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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-19

President Lincoln. walking one day
with his secretary. stopped AZ a little
shrub and looked into IL, then stopped
and put bis hand down through the
twlgs and leaves. as u to take some
thing out His secretary said 20 him.
what DO you find there. Mr.. Lincoln"
why" said he here Is little bird
fallen from It's nost and ! am trying
to put IL back again"
Wasn't that Kind OF Mr.. Llncoln'
How much more icnder-hoartoi than n
he had done like some boys do. when
they rob the poor birds nests and
carry OF their eggs or young ones? |
read Of a little sailor boy who took
with him a pet kitten. His ship Was
wrecked on the AEorc Islands. lie was
about TO jump into one Of the life
boats. when he thought Of his kitten
and ran after H. Returning with II.
the first boat was gone, but another
was ready. into which he jumped. OF
an the boats that started from the
wreck this only was saved Had the
hoy forsaken his kitten, he must have
per!shed with the FIRST boats company.
It pays to be Kind
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-19

The electrical ether waves. which
Hers and others have experimeatsd
with. are. as a rule. too large % de-
compose the salts OF a photographic
plate. but they can traverse opaque
substances. such a. the human body,
without causing sensation. as Tesias
experiments showed. II they are too
large 10 affect the sensitive plate and
the eye. they are also too large 10 iFri-
tate the nerves. Roentgen and others
have demonstrated. however. that GER
tain Of these electric rays or wave mo-
tons can Affect the sensitive aim indl-
reetly by exciting phosphorescenoe IN
bodies on which they fall Hence the
Roentgon sllhouettes and TIE cryptic
scope Of SalvlOal are already familiar
10 the readers Of this column.-London
Globe.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-19

The latest adjunct TO coast defenses Is
A modernlzed form Of the OLD camera
obseura. Army officers are now con
sIderlng lts feasibility. and an EFFORT Is
belng made 10 secure the adoption OF
.the system By the War Department.
The particular use and value OF this
system. as explained by Z. stiles Vim
ton. Is that II shows the defenders OF a
for, the movements Of the ships OF the
enemy. and at the same time does away
with the necessity Of any one exposing
himself TO a hostile FIRE.
By an arrangement Of lenses and
ANAL mirrors an image Of the harbor
n thrown upon a whitened table In a
dark chamber. well protected by bomb
proog shields. Seated about the anle'
secure from any chance shots those
who are directing operations from the
fort can distinctly see each movement
Of the ships Of the enemy 81 they move
about the harbor.
TITS a fact recognised BY al military
authorities that In he event 81 var ih'
uni,ed states would he obliged 10 dc
psaa largely apOn tOrpcaocs Tor "
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-19

coast defense, but II Is also aoknowl-
edged that unless the movements Of
the hostile ships can be watched and
the torpedoes exploded al the proper
time there Is large element Of chance
In their effectiveness.
II Is to overcome this difficulty that
the system Of mirrors and lenses and a
dark chamber has been devised. Wires
connect the torpedo In the harbor with
a battery and keyboard within the fort.
aud the position Of all torpedoes being
known TO the defenders and accurately
marked upon the table. Il only remains
TO watch the instant that the image OF
the vefsel comes over the marked spot
and then the pressure OF key trans
mita the current which explOdes the
submarine mine.
Another advantage claimed by army
officers for this plan Is that II allows
the use OF the port by friendly ships,
withou, danger TO Themselves, as Is not
the case where torpedoes which are ex-
plodoi by contact are placed In the
harbor channels. With hundreds Of
torpedoea lying about just below the
surface OF the water q friendly ship was
In much danger OF being blown TO
pieces.
with a system which shows the
movement Of every ship In the harbor
and with iopedOes which can be set on
at will this danger Is practically done
away with. Friendly ships can pass d.
rcctly over mines or torpcdoos with no
danger to themselves. and the mines or
torpedoes cannot explode until some
one within the fort sends the current
through the wires.
Il IL also claimed that the exact range
OF a given point In the harbor being
known. guns can be trained on the
ships lying within that range and fired
without the gunnCrs In any way ex'
posing themselves 10 opposing Are, the
aim being taken by the same system OF
mirrors which shows the position Of the
ship u Is also proposed 10 send tor
podocs from the shore. direct thom un-
der the ships. aud then explode them
the operators an the time remaining
safe aud secure from danger within the
b0mb-proof dark chambers
a few years ago sny such scheme
would have been impossible, because oI
he fact that Il is only recently tina
iorpodoos. whose movements could b
directed from the shore or the GhiI
which sent them out. have bern In
vented.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-19
mh, sns l,l,lh.a s,s.m,.,a,.

