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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-22
RED UNIFORMS

British Investisaters Claim That
They Are Not Specially Danger.
aus.
The scarle; unlfom Of the British In
fantry has been greatly criticised In
recent years. chiefly on the ground that
Il exposes the men TO needless danger
by disclosing THEN whereabouts to the
enemy. The objection taken 20 the
scarlet. however. Is groundless. and
scientific reasons are given why the
prevailing color h for all purposes the
most suitable that could be selected.
In the ilrst place. scarlet affords the
best attalnahle protection against the
extremes Of heat and cold 20 which
soldiers are liable 20 be exposed. The
darker the color protecting a warm
body the more rapidly radiation pro-
ceeds. White would be the best color
90 reduce radiation 10 n minimum; but
white Is barred by other cOnsidera-
lions. as are also all the graya. Scar.
let or red comes midway between
white and black or other dark c0lors,
while with reference 90 protection from
the sun scarlet takes FAR higher place
than any OF the blues. greens or drabs
and other shades often used for mill
tary clothing.
Yellow or orange Is excluded because
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-22

Ruttous play an important part In
the dress 81 Chinese mandarlns. Those
Of the frs, and second class wear q
hutton Of coral red. suggested. per-
haps. by n cocks comb, since the cock
II the bird that adorns their breast.
The third class are gorgeous with a
robe on which a peacock Il emblaEon.
ed. on which from the center Of the
fringe Of silk upon the hat riacs a sap
phire button. The button Of the fourth
class Il an opaque. dark purple stone.
and the bird depicted on the robe ls
the pelican.
\ silver pheasant on the robe and a
clear crystal button on the hat are
the rank Of the nth class. The sixth
class are entitled 10 wear an embroid-
cred stork and iadstone button. the
seventh a partridge and an embossed
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-22

raichInr TheIr FlIehi AIonr ne
Thames on n nnlny Evening".

waichInr TheIr FIiehf kiona ne
Thames On n nniny Evening.
II the late AR. eeebohm had wit.
messed the scene which / did on the
evening Of Sept Is. he might have
added a chapter 10 that on the migra.
ton night on Helleoland. which IA the
locus clasaicus Of that branch Of ornl.
biology.
II was a dark. dripping evening. and
the thick osier bed on Chcswlck Eyot
was covered with wei leaf Between
0 and o O'Clock immense filghts OF
swallows and martins suddenly ap-
peared above the ey0t. arriving. not In
hundreds, but IN thousands aud tens
OF thousands. The air was thick with
them. and their numbers increased
from minute to minute. Fart driffed
above, In clouds, twisting round like
SCOT IN a enoke wreath. Thousands
kept sweeping Just over the tops Of
the willows, skimmlng 70 thlckly that
the skyline was almost blotfed out for
the height Of from three 70 four feet.
The quarter from which these armies
OF swallows came was az first undls-
coverable. They might have been
Matched. like gnats. from the river
IN time ! discovered whence they
came. They were literally dropping
from the sky" The hOcks were trav-
cling NJ a height NJ which they were
quite invisible IN the cloudy air, and
from minute 20 minute they kept drop
ping down into sight. and 30 peFpendlc.
ularly 20 the very surface Of the river
or Of the eyot. One " these focks
dropped from the Invisible regions to
the lawn On the river hank on which
] stood. Without exnggeruti0n I may
say ] saw them fall from the sky. for
] was looking upward. and saw them
when iirst visible as descending srecks.
The plunge was perpendicular. an they
were within ten yards Of the ground
Soon the hlgh-hying crowds OF birds
drew down and swept for n few min
utes low over the willows. from end 70
end Of the eyot. with a sound ike the
rush OF water IN a hydraulic pipe
Then by common impulse the whole
mass settled down from end 70 end Of
the island. upon the oslers. Thoee In
the center of the eyot were black with
swnll0ws-llke the black blight on
beans Next morning. al $50 o'clock.
every swallow was gone. In half an
hours watching not a bird was seen.
Whether they went On during the night
or started az dawn. know not Prob.
ably the latter. for Gilbert White once
found n heath covered with such a
flock of migrating swallows. which did
not leave till the sun dispelled the
mlsis. The whole army are now,
hope. catching gnats In the Nile valley
or beyond the Atlas COMMUNICATIONS
respOndence OF the London Times.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-22
THE CHURCH mlLrrANT.

