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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-19

When the earth was young. says Dr.
Ball. the eminent British astronomer
Il turned on its axis 80 rapidly that Il
made one complete revolution once In
every three hours. The earth was
liquid then. and Il spun around al that
fearful speed probably for thousands
Of years. The sun caused ever-in-
crensins tides on the surface Of the
great liquid planet, and at last Il burst
In two. But the break was not In the
middle Of what had been the great
swift-revolvlng globe Of liquid mat
ter II was to one side. and the effect
was to throw the smaller fragment oul
into space. That fragment kept on
turning, and was soon fashioned into
a globe. We see IL to-day and knoS~ll
as the moon. The larger piece also
kept turning on lts axis. and In the
course Of ages became the sphorlcal
habitable earth. The smaller fragment
OF the great original globe, being held
In place by the attraction OF the larger
has been goinE around the earth ever
since. but has been gradually incroas-
inc the distance between Itself and 10
primary. Some astronomers believe
that eventually the moon will get %
Tar away that Il cannot Be seen BY
the inhabitants OF cur planet
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-19

Tho commissioner general Of imml-
grafton IN his annual report shows that
during the last fiscal year the arrivals
Of immigrants In tAis country aggre-
rated sis.267, Of Nhom St0.t6s were
landed and a.7ss were debarred and de-
ported at the expense Of the various
eteamahip llncs BY which they came.
or those deported 776 were found to be
under contract 70 perform labor in
the United States made prior 10 their
arrival. and 2.0sS were returned aa be-
longing 20 other prohibited classes. In
addition 10 the number debarred there
we're ass who became public charges
within a year after their arrival. and
hence we're returned 70 the countries
whence they came. The commissioner
general states that he knows Of no i'm
migrant landed In this country during
The last year who is now a burden upon
any public or private institution. With
some exceptions. the report says. tho
physical characteristics Of the years
immigration were those OF a hardy.
sound. lahorlng class. accustomed and
apparently we'll able 10 earn a Eyeli-
hood wherever capable and industrious
labor can secure employment As to
occupations. It was composed largely
Of the classes designated as skilled and
unsklllee laborers. with some profess
alonals. The amount Of money brought
into the country by immigrants was at
least st,oi7.sis. and probably was large
~ In excess Of these figures.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-19

aflervard found ont, ,.om he i0ina be.
ing broken. Seeing that ne was no,
dead. however. was In the act o. TAX
ing mp my rife when something struck
me on the back and jammed me to tho
front OF the howdah. I had Just time
70 lay hold OF the branch Of tree and
pull myself ont OF the howdah. other
wise my back would have been broken.
Then the frightened elephant ran away
and left me suspended Immediately
over the tiger. which lay looking up at
me growing and lashing his sides.
You may Imagine my feelings. In vain
! tried 20 get into the tree. and at last
my fingers becoming crampcd. lost
M hold and fell on the tiger. Il was
like dropping into the Jaws OF death.
The instant touched the ground. the
tiger with a terrific roar seized my left
foot In his mouth, and vita one bite
crushed the heel and ankle-hone TO
powder. Then he gave me three other
bites. two on the calf OF the leg and
one on the knee. every bite breaking
the bone 10 pieces. Ny agonles we're
dreadful. In vain / called for help
but after a struggle ! got my right leg
free and gave the tiger a tremendous
kick on the head, which Induced him
10 let 20. Instantly got up and hob
bled to the foot Of the tree, where
fell exhausted. with the tiger stlll a
few PAGES OF. Tho sepoy. who had
been with me In the howdah. had lodg-
ed safely In the tree. and Witnessed the
whole scene. Now he came down with.
in few feet Of the ground. and begged
me TO set into the tree. AZ Grst
thought ! could not, but when the
sepoy told me that the tiger would b.
at me again. gave the fellow my
hands and he managed 20 pull me up
into the lower branches. By and by
my brother of Ger. whose elephant. like
my own. had become unmanageabie.
came back. and finally killed the tiger,
after which ! was somehow got into
the howdah and carried back to camp.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-19
RAMS HORNS.

a poor man with a sunny spirit will
get NOR, ont OF lie than a wealthy
grumbler
You can sometimes tell how well a
man knows Christ. by the way he treats
his horse
Zeal IN good works. Is sometimes
more for the glory Of the doer than for
the glory Of Cod
Love is dead when the husband be-
gins 20 grudge the money Il takes to
support his wife
Il, Is not what We have. but what we
do with what We have, that proves our
fitness for promotion.
There Is something wrong with our
souls health, n We have no appetite
for any kind Of Christian work.
In everything. from praying IN public
to getting a tooth pulled. self wants
&c obtain a little distinction for Itself.
No station gives immunity from
heartaches aud disappointment to the
man who Is not putting his trust In
Cod.
What sick man would send for q doc
tor. who had gone no deeper into medl-
cal books than some preacher have
into the BlhleG
There Is SONG blessing In being rich
and strong ayd gifted. but there IL
more In helna none Of these, and yet
doing better nap nay Rams Horn.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-19
FLASHES OF FUN.