The wife 81 a physician who lives In
Fourteenth street tells story OF a
distant kinswoman OF hers who was her
guest during the Christian Endeavor
convention. The knsWoman lives In
m Inland New Eng and town. and when
she came to Washington che spent one
night OF the journey on board steam
beat. Il was the iirst time she had ever
travelled by water. She reached Wash
ngton extremely fatguod. The doc
tors wife remarked a.
Yes. I'm tired TO death" said the
knswOman. Il don't know as ! care 20
travel by water again. read the card
in my statoroom about how TO put on
the llfe-presoryer and I thought ! un-
derstood Il. but guess I didn't though,
Some way. ! couldn't seem 10 80 TO
sleep with the tning on, Washington
Post.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-19


fee and hands we're tied 10 the four
corners OF the bed and a chain was
passed over his tody and fastened 10
staples driven in the floor. Captain OF
Detectives Lees. In his investigation a..
terward. found the evidence OF this
Cords were passed around Campbe.l6
body 80 tight that he could not move.
For twelve hours Campbell was kept
In this position. the gag being In bis
mouth all the time. The next morning
the gas was removed with the caution
that he would be killed II be made any
nose.
lie was told that he would have 10
sisa a check or order for $4,000 be-
fore he would be released lie wa1
Ehown q document. which they asked
him TO sign. and he WIS also ordered
TO write a note to his wife. asking her
to cash the check and give the money
10 the bearer without asking any lues.
lions Campbell says he refused "a
even read the paper. telling his eap,ori
that he did not care what they dlt
with him. When the newspapers pub
lished the fact that Campbell had dis
appeared the millionaire Gays his cap
tors became frightened. and after darl
released him. The police have a 10
scr.ption OF winthrop's confodcra. c
but no clew 10 his whereabouts
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-19
rev. Nc smith SCI. nI,srs.

Rev Joshua $. Smith has filed a pc
lltion In the circuit court at lndopend-
once, Mo. aoking a diverse from his
wife. Mamie Smith, whom. the petit
tlon rccites. he married at saltwater,
Ok, In April. 1888 The plaintiff al
'eges that his wife spread the repor,
among his congregation at saltwater
that she was his common-law wife. by
this act he lost his position. Al os-
wego she spread similar reports. with
like result In addition. he alleges
she one day smashed the windows In
their house and threw his valuable
theological library into the street
When he tried to pick up the volumes
she threatened TO shoe, him. and be
Vas finally compelled TO call in a po-
llcoman.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-19

Once. when Fiacld was acting go'cr-
nor Of Wisconsin. Gov Rusk being alb
sent In California for his health, an oil J
Mississippi pilot blew into the eHecu-
tive Office.
is this Gov. Fiheld9" he asked
I'm acting governor for time-yes.
sir"
Reckon you don't remember me.
'You are In the right. I cant remem-
Der you"
DO you remember when nanl Dill
was geilln up his soldier company at
Prescott the spring 81 ls5l!'
VERY we'll
so DO l. / remember Roilin Con
verse. bless his memory they Killed
him In the wilderness. recall John D.
Marfh. who became colonel OF Ne"
Hampshire regiment. the Hall boys
Kinney. Armstrong, the Bouiins and
othCrG."
yes. ! knew all OF them" said the
governor.
Il wonder II you knew that little.
thin.faood. narrow-chosted. pale fellow.
the doctor said wouldn't stand u a
month down south. as a soldier and
declined 10 pass him-threw him out
OF the company. as II were ] can see
inst how the little fellow looked when
he went Mp to Rollln Converse. threw
his arms about his neck aud said. 'Rol-
lin. Doc SAYS can't 10 with you. Can't
you iix IL up 80 can goG We have been
together 40 long I cant bear 10 think OF
being separated from you But there
Uas no way to slip him away with the
company. | saw the thin. pale. mar
row-ehestcd fellow mop his face with
his coat sleeve and slowly walk away.
DO you remember him, governor |
met him to-day for the FIRST time since
the Prescott Guards left Tor the war, IN
June. 1861"
When the old pilot finished Gov. FL
field was looking at the capitol park,
beyond. far away. and saying nothing.
Il see you do remember him, COVER
nor. hut n I was you ! wouldn't feel
had any longer at not going TO the
war with Rolln and the Prescott,
Guards. As like as not II you had gone
Won wouldn't be governor Of Wisconsin
to-day. for you know the old company
went into q regiment that was called
upon to do heap OF fghtin'. Nearly
half Of those boys you wanted to "a
with didn't come back. On nearly
every field where the army OF the Poio-
mac fought during those four years
may be found the bones Of the dea'
boys Of the Prescott Guards, y com.
pany. Sixth infantry. I'd a great dca
rather be governor OF Wisconsin than
10 have my bones bleachin' down south
40 don't think about It any more. San
Old boy-Goy Samuel Fineld, mean
how are you. anyway
Then the governor aud the old pilo
had visit royal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-19