Five new Methodist churches ara BE-
ing erected IN the Mankaio district.
Minnesota. Dedlcations occurred az
Albert Lea. Sept n and a. Alden.
Sept. 30.
Bishop Gaines. At the African Meth
odlst conference In Richmond. Va.
served notice that be would orialn no
man to the ministry who drank whlatT.
chewsd tobacco o. smoked.
Covenant church. Chicago. a branch
Of the Frat church. Il 10 build a two
story brick and stone $4,000 cdifco
with an audience room for $50. lecture
room for $50 and Sunday school room
for 1000.
Thirteen missionaries have sailed Ter
Manchuria. sent By the United Pres
byierlan church Of Scotland. which has
a very promising mission field there.
The work was interrupted By the late
war between China and japan. and one
young missionary tell a martyr to Chi.
nese blgoiry. but Il Is being resumed
under most hopeful conditions
The lifty-seyenth annual session q
the Rock river conference Of the Meth
odlst Episcopal church ~ Freepori, ~.
was. a. usual. q notable gathering Of
devout. cody men. The opening sacra-
mental service vas led By Bishop An
drcwA One Of the special features q
the session is the course Of lectures
delivered BY Professor Graham Taylor
and Reverend A. c. Hirsl. Of Chicago.
At the celebration Of the twenty-ssc-
ond anniversary Of the Chanlauqua a.
scmbly recently. Or. J. ~. Buckley said:
Il honor Chaatanqua- consider Il
the greatest promoter Of religion that
can be found In this country. ! va
glad when permission was given 70 the
Roman Catholics to hold their services
here. II is the greatest promoter 81
sectional unity. Did you see that large
number that arose nom the south ?
Some Of the best friends I have are IN
the south. and ! was introduced to
them here on these grounda."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-22

Every year the earth passes into
what Is known a. the meteorlc belt.
and extensive preparations are being
made for observing the conduct Of the
expected shower Of me,eors which "A
due In November This modern exhi-
bition is believed 10 be due TO the
earth's crossing a belt made up Of
minute bodies. the precise character o;
which has not been asoertained. The
earth goes into this path about the
18th or 18th Of November. These or
bits are supposed TO intersect during
November. 1889. or November. 1900. II
Ia believed that the belt IL abou, one
hundred thousand miles wide, but as
the earth passes through Il In an
oblique direction. only about four or
i've hours are occupied In the flight.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-22
HUNTERS nIT M THEIR GAME.


Instances where sportsmen Have
Received severe Blows from birds.
Game killed in flight has a momen
tum that carries Il a long way some1
times. The London Field relates sew
eral Instances where the birds hav
hlt the sportsman. In one case Georg
Monners was shooting IN the woods q
Long Island when n grouse. driven b
heaters. came flying along fast ana
high up He shot AZ Il. and then. with
the other barrel. fired az another bird.
Just as he was about lowering his
gun. after the secoad shot. he received
a blow on the head that knocked him
senseless The grouse first hit had
tumbled against his head.
That same afternoon n wheelman,
riding along near the line OF hunters.
admiring the scenery. did not observe
a big black cock till It's feathers brush
ed his head. The black cock had
been killed and had nearly bit him In
falling.
The Badmlnion volume on shooting
tells how the late Charles Leslie was
knocked out az the battery by a grouse
he had shot. A strong hat probably
saved him from serious injury.
American hunters have had similar
experience A man was riding along
In a wagon some time ago. according
% Forest and Stream. when some
thing hit him on the head with enough
force 10 make him dizzy. An un-
wounded partridge flying through the
woods had hlt him fair. Why the bind
did not turn aside Is az much mys-
terry as the fact that partridges some
times fy against house sides and are
killed IN 80 doing.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-22