"YCs," said ono Of the tramps 10 the
farmer. dusty an me Just came In on
our wheels" "what kind OF wheels dc
you usoY" "Car wheels. "--Judee.
He says that he lages me aore than
hla life and that 10 cant live witaoul
me-" "Oh. all young men say that"
but they don't say Il TO me. Truth.
Mother-"Johnny. why did you no,
tell me that you were naughty at
SCHOOL," johnny" 'Tisn't best 10 tell
women everything. g. Boston Trans
erlpt
Whoeler-"whal makes you think
she loves your Tyre-"Oh. she's
been limiting OF late how much she
likes my Observation-Disclosures North
American.
she-"l see they have now a 'WO-
mans Dictionary DO you suppose that
differs from any othcr2" He-"Probi.
bly, has more words In iL"-Yonkcg
Statesman.
Stlkker-"l drcamoo last night that
you gave me ten dollars," stryker-
Good that makes as square. / owed
you a tenner. you know. Boston
Transcript
Mr. Hojack--Mlss Tonspo, mus, be
surprisingly hcautiful,-Mr. Tomdlk-
Indeed What makes you think sol
She locke well oven In an amateur pho.
togranh.-Life.
THAT halr-restorer bought OF you
l found very cficaclous." remarked
Cawker 10 his barber. "Sog" replied
the knight Of the razor. Il mus. try Il
myself"-Judgc.
Gentlemen" said the orator. this
crisis will soon be at an end" Thank
heaven" murmurod an auditor; hes
going to stop falling Philadelphia
North American.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-19
Travellers Tales.



hr. Z. A. Fitzgerald. IN his Climbs
In the new Zealand Alps" gives the
following graphic account Of night
spend the night. This was q ledge some
impossible 10 spend the night where
We were, hanging on 70 narrow lodges
Of rock, covered with thin Ice: We we're
Obliged slowly 10 retrace our steps for a
little. an We should reach a spo, where
l thought, Il might be possible -
spend the night. bis was a ledge some
fourteen feet long aud eighteen inches
broad, on which the three OF us could
Just manage TO sit. Il seemed 70 us o.
sheltered a place as any upon this
slope, but should any great fall Of
stones really come down upon as In the
night. feared that We should have had
small chance Of escape No sooner
had we seated ourselves than we heard
the omlnous whlzz OF falling stones.
This was but the commencement OF a
cannonade that we found was 10 be
kept up at intervals throughout the
night. The rocks few past u.s. so close
a. times that We could almost feel the
wind from them on our faces We
never dared 20 much as close an eye
all night. for fear Of slipping into the
abyss below. The cold became intense
the thermometer dropping 10 25 de-
grees. and az most OF our garments
had been soaked In wading through the
melting snow during the day. on
things froEe hard. Harper took OF
his boots and placed his feet into his
knapsack or "swag." as the Colonlall
call Il, 80 that. had he fallen. he could
not possibly have recovered himself
zurbriC-sn also took on his boots int
sat upon them 10 keep them warm iol
the morning. lest they should beeom,
frozen tight and he would not be ALT
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-19

Tho Home for Lost and Starving Cats
&c the name OF an institution located In
Park Road. llavorsiock Hin London
This home undertakes. for the modest
charge Of a. and carriage (or servants
fare u q man On livery 10 preferred Ia
fulhli the wishes OF owners wishing
their pets humanely destroyed
C'mothor and kittens counted as one'1
n the distance ia too FAR the cat can
be- shipped In a specially prepared box
which o. supplied. Il the cat IS a stray
enc the home ass nothing for this ac-
commoialon beyond q voluntary do
nation az he discretion OF the sender,
Every Effort Is made 20 and suitable
situations for the Migrants thus re-
cclvCd. falling which, the surplus pop
u'aiion S. packed or ,iiiee times a week
to tho le,hal chamber at Battersca.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-19