general health OF thcesnakc-bits nend
Is beneficial As a delight. the Scnsa-
tions caused by the bite OF a snake
IRE described as exceeding the dellrlum
OF hasheosh. opium. or the thrill caused
by rye or bourbon.
Is a species OF nioxicatlon which
has much TO commend Il, The effects
last for weeks instead OF hours. and Il
It has any deloterious effects they have
not yet been observed.
II Dr. Fraser experiments become
successful. the bite u the cobra. so far
from filling a resident Of India With
horror. will become one OF the luxurles
OF life. and an invitation 10 sample"
ore Of private stock Of serpents Will
occasion no more comment than an Of
fer to open a small bottle" Then the
snake cage will occupy a place on the
fldoboard. and the victim Of alcoholism
accustomed TO snakes" will coniure
up some other hidoous object 10 fright
en- him In his dreams.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-19

Great Hritsin Allsws - % Ean Iass
Bserspltuas.

Great Hritsln Answs - - Eam Inss
Dserspituas.
Napoleon eheciually prevented 81
Helena from ever sinking into obscuf-
ity, says the African Critic. Neverthe-
less. for some years past the lllsad has
been getting deeper and deeper into
financial straits. while the population
has been steadily diminishing. 81 He
lena Il only some 1000 miles distant
from Cape Town and yet the Island ls
comparatively unknown 10 South AZ
rlean colonists, a. the outward and
homeward steamers 10 and from Caps
Town call there only once IN three
weeks and make q very brief stoppage
And yet this historic island IL veil
worthy Of . visit. not only from ne -
ISOLATION with the great Cornican bat
also because Il possssses probably. the
finest climate IN the world A con-
slant southeasteriy trade Wind. straight
from the pole, blows over the island
and sweeps away those germs Of Dis
ease which he latent In lea favored
spots As a consequence. the longeV-
ity Of the inhabitants ls probably much
greater than In any other portion Of
the globe. In spite Of all this and the
proximity Of the island 20 the Cape,
hardly q solitary Africander ands his
way there from one years end 70 the
other.
So much IN reference 70 st. Helena
as q health resort Nov Vet me briefly
refer 70 q matter that IL Of more vital
Importance. The slrategieal advan-
tages OF the island have been fully
recognized By both military and naval
experts and the royal eemmlssion
which was presided over By the late
Lord carnarvon recommended THAI Il
should be strongly fortified and consli-
tuted an important naval and coallng
station for the vessels Of the squadron
within the Cape command. These rec
concentrations have. however. not been
carried into effect. Certainly some
thing was done 10 improve the foFti-
hcations ten or twelve years ago. but
the guns are now Of an obsolete type
and the dlminutive garrison maintain
ed In the Island IL utterly inadequate
10 defend H. Moreover. though g.
Helena is supposed 10 be q naval coal
Ing station. the admiralty maintained
no coal supply there. the eoal for the
ships on the Cape and west coast Of
Africa stations being kept az Ascen-
sion. which does not possess even Z
solitary gun but IL 4 einder heap upon
which many thousands are annually
wasted.
The defenseless condition Of 81 Hel.
ena IL a matter that intimately con.
Germs the South African colonies and
should engage their attention. The 10
land Is utterly unable 10 help itself
The opening Of the suez canal ruined
its prosperity and ever since q hai
been drifting nearer and nearer Il
bankruptcy. The greater portion % n
adult male population has migrated q
the Cape and the whole revenue Of ~
Island is nov only some 1900. Their
I are only half a doEen oficisls and III
governor hlls innumerabie ether olaceI
! including that Of chief land only) iun
tice. Il IL dsplorable that Crea
Britain should allow one Of lts pos
4 sessions to sink into such q eondleio
Of deerepltude. and especially an h
land which. lying In the direct route I
the Cape. must ever be Of conaIderahl
importance.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-19

