF a friend.
Daniel Burton. about ten miles west OF
Richmond.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-16

Inches lower than the middle. Adjust
ihc handles o. about four inches below
the saddle. chen mount your wheel and
as d. Nou viii not take kindly 10 u
az arst. because the change b. Np ndi-
cal "a Is q different system altogether.
You viii Imagine you are gnirg To
pitch forward over the andle.mrs.
you have % lean quito heavily on ihcui,
Instead of pulling on thcm az every
,tr,hc. This seems objectionable &C
nis,. but as snon as the rider hccunies
pconcllrd to the fact that be- is prolrll-
ue machine instead OF riding a horse
the idea Seems more sensible. When
this position o. attained the question vi
saddle Is also settled.
Tu the rilcr nov the saddle Is hut n
resting place. not seat. his weight
hlng distributed on the pedals, han
dio.hars Il "a ldlc In about the rela-
tive perccntagc Of ~. ~ and i5-Whcn
crossing tracks and rough places he
throws his entire weight an the pedals
aud handles. relieving himself entirely
from the saddle for the moment.
Now the rider Is able 10 make "ccniu-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-16

Thomas Thorn. a barber. found a
large amount OF old gold aud silver
coin on the cambridge farm. on Goat
hill. about two miles below l.ainberls-
VILE. \. j.. while blasting among tho
rocks. Tho coin was ly.ng between
two large boulders. aud was uncovered
by a blast. The coin. being al for
eign. he could make no estimate Of his
hnd. Slace the hndlns OF the money
several OF the Oldest citizens claim
they had spent much time In their
younger days searching the hills for
treasure said to have been buried by
highwayman named Hare. who
robbed the stage coach between New
York and Philadelphia on the Ole York
pike, near Lambertvillc. In the early
eighteen hundreds lie was captured
near New Brunswick. confessed TO sew
eral robbories aud told where tho
money vas hidden. Part Of tho money
was fouad at the time. hn, the larger
part OF Il was never unearthed The
treasure had almost been forgotten.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-16

lucky. The fcud divides the town into
two factions that relent not for day
or for night. Whenever stranger
comes to town he Is Immediately en-
listed on the one side or the other. and
must stand by the faction he has
chosen. says n recent dispatch TO the
New York World.
The rival factions center each about
leader who Is rich. On the one side
lG Pomoroy; on the other McGll The
principal street Of the town Is the line
between the two. No Pomeroylto ven
lures into the territory OF the Nc
Gillites. and no McGilllte ever crosses
over into the pomCroy regions. This
main street Is the frequent battle
ground, and many a fray has ragged
there, with the town officers divided be-
tween the two contondng parties
The bitterest pill the Pomeroy fac
tlon has had 20 swallow has been the
presence OF the posioiIlce on the McGil
side Of the main street. 1t was no
small thing. when you come 20 think OF
Il. that every time a P9mcroy man
wished TO get his mail he had TO cross
over the edge OF the McGnl territories
and receive a favor OF the McGllltcs.
his hated enemies. This was lately
aggravated by the fact that the Post
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-16

katherine, q little Boston maiden.
has just passed her third birthday
Rclug the only child n the family She
naturally hears much of the scientific
c9tcration Ia which her fathcr and
mother frequently indulge. Starting
on short Journey not louc aro h,
train was crowded ard the litilc rlrl
and her mother were OBLIGED to take
separate seats. acrCss the aisle. After
katherine was settled her mother be-.
came aware ~ the fact that shp vns
beside "a particularly mtldy locking
man. She, e course, was unconscloue
hut her mother lcran 10 ndgct. and
with numerous mysterious winkS and
nods tried 20 make her daughter nm.
d,rsland taat She ought IN keen near
the cad cf the seat. Katherine v,ns
puzzled Cor q while as % what her
mother meant, but hunlv she looked
her nclghhor over ard phlrpcd so that
every enc iu the car could hear. "Whnt
Il 10 mamma mleyobcsy'-Roslop
Tnnacript.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-16