into The Interior az possible. The
scenery n af times enhancing. 3D.
though the absence OF woodlands gives
the land generally a naked aud rug.
ged appearance.
In the neighborllood OF the Deltifoss.
Iceland's Niagara. the traveller finds
himself In constant wonderment a.
the terrific power Of the glacier
streams. which. by the way. invariably
force the student OF natural history 10
change his route. BUT NJ such times
the hardy nature N the Iceland pony
pulls one out OF many n difficulty. The
Travelled routes are lost In this food
and the pony. with unerring accuracy.
finds the ehnllowesi way 10 the land.
Bridges are now. however. being con
strucied over many Of these streams.
making the travel much easier than a
few years back. In fact, the two great
iron bridges over the Oelfus and
ThjorH rivers ARE maryels Of engineer
Ing and make a passage 10 the mnjes-
tic Seljaiand cataract very easy.
Now, too. one finds government en-
ployea busiod everywhere IN building
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-22
coxsoLISe nER INTENDED.

Georges Unnecessary Fears We're
Dissipated by One WoFd.
She had agreed TO become his wife.
For n long time he had sat in silence,
too full Of emotion to say anything.
80 great was his happiness AT haylng
AZ last achieved the fondest dream Of
his life. Al length his face. hitherto
wreathed with smiles. became cl0uded.
A scowl OF annoyance settled upon n.
She. who had hcen attcntively watch
ing his countenance, was quick 70 OBJ
serve the change.
"Whai Is the natter, George" she
asked In alarm. you are not sorry
you asked q 10 marry you and that
consented oh. George, ] hope that Is
not H."
"No. dear. You know love you
rs never woman was loved before"
Then what Is Il that causes you dis
trcssf Tell me that may console
you. II Is the duty Of a little wife 20
comfort her husband Ia afiilction. end
] am going 10 be your little wife.
Amt ! Georcer
Eyes darling, you are"
and there was silence during which
M sound Zen upon the air except a
noise Ike the popping OF champagne
curks.
"well. George, now tell me all abou,
t."
'Well. dear. I was wondering what
your father viii say when / ask him
for your hand You are such a prec-
ious jewel that dare not ask him for
you. feel as " were rObbing him
Of the greatest and most precious
thing IN the world
We'll" she replied II that's all
that's the matter with you. I might a.
well tell you that father and ~
henrscd the whole act last night after
you lett. and I am sure he win reflect
credit upon my lessons when yop
speak 10 him"
And a great load was lifted from h
heart. while he Immediately deposlte
another Ia his Ian
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-22


smelled the near rail. and then quickly
gave Il two taps with lts hoof After
this Is was satisfied and crossed the
line. ON the othef hand. donkey al
wars tries 70 jump the shadows OF irea
trunks on the rOad. though a similar
experience Of touch would have
shown were as unreal 40 the tram rail
was unsubstantial
Lastly. no horse which has once
knocked its head against the top Of a
stable doorway seems quite able 20 get
rid Of the Illusion that there sits up In
the top OF an doorways m Invisible
aomething which win hit again next
time he goes through. Hence. the trou-
hlesome and sometimes incurahlc hab-
Il o. horses 'Jlbblng" when taken out
OF the stable.
This Is an obvious Instance Of the
disadvantage az which most animals
stand In regard 90 means Of physical
experiments. The horse. for instance.
needs feel only the Intel 20 md out
that Il Is fixed aud does not move. and
i not alive and waiting TO hit him.
But except his lips. which are sensi-
tive. he has no member with which he
can make the experiment. Except the
elephant and the monkey. most of the
higher" animals suffer from this lack
Of the means Of experiment The Won
der II. not that they suffer from illu-
sions. but that they make 20 few mis-.
takes.-London Spectator.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-22