everity Of the attack. Dr.. Fraser has
'een working for years 10 find a meth
ID OF inoculating men and animals
" that they will secure the same im-
munity from the bite Of a Gerpent that
vaccination gives from small poX.
While making these experiments he
has injected snake poison into dogs
rabbits and horses. ana even into hui
mans. His experiments have been par
TALLY rewarded. and be announces that
he soon hopes TO achieve a success that
will remove the terror from a residence
In India.
Snakes XIII thousands OF persons each
year. and the death rate among horses
and other domestic animals is large.
Efforts TO destroy the snakes have not
been successful, and 80 Dr.. Fraser has
been looking for an antldote that can
be taken beforehand.
Dr. Fraser has succeeded IN making
horses immune 10 snake poison BY In
oeulation. The animals become impreg-
mated with the stun administered by
podormically. and when a deadly cobra
de capollo was allowed 10 bite them
none Of the usual symptoms were man
ifested. II was much on the same
principle Of the discovery OF anti-toxin.
which will render n horse immune 10
lar a. d.phthcria ls concerned.
While conducting his experiments Dr.
Fraser heard Of a woman 81 Lahore.
India. who had been making similar
Investigations and had succeeded so
well In her own case that the bite Of a
cobra with her vas something 10 be
desired rather than dreaded. lie Wis
tied her and learned that the s,or.ol
which had bcea told were true.
The woman was a confirmed snake
bite "hCnd." IS often as cnco a month
she had 10 be bitten. or else she be.
came nervous, could not sleep. had
headaches, lost her appetite and su!.
Tered IN other ways.
AZ such times she was accustomed
TO secure a snake and allow Il 20 biz
her purely aa a therapeutic or Is ,
morphluc-eatcr swallows his pellet 40
ter submitting her arm to the fans
Of the hdeous. hooded serpent, th
woman resumed her normal condition
and for three or -four weeks did no
feel the need Of the poison.
Having learned what she required
the woman arranged Ter her Ecc1e
supply OF poison. As sooa as she ie'
the need Of Il the cobra was secure
; and. like Cleopatra. che barred her ART
10 the bite that has proved fatal I
. thousands OF eases The poison entere
! her blood and she arose from the couc
b refreshed and lnylroa.Cd.
E DR.. Fraser says that the snake BIZ
a. habit caa b. acquired. aad that vhe
ID a person once becomes addicted 10
p nothing but an adequate supply Of pc
G son al suitable intervals will ena5
b the victim 10 live in comfort.
And the effect OF the pOlCOn on N
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-19

4 mothers dream that her boy was
dead led her neighbors TO organize =
searching party and beat up the woods
OF Lafayette county. Florida. where
Samuel Cason and a companion had
gone a few days before on a prospect
ing tour. The searchers found the
body OF young Cason. who had been
murdered and robbed. His mother,
who had dreamed Of his fate. had lost
two other sons by violent deatha
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-19

How often In the sprlnglime's b-lmy
weather.
with bright sLies arehel the radiant
heavens above.
we roamed the fields and fragrant
woods TO gather
The sweet fresh yiOlets Of our child
ish love.
We found them In a sunny valley
growing.
In scattered patches Of the deepes,
blue,
with southern breezes DER them gently
blowing,
And nightly molsiened with the pear
~ dew.
Though gone. feel In springtimoS
pleacant hours
Her gentle guidance under threaten
ing skies;
And always when I gather these loved
flowers.
seem 10 look again IN her blue
eyes.
Charles F. Gerry. In Boston Tran
script.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-19
WORDS AND rHsrR mEANlno

The meaning OF the word Seminole
Il ''strayed Oh" or wild" The Semi.
noles were originally a part OF the
Creeks 10 old Alabama one day
party Of Creeks or Muskogees left the
tribal home aud went on a hunt 70
Florida They were so charmed With
the country aud abundance Of game
found that they never returned &c
their people, and so the Greeks tcrlacd
them the 'straycd OIL or Scminoles
Siberia signifies thirsty" Sicily
IL 1.-THE country Of grapes" Caledonis
means "a high hill" Asia signifies
lin the middle" from the fact that
ancient gcographers thought Il he
tween Europe and Africa Italy sig
nifes "a country OF pitch" from its
yielding great quantities Of black
pitch. IIlbernia Is utmost" or "las'
habltation." Britain Is the country
Of tin" great quantities being fouHa
In a.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-19
nuu,lur Tr.mp. Win search Il,h,..