When the municipality had provided
comfortable quarters FOR that great
mass OF the poor dependent upon lodg-
lighthouses for shelter. It was found
That there was stlll one class for whom
40 provision had been inade-vlz., the
widows and widowers with children
VINO are compelled TO be absent from
nome during the day and have no
means OF assuring themselves Of the
are OF their children during this pc
ROD. To supply this want a family
nome has been erected. which. both
lor arrangement and management.
stands alone In the history OF modern
municipal enterprises. The home" Is
situated In the poorest section Of the
,ity' and thus most conveniently placed
Tor the class II is Intended TO reach.
There are accommodations for about
l65 small families. In addition 10 the
ordinary bed and living rooms there
are reading. smoking. recreation and
dining rooms. For the children there
are a spacious nursery and a roof gar
den' Tho nursery ls In charge Of n
specially trained nurse. who has sever
al others under her direction. Hot and
cold water baths and specially con.
strueted small kitchens for the prepa-
ration OF infants food are distributed
throughout the building. With all
these comforts and convenlenoos the
cost has been kept 10 the lowest pos.
iible level. a mother with ono child
pays rs cents per week: with two chill
lren. % cents. and with three children.
% cents. a father with one child pays
y cents per week; with two children.
l.l9, and with three children si.23.
The charges for board are: For adults.
per day, breakfast. 8 cents: dinner. 8
'ents. and tea. G cents. For children,
ser week. IS cents for single child. 30
,ents each for two In a family, and 30
'ents each for three or more in q fam
ly. Although the home" has been
,pen but a few months. the difference
n appearance between the children liv-
ng there and those OF the immediate
ielghborhood Is already apparent An
)ther advantage which Is not to be ig-
nored Is the fact that the low charges
lct as an incentive 10 father and moth
n 10 support the children and keep
hem with them rather than have them
become charge upon public or private
'harlty. It is believed that the fam
ly home" will soon come to have q
permanent place in the institutions Of
he cities OF Great Britain. There ls
little or no crime In Glasgow.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-19
Meyer serves Butter.

One OF the leading caterers Of New
York-a man who has probably spread
as many fashionable dinners as ANY
other man on the eontlnent-was re-
Gently questioned about the use Of
bread and butter plates at table. lie
eaid: u never serve butter absolute
~ never DO no, own a butter plate
nover-this Is irreyocable-serve but
ter at any dinner or supper which ]
stand sponsor for Way should II
Everything Is accompanied BY
Us own sauce or relish. Oh.
ways sufficiently rich and hut
ter is unnecessary as the traditional
9th cart wheel Il is never used al
the private tables OF those New York
families who live correctly. Occasion.
ally have a protest / did not LONG
ago. after q dinner on which pride my
self each year One OF the guests. Q
man. cane TO me 10 give an order. say
Ing at the same time that he had re-.
Gently dlned here and was much dis.
appointed OF course. urged an ex.
pliol, statement and he finally told m,
that first there was no butter-tG
which | pleaded guilty but explained
that my rule in that particular wal
invarlahle."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-19

A campaign word that has done duty
IN this country for more than half a
century Is 'roorback" II means ilc-
ton coneocted IN one political party
In the hope Of iniuring another party
and designed to be put forth 30 late
that there will not be sufficient time
before election day for counteracting
any injurious effect that Il may have.
The origin Of the word was In the
name Of a fictitious Baron Roorbach.
the story Of whose supposed travels
was part Of the campaign literature OF
they've islA TIE roorback Is not a
potent weapon nowadays. Indeed. Il
ls pleasant to know that the roorback
Il sometimes a come-back--a boone
rang.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-19

A Norwegian boy was too poor 10 get
a university education. but this fact did
not discourage him. lie was deter
mined to learn and 10 make good use
OF what he learned. When eighteen
years Of age he became an itlnerant
teacher. He had a taste and talent for
pathological work. In time he had made
n name by what he published. What
be did for the Norwegian language re-
ceived the praise Of scholars and the
gratitude OF his oountwmen. This son
Of poor peasants died recently At the
age Of elghty-throe. and his fame as a
photographer and poet is secured. This
example OF an intelligent determina-
ton 10 triumph over hindrances and 10
make the most OF ones self is worth
much TO the world. There is such a
thing a. making opportunity. a. the
life Of Ivar Aasen finely shows.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-19