fad To- this man has now taken root
IN him aud he becomes an pntmslasi.
lie Is criticised 10y the inexperienced
multitude Tor "hccnmlng sccrchcr."
or Tor "lcanlng over" hui You will no
tlcc that In his riding now hc does uo
pulling or pushing De- puts his weigh,
simply on his forward foot like II.
who climbs the ladder naturally aud
more easily
u IL needless To explain the position
assumed 10y &, hut q will readily be-
compared with the "acntchpr." or %
rider In racing form. lie largely cnr-
rlcs his weight on his hands. and hy
banding over To- cXaggcwilun doubles
M his lungs, so to speak thereby. no
doubt. Inviting danger Aud this Is
a 'lcanlug over position which
writer's do well 10 warn whcelmcn
against. although these writcrS maha
mistake IN assuming that there are
but two positions, viz, 10 sit erect aud
To lean over. & can make speed. how.
ever. IN his position, because uf less
atmospheric friction when riding at
high speed, thing fcry essential In
m,lng.
To tho rider Who sits erect. nud he IL
largely In the majority, here Is little
Practical aud kildlN advice: Manage
% procure front saddlcpost or q
post, VI YOU have not one already. und
adjust vcig saddle forward. say thuc
or four lachcs. Then exchange your
"miscd" handhehars Tor \ 'drop.har- o.
uaf .ttt "a "a st4afafaI ,.ur lint ungIiuut .--
where the cork handle Is about four
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-16

and wronched the chlsel from her hand.
Then | commenced striking her with
Il un.il the deed was done What hap
pened TO me after that Is not clear to
my mind. The blood on the clothes
that was shown to the court, was cot
my wife's blood. but my own"
After assuring the minister that he
does not want his case carried 10 tho
Supreme court. or to the board OF par
dons. he said:
M worldly Affairs arc nov In order.
have deposited $3.50 with the warden
TO pay for my coiin. and when this Is
done stlll have $500 left. which leave
In your hands TO he equally divided oc-
tween my daughter at Washington, and
my youngest son. Frank"
windisch was bathcd IN tears and
expressed the desire not to live longer
than the day set for the execution.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-16
SWALLOWS Ar MUM olurs
Sometimes They Chase q Hare Or
disturb - Cats nrposr.

Sometimes They Chase u Hare or
disturb - Cats Hrposr
Swallows can ily very fast aud very
Tar n it were not 80. they could NOT
take the long Journeys which they do.
leaving England iuihc autumn aud
rolumiug Zoe the spring. This quick
hIght enables them 90 catch Insects
on the wing on which they chiefly live:
also. 10 enables them 20 escape bird
clcmics 81 The hawk tribe sometimes.
aud, pcrhaps shots which may be-
frl at ti.m by men. uncn do wc
see them iiying. us 20 seems. Just Zoe
IT, pleasure which they have Ia npld
;iou, going in circles round The tom
n q lofty house or church sprr drop.
p.I- now aud then. Dnly tO rise uguiu.
tll The whole party 'uddcnly darts OF
in another direction. 4 gentleman
Walking enc m,uirg across a large
park saw number ~ swallows hay.
irg quite glmD with q hare. though
the poor animal did not seem 90 like
the performance. Ihc hare was mu-
Mug very fast. and 90 first the gen.
tiHman wondered why DO was. a. goo
dogs were rrar hut directly after De-
rOllced some Ewgllows coming close
o. the ground. and they SKINNED pnst
the harp's ears clcsc % the uuurd.
evidently giving her the idea that thcy
were going io strike her though. when
cltgc. they took q sharp turn Then
HNHa.HH
ped 90 llsten' presently they returned.
grd agaIu The hare ram tlll shc got hid
aiming the underwood
Still more curious o. the story which
clergyman tells us ~ scene De-
Wiiuc- 90 between some swallows aud
@ eat Pussy Was siil.uSupon the top
uf "a gate pest iu % sort ~ dCzr iu
which we tiipu sef ,Iis when they
arr lazy ard not huglry. pus,' rcpu.e
was Interrupted hy thr arrival ~
swall 81. which Jew close to her head.
She raised her paw 60 strike o.. but
was loo late. Auutacr swallow. min.
uio after ga th' muc thing. aud
agaln prss made au uuucrcs ml nlpw.
More swallows dashed past her itsst
IN The same way, till ten or eleven lad
gone 10y, which sounded HE laugh.
Next the whole party Few round puss.
forming a clIclc like O wheel. This
was too much for hcr-shc jumped
down aud reiterated Swallows have
Teen known 10 unite and drive Oh
their great enemy the kcslrpl. % Kind
II hawk. 10y whlrllng and nnttcrlug
about him TN be- gets confused aud
is not able TO seize any II hcm.-
ChuucrlCy.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-16
THE PROPER POSITION.
Some Practical aud Interesting
Advice From an Expert