Hunting TrAmps with Search Ltshta
Some OF the Paris policemen on algh:
duty have been provided with electric
lamps. which seen. 80 far. TO have an
swered their purpose very well indeed
1t might be said even too we'll. As
a frs, venture the lamps were carried
By a number OF guardians OF the peace
who were engaged In clearing the Bols
de Boulogne Of the unfortunate
wreiches who. through force OF clrcum-
stances. are compelled to seek lodg-
ing "a Ia belle etoile" In all twenty
two. some OF them badly wanted fer
numerous misdeeds. were captured.
one harmless tramp. who had seea bet
ter times. was found wearing a tight
htting Jersey made Of snakeskins. clev-
eriy woven together. lie claimed this
peculiar garment was grand specific
for rheumatic and other bone aching
complaints. Whilst serving In Toak!n.
and during the subsequent perogriaa-
lions the cold earth. which usually
formed his bed and mattress. had given
him rheumatism. and a native had con-
structed the reptile skin vest. with the
result that ever since then he has slept
with impunity on the dampcst Of
ground. II was found tina, the electric
lamps swept a radius Of over hfty
Yards. but Il is probable that had they
been less powerful there would have
been more arrests. The loater who saw
half a dozen such luminants through
the darkness Of the wood did not sta,
to investigate the cause Of the unwont
ed light, but made traeks."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-19


Il generally believed that light and
fresh air are absolute necessities TO hui
man existence. and that u the normal
supply Of either be cut on men cannot
long exist. II appears. however. that
there Is at least one spot on the globe
Tor rather. In the globel where a civ
lined community Of human beings not
only manage TO exist. but which live
In a aourlshlng condition In a place
where sunlight h totally unknown.
We refer to the City OF the Salt
Mines." which Is situated several hun
dred feet below the surface at Wielics-
IA. Gallcia. This wonderful subter-
ranean city has population Of over a
thousand men. women and children.
scores OF whom have never seen the
light OF day or the earth's surfaced
This remarkable city has is town hall.
a theater and It's assembly room. as
well as a beautiful church. decorated
with statues, all being fashioned from
pure cryssalliEed rock salt. Il has well
graded streets and spacious squares. al
we'll lighted with electricity. As men.
toned in the foregoing. there are iso'
lated cases In this underground clty
where not a single individual IN tsTes
or four successive generations has eveI
seen the sun or has any Idea OF how
people live on the outside OF the earth
Their rock salt houses are said 10 b
perfect sanitarlums and the average
longevity OF the deniIens OF the "Citl
Of the Salt Mines" IL said 10 exceed tx
Of the surface inhabitants Of Gallcia.-
81. Louis Republic.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-19
seerstary Of War

Soldier writes. "Will you be 90 kind
as 10 tell me what the official duties
OF the secretary of war are? a mum
ber OF us have had a discussion on tho
subject. and a. We cannot agree, We
would be- Obliged u you would give rs
the factA" Answer Tho duties OF the
secretary Of war. as laid down In va
rious acts Of congrols. are as iolloWs
10 communicate the orders Of the prcs!-
dent respecting the army 10 keep the
books ~ the army. the record Of COM
missions. and the accounts OF warlike
stories: to issue commissions and &C.
eide disputed points respecting the du-
ties and rights OF officers 10 grant dis
charges 10 non-commissioned officers
and prlvatos to purchase sites for MI.
itary structures. TO superlntend the
manufacture. purchase and distribution
OF firearms. ordnance and all weapons,
to make an annual report TO congress
OF the military condition OF the nation,
10 receive and preserve all flags and
other trophies captured from the enc
niles Of the United States. and % make
: AN contracts for the supply Of the army
/ he Is. In short the proyider, bookkcep.
.r md duaucicr OF the army. and th'
organ and interpreter both OF th,
orders OF the president and the enact.
menia Of congress