Johnny OF MS balance. Before he
could recover his defense. one Of his
aasailants was driving the blade OF
stone axe direct fer his head.
| sent bullet through the fellow
and dreadful as Il may seem to tell II.
Il gave re a lot OF pleasure 10 kin
him. The other bushman turned to o.
cape. and he ran to pas me to gain an
opening through the 0ush. swung the
butt OF my rife and caught him on the
chin as he went by. He never moved
after BIT him. The marks OF his
teeth are In the stock Of my gun.
The natives would get out OF the bush
a few feet In front OF the muzzles Of our
rifles and go close that the powder
would burn deep holes In them where
the bulleta struck.
For a few minutes I never expect-
cd 10 get back alive. The grass anl
thick brush swarmed with the natives
They are cannibals. and those Of our
comrades they killed. as well as he
Baron, have no doubt been made the
subjects Of n feast before this. We
could not carry thos bodies back with
M and care for our wounded. and We
we're compelled to le, them lay whore
they were killed. II ia with the deepes,
regret that pen these words.
ANTON LovRIE.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-19

Anton Lovrie, OF the crew OF the AZ
batross. tells Of the horrible death OF
Baron Norbcck. the German explorer.
In the following letter to q Berlin pa
per:
My Dear Gustavc: ruppose you
have heard before now Of an adventure
with the bloodthirsty cannibals OF the
Solomon islands Il was exciting while
Il lasted, and they came near getting
me for supper. They would. had Il not
been for Johnny pnramaia. a native
guide. One OF the bushmen who at
tackled us had an axe raised over my
head, and would have imbedded Il In
my brain but the guide struck the fell
low a swinging blow with a club that
battered his head all out Of shape. Il
was a powerful blow. and well deliver
cd. These fellows Of the Islands are
muscular chaps. and they know how to
swing a club.
l was with baron Won Norbeck when
be tried TO get TO the top OF Lions
Head, but lost his life In the attempt.
About thirty Of us left the camp at the
base OF the mountain to guard the BAR
on. but he had not gone far when a
horde OF the savage natives rushed up
on u.s. They seemed 10 come up out
Of the ground. and 50 suddenly that We
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-19

AZ the sandy desert Of the Sahara
has It's palms. so the grassy plains or
"pampas" Of the Argentine Republic
have their sholterlng tree. the solitary
"ombu." which affords n thick shade
10 the weary traveller. The trunk OF
the ombu Is very thick. and lts roots
extend for q great distance from tin
some cases for at lens. 200 yards The
specimen which We illustrate grows At
the old military hospital o. Buonos
Ayres. a hole or cell Is feet wide has
been carved In the trunk, and serves
10 held three beds for tho sentrles to
rest In during the heat OF the day.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-19
Oral Mental cnlruin,nr..

Jerodlah BuXloa. who was examined
by the Royal Society Of London, toward
the middle Of the last century. could
fnd mentally In ave hours the exact
number Of cubic elghihs OF an inch In
a body measuring 23.lt5.7S9 yards by
5.eie. 722 yards by 5i,965 yards, but
could not write his own name. When
taken TO see Garrick In Richard III, "
at Drury Lane. his sole criticism was
70 the effect that the total number OF
words uttered was i2.ii5. the number
OF words In Garricks part being regis
tered separately. Manglamele, a slcll-
ian herdboy, who. at the age OF ten,
was presented by Arago TO the Acad-
envy Of Sciences In Paris. and who,
among other feats. extracted the cube
root OF 3.769, ii6 t-i5@ In thiry sec.
onds. was totally illlteralo. Dase.
born In 1894, was a noted calculator
but devoted his faculty 20 the COM
position OF tables Of logarlthms. lie
Ia said to have multiplied together men
tally two numbers OF one hundred ilg-
ures each In eight and three-Quarter
hours. The problem no doubt could be
done more rapidly by good calculator
In the ordinary way. but the effort Of
memory demanded by It's mental solu.
ton IL simply alupendous.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-19
ANTON LovRIE

dams were deprived OF a lucrative busi-
ness nnd the government has not been
able 10 stop all timber depredations,
In spite OF the best vigilance, the In.
dams continue to cut the timber. raft
the logs down the rivers and sell them
to the ships This Illegal traffic the
government wishes to have checked
and when the boat Is put into commits.
sion the officers hope to compel a stop
TO the business.
This Is the first boat that the Next.
can government has contracted to have
built IN the United Statea.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-19
POPULAR SCIENCE.
Hsw the People Understand the Rorns-
gen RAY.