NSeNF~r~~@rsAr~H~ -rer~s7ee~F~
The average novice imagines that
he is riding on horseback rather than
taking n walk or run on his own legs
which riding bicycle actually
amounts to-and Il takes him usually
until his second ason at riding he
fore he actually rids himself Of the
deuslon and becomes enthusiastic. II
Is then, too. that he tires OF reading
theories Of how TO ride a bicycle. tho
proper position, saddle. etc. written
usually by experienced physicians and
professors who have ridden few
times. lie viii usually read anything
at first and try everything that Is adj
vocatcd; but when be- has actually
passed the "third degree" and has
ridden the goat" he turns deaf ear
60 It all and sdhshly leaves his neigh.
Dor 10 "nnd IL OUT Tor himself
Did you ever compare riding a bl-
cycle to climbing a laddery The sim.
ilariiy Is surprising. and In order 90
demonstrate the idea more forcihly
three Illustrations are given herewith.
showing a man climbing a ladder Ia
three different positions The first 30.
siiion Is represented hy 4. whose lad.
der Is placed IN q position almost pea.
pcndicuiar; his hands are gmspiug the
two rails OF the ladder A be- pro-
cecds 10 ascend. step hy step. be- has
10 grasp tightly with his hands or he
will fall backward. because the point
OF equilibrium is ahead ct his weight:
or. In other words. his fpci are ahead
Of his body. Ills uppcrnmb muscles
are doing very much m1lc than would
be necessary should the ladder lc
placed az a lower angle When De
steps mp step De raises his entire
weight plus the pull. hy the grasp
Of She hands, which ''pull" acts direct.
ly upon the muscles of the lack aud
abdomen. hopping largely toward cX-
haustlon. Ia fact. the action Of any
unnecessary muscle tends to cxhuul-
ton. aud exhaustion invites d'scour.
Ggcment, especially 60 q bicycle rider.
n \ climbs very far his back or alb
dcmcn Will be- the first to feel the
strain; yet his position on the ladder
Ia about the same az that adopted hy
the average beginner on the Mrydo.
who VIII continue To ride In this pls.-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-16

Drug store business In Kansas Is
much the same a8 In other prohibit
tory communities. There Is a large con-
sumption OF liquor for medicinal pur-
poses, An examination OF the drug
store returns OF Topeka for January
dlscloses a prevalence Of colds. over
one-hali OF the anldavlts on which
liquor was sold being Cor the disease
Of cold" The drug store records show
that liquor Is furnished for such ilimsy
reasons as the disease OF old age. q"
The loss Of an eye" for "use In store"
and for "cramp In the heel"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-16
FASHION NOTES.

Narrow leather belts OF white. seal.
tan and green alligator skin. and patent
leather as well are to be worn much
next summer
The preiiiest sleeve In the French
Gowns have naring pufis or rufies at
the elbow, with lace falling below. and
are quite plain above.
The close coat sleeves appear In some
OF the English tailor gowns. but full
epau!ets Of cloth falling over them par
ually disguise the fact that they are
quite close TO the arm.
Another sleeve which IL seen In the
new gowns is close fitting. either
Wrlnkled or plain, from the wrist mp
lnlly six inches above the elbow. and
Is finished at the top with one or two
short pugs
Very little change Ia seen In hair
dressing. and the waved and loosely
arranged trcssos are stlll the correct
Ihlng' The knot "a placed high NJ the
uaek' but not on top OF the head, ex-
,ept for evening dress.
Another coat Of a blue-faced cloth
hoWh shows a white cloth vest braid
ca IN blue with three straps Of blue
,'o'h below the bust. and full, droop-
ing shoulder pieces over the sleeves,
which make It very stylish.
Coat waists are not the only style
IN Iailor-made gowns. for the pointed
bodice, fastened on one side. Is one OF
The new spring models. II opens In
front ON full white silk vest. and
turns back In large revera. White
satin ribbon makes the stock collar and
bow.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-16

- ~ - = .ftHs ~ "AANH ~ Nf Il
4 sadder tale of ,bc ac1. and q finer
tale ~ true hcroism hls hardly been
told than that which COMES today
from Boulognc. Yesterday momlg'a
gallo wrecked a French fishing smack
just outsldc the port, In front of the
Imperial hotel The ufc-hoat was soon
ncac the men, who had taken refuge
In the rigging High up young an.
WcniIcc chung Ia Wild despair 10 the
top of the mast aud his eight com.
wnlons refused 90 gn into tho llfe.hlat
before the lad. but before they had
helped him down wave hrckr over
The lile-huat, u was forced under tho
bow OF the smack. and. though % soon
rlghtcd Itself 10 had been severed from
the wreck aud was terribly damaged
Notwithstanding this. the Injured cam.
tain ana his crew fought The storm for
another hour IN thrir Efforts io reach
thr Wrn. Alas. their hrrulem ,,ns
frutluss; ihc smack broke ln two. and
thc eight men and lhn boy Tor whom
they Ind missed their chance off ont,r.
Ing thr lifeh1aL were swallowed mn
10y the sca clusr Co their homes Wesi.
Minister Gazette.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-16
victim OF a Bru,ai A..a,an.