Sen nay
Last week was assisting al q large
bazaar by holdlnr a small Roenigen
ray gallery eeaprislng a crookes tube.
glowing &c, says a letter in London
Ian ct. As / In my temporary role OF
curator encountered many gems Of ex-
Quisite unconscious humor, ! venture
to forward you a specimen or two a.
showing how newborn scientific dis
covery Is understood Of the people.
An elderly gentleman Of prosperous APP
pearance objected that the show was
not "up-to-date," as he had read
somewhere In a newspaper that now
you can see the liver palpitating and
the heart circulating" Two elderly Ia
dies entered the small room, and, sol
EMMY seating themselves. requested
me TO close and fasten the door. Upon
my complying. they said they wished
TO see each others bones" but ] was
mot to expose them below the waist
line" each wishing 20 view the ap-
parently dismantled osseous structure
Of her friend hrstl A young and anx-
ious mother asked me TO see II her
little boy had really swallowed a three
penny bit as he was uncertain him
self. She had read in the papers that
a great tor. Sir Something Blister
(faeD. in a speech In large meeting
In Llyerpool a little while ago, said
that a halfponny had been seen In q
boys 'sarcophagusr A young girl Of
the domestic servant class. taking ad-
vantage Of her opportunity, as she
thought. and my sex. asked me In con-
iidence II would look through her
young man unbeknown 10 him while he
looked at the picture. TO see II he was
quito healthy In his Intervals"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-19

That the practice OF immorslng noisy
women In ponds or streams was In full
swing at the close Of the Seventeenth
century Is evident from the Chamber
lain's Roll" for the City Of London. Is
sEcd BY the Historical Manuscripts
Commission. Tho ducking-slool pro-
yidcd with me now chair Tor Il. and the
apparatus bought for branding ielona
" the face, are among the entrloA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-19

were totally unprepaIed Tor them. The
Baron, who was little In advance.
was surrounded by half dozen OF the
cannibals. and before We could get TO
HE rescue he had been struck with an
axe and glven his death blow. Il was
lively fight for a minute or two. and
before Il quit got even with Johnny.
the guide. for saving my life. Two OF
the horde Of bushmen were pressing
him pretty hard with their weapons.
and he was making a good fight against
such odds. He aimed a terrific blow AZ
one Of them witlfhls club, with power
enough TO kin an OK, but. unfortunately
Il fell short. and the force OF It threw
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-19

A war.hlp Now being Bunt for Her At
New Orleans.


a reporter went up TO Walnut street
tofes he boat that Is being built there
for the Mexican .Avy, says the New
Orleans Times Democrat. Il Is the
first boat that this government has had
constructed, "a the U'ited States and II
the experiment Is a success other boats
viii probably be built. Lieut.. Othon
+. Blanco Of the Mexican navy hap
pened TO BE- on the grounds at the time
and he told all about the making Of the
boat and IT, use In Mexican waters.
The contract was awarded about two
months ago to V. Zuvich OF this city.
who was to deliver the craft to the
Mexican government within 1--WE
months. The builder decided TO pa
tronize home institutions. 80 he pur-
chased his material from the local
firms. The boat has cypress ribs; will
be planked on the bottom and sides
with cypress three and four inches
thick; will have pine planking between
the decks and viii be finished IN oak.
The length Ia 65 feet by "a feet beam
by - feet depth and the draught will
be 2ia feet. when completed the total
height will be "a feet. The heavy
armament will consist OF two guns. one
In the bow. the other in the stern.
These and the small guns will be
placed aboard the boat after II has
been delivered TO the Mexican govern
ment and Is In Mexican waters. The
cost will be $1,000. Lieut.. Blanco. In
speaking about the boat. said that II
would be used on the coast OF Yucatan
and mostly in the Cheturnal bay. Into
this bay flows many rivers. from which
much mahogany ls RATED. Formerly
the Yueatan Indians owned all the land
about the head OF these small. shallow
streams, but recently the Mexican gov
eminent took possession OF this prop
orty. by this action the Yucatan In
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-19
rerrIAle rlr.r.IInn,lnr Aa,enlar,.

A British officer In India had gone
out upon an elephant IN search Of a
tiger, which had Just killed a man and
two bullocks within half n mile Of
camp. The hunt was brief. and the or
Ger presently got two shots ~ the tiger
but without killing him. Tho jungle
was heavy, and Il was already getting
dusk whom the servant touched the OH
Ger from behind and said Nrhero be
ls~ The adventure r. best deNrihed D,
the man himself. a. quoted hy\Ceneral
Wilkinson. Tho tiger was LYNX with.
n zen yards Of me, unable - I.sA Is