The mystery surrounding the dlsap-
pearanco Of W. W. liuddloson. a
wealthy farmer who lived near Doug
lass. Kan. from his home the other day
was partially solved when one OF the
numerous searching parties found hl1
BODY IN Walnut river. The body was
lodged IN the projecting roots Of a big
tree. There was a gaping bullet wound
In the head. dirk knife wounds IN rev
oral places on the body. and other
marks OF violence showing that a terri
bic struggle had taken place, The Head
mans clothes were In shreds and his
pockets had been rlhed. The coroner
believes he has a clcw TO the perpo.
tra,crs 81 TIE decd.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-16
THE CATTLE SHOW.

A Farislan Reporter Describes Ills Va
perience IN London.
am a representative Of the Partisan
press.
knowing the English quite well. ! am
sent TO England for seven days TO exam
inc the prize cattle show, and acquaint
myself with the manners Of the English
people. says the London Man OF tho
World.
! obtain an Introduction 10 a country
family bucolics agricultural consist
Ing Of TAT madame. q faiter monsieur,
a latest son and a charming daughter.
In the night get ''deadrunk" ddlom
English) on potterbeer with the latest
son. In the morning am "olright." al
lalIyooh Calso idloms English"
AZ the entrance OF the cattle show
meet madame and her charming daugh-
ter.
! salute.
"Howdudo?" says madame.
"Olright; oh, yes. only" respond.
Have you soen my SOM"
Il have not yet had that pleasure this
morning"
Hes In the show" says madame,
with great Joy. you will find him
among the beasts be has taken
rice"
d Is the frst time I discover that
prizes are given TO Fat men. but con
zeal my surprise and congratulate mad
nmc
lie deserves 1.-THE Is very hne.'
we exhibit every year one Of our
family Ny husband was highly com
ncndcd last year. Now Il Is my sons
turn but next year we shall exhibit
ourselves again u We hayon't too much
to worry us."
Madame. / am sure viii take a prize"
! say. lnlood she Is extremely large.
sho Acknowledges the compliment with
o smile.
',iy husband and DO not quite agree
with regard to feeding
els &c poEslbleg"
"Now. be believes In mangels bat I
say cake
Madame should prefer cake my
relf"
and It's cheaper when YOU come 10
use two or three tons a month"
] can hardly believe what / hear
Again I smother my as,onlshmont and.
turning 10 the lovely daughter say.
You do not yourself exhibit. made
moiaclloi"
"Ycs. DO she replies. dropping her
eyes and blushing with charming mod
es,y.
Oh. yes; Florence has got something
here and IT'S shame she didn't get a
pr.z, You shall judge for yourself
monsieur. Here. Florence. my dear.
while I 20 and find your father. take
monsieur and show him your calves"
l am asiounded. know what to say
am astoundod. know not what to
say or where OF look say "Madcmoi-
sion moro private. but" and. over
come by my modesty rush away.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-16

August schrader the alleged divine
healer about whom our readers al
ready know. was arrested In Newport.
Ky. after being driven out Of Cincin-
natl. Tho charge was dlrorjerly con-
duct On condition OF leaving the place
al once. Sohrader was released and im-
mediately announced his intention OF
fasting forty days In some secluded
spot. Before leaving he ate a pie.
schrader has taken lately to wearing on
bis head a padded crown Of thorns.-
Elk
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-16

Here n man may Easily be convicted 4
dozen times and each time he is arrest
I'd assert that II IL the 'hrst time. and
the detective Is none the wiser They
have nothing upon which TO rely but
the photographs which are sent from
one city 10 another. These are inef-
tcctlyc. for the reason that man does
not always look enough like his picture
10 attract attention. have been be-
fore Inspector Byrnoo twice IN one
year, and on the second occasion he did
not know me any more than n he had
never seen ne. My beard had been
trimmed since the previous time vas
on his carpet and he would call mo
by some other name than my owa or
any had ever claimed"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-16
Down RwrR ON A STURGEON
Exciting Ride Unti ths Fish Wa, Bsaches
on Sandbar

w - NAMNAAH
Among the many incidents Of thu
olden tine that interest us now. Dr.
Russell Hawkins tells us OF one thai
happened In James river. at the falls Of
Richmond. IN the year 1919. says IN,
Richmond Religious Herald. lie aG
sures as that many Of the leading citi
zens OF Richmond at that time wer,
eyewitness to the fact, and that he
had It straight from them.
Il was concerning Martin Hawkins
an uncle Of the doctor This uncle
was a great hunter and fisherman. Ia
those DAYS James river was well stocked
with ahad. In May they came up from
the sea. and hundreds Of people. fond OF
the sport, would assemble on the rocks
In midstream along the falls, and with
dip-nets would supply themselves with
all they wanted Our hero was at his
post watching for a catch. when along
came an immense sturgeon. and stopped
20 rub his sides against the rock. ac-
cocding 10 the habit Of surgeons, when
MIR Hawkins concluded that II he could
only get his hands into the gills Of the
monster he might succeed In landing
him. Accordingly he crept TO the side
OF the rock. stopped over, and began
rubbing the sides OF the FISH near the
tail. and proceeded quietly toward the
head. until at last the gills were
reached. With a sudden thrust the
hands were sent home to the very inner
jaws Of the fish. when Il gave a lurch
that jerked the fisherman from the
rock. lie fell astrlde the nsh's back
but his hands we're held as in wise
For a moment all was surprise and IN
tcrest. then both FISH and rider sank IN
the deep. roaring waters OF the food
The spectators were aghast with fright
They thought their friend was lost
But, after few moments. fish and FISH
orman came 20 the surface about 100
yards down the river and remained al
the surface long enough to breathe, thor
sank again. a moment later they ros,
again. and then again and again, as The
waters bore them away. They passed
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-16


Now" said Lord Sa'boodle, who
was Initiating the poet laureate. IL b
desirable to have a clear understand
'ng Of your duties as promptly as pos
sIble."
"why-or-I thought my duty would
be- 10 write poetry"
"Of course. That's the mechanical
part OF a. You seem 10 know how to
set the proper plunk-plunk In the
meter and to recognize the degree OF
phonetic similarity required 20 consti.
tute rhyme. but that T. not an. TN
admit that Il takes practice but Il is
not all"
what else do you rcQuire?'
"Adaptability. You must be able 10
recognize an occasion ami nlc 10 Il.
Here's a case In point Suppose we take
a liking TO a piece OF territory and
reach out after a."
You want a martial lyric then. don't
you?"
Nothing Of the kind. You want to
give US something soothing. You must
get down your Tyre and your notebook.
and compose convincing ditiy on
how glorious a thing d is to be wal
loped aud gobblcd. provided. OF course.
that q be done by the proper party"
And the poet laureate mopped his
brow, whitfield a few chips Oh his lead
pencil. cas-, his eyes heayenward and
murmurcd:
Il suppose this Is better than no Job
NJ all but Il isn't any slnecure -
Washington Star.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-16

In an obituary notice printed In a
Kansas City paper Of the late deputy
warden Of the Missouri state peniten-
tlary. who had held the office more than
forty years appears the undoubtedly
wcll-int1ntloacd statement that Prob
ably no man IN Missouri enjoys a wider
acquaintance amoas the public men
over the entire state
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-16

A triple tragedy occurred near Ben
tonvlllc. Ark. the other day. Pulaski
Duekworth. a prominent and highly
respected farmer. killed hls wife by
striking her on the head with an AK,
the unfortunate woman dylns Instant
ly. lie then attacked his l-years-ull
child With an ak. ana Indicted injuries
that viii prove fatal The man thea
threw himsclf across the bed drew his
pocsctsniie and slashri his throat
from car to ear dying almost Instant
ly a 7-ycars-old daughter escaped
slaughter by being at sabbath school
Duekworth was undoubtedly Insane
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-16

Atlllle. France, the other day. a dan
gerous ere occurred In ST. saveur
Church and hospital. All the patients
were rescued from the burning build
ing. but three OF them died subsequ mt
ly from fright Fifteen soldiers. VINO
were employed In quenching the IRE.
went to a druggist shop and there
drank some poison. which they mls'ook
for Gin. Six Of then dlel rs result
Of the drauF,'
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-16

Il Ia stated by one who has inyesti-
gated the subject that the average
yearly expenses OF cooperative build
Ing and loan association OF phila0ol-
phla is $3.50. In most cases no salaries
arc paid except to the secretary. and he
receives about $3.50 per snnum. There
arc over 400 associations In Philacol-
phia.