A long-halred, rough-looklng man
90, on the train at Evergreen and took
the seat ahead OF me. and after looking
him over and sizing him mp for cattle.
man. asked II that was his occupa.
ton.
mo SIR" he promptly replied. u
used to be In cattle. but I'm out now.
I'm sorler foot-loose fur a few weeks
and | thought I'd run down to Canon
City and blum the boys"
DO you refer 10 pokcrg"
"Oh. no. They drove me out OF Can.
on City three months ago and warned
me to stay away. I'm goln' back 10
make the crowd crawhsh."
That Ia. you propose to defy the
people there2"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-22

Piles are being driven Id one Of W
new buildings for a foundation for
punch. They were eight inches IN
diameter and fourteen feet long Tho
staging was bamboo. and % vah the
frame for the hammer. which va q
round piece Of cast iron. with a hole
In the center Cor a guide rod. says
Casters Magazine. Attached 10 the
hammer block were twenty -seven roper.
carried up to the TOP Of The frame and
down on the ouialde. looking very
much like the old fashioned maypoles
Twenty-seven women had hold Of the
ends, and with alng-song. all together.
pulled down; up tho rod. four feet.
travelled the hammer; then. at =
scream. ali let 80, and down Il came ca
TOP the pile. which wa unprotected
by a band or ring The women were
paid 20 cents in golS per day. This
Maypole driver Is IN general na
throughout Japan and China
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-22


I should bate 70 zen fon rtl.1 ons
Of them Il va. bur Il hsppensd On zee
night Of the Mc0nlicnddT banquet Ido
man hlmaol. told me about u AZ loi-
lows: t4 ~
Ny memory liant very good. and
had several things On ny mind When
I went out Tuesday night ! Intended 70
come home early. but I dropped Into
the spread AZ the Hotel Atwood. and &
was past a n. when 7 struck ny
doorstep. You ought % have seen ne
sneak up 10 the front door and lnn-
bic for my key. reckon that no ons
ever did a slicker iob than ! dld. I
haven't been out 20 late Tor months.
but got into the hallway without
making any noise. and sal down on ~
stairs and removed my shoes. learned
that when ! vas counting ny wife
Why. ! have done slicker Jobs In 81
ting out Of her house and into Mrs
without waking either Of ~ families
than Spike Heunezsy ever AID IN hle
HNNA-%t""N "NF" ~ NNAN NNN u "|'N" - ~
stairs 70 the chamber door and pushed
on H. II creaked some. buf II gave way
and ] was IN. ! expected % hear s1ne
one cay: ~Wili. il that your bnl no
one ala. although I fanclod / heard the
soft breathing Of ny wife. dIdnt
light the gas Not !. slipped on ny
clothes: decided not 70 wind my watch
Tor fear Of its click: found ny robe AZ
mutt. slipped into It. and edged around
70 my side Of the bed. Then calmly
and steadily and deity slipped IN.
I was aionei
She was gonel
And then ! remembered that she had
been away two days and had known
4 all the time. II had only stopped to
think.
"Sober?"
Certainly vas. I hndn'l drank a
thing but spring water g.AI Worcester.
shire sauce.-Lewisios JoASnal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-22
1if2 iR leeIaRd.

Iceland bellies us chilly name every
now and then. For years IA lava
COWS gave Il an equatorial reputation.
and now It's earthquakes are perform.
ing a like service. The Danish colo
nlsts are an extremely independent
class, and no cry for help has come
from them. although the damage by
the September shocks may be est.
mated at several million dollars.
The farms destroyed number well
over 200 and few buildings Of Reykja.
vik, the capital Of this Ultima Thule OF
the anoients. escaped some injury. But
these icelanders. while they don't
mlnd the ordinary earthquakes. have
a rare respect FOR such as shook them
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-22

From a passage In a very curious
old work. Coryale's Crudilies. Il has
been imagined that lis author. the
strange traveller OF that name. was the
first to introduce the use OF the fork
Into England. In the beginning OF the
seventeenth century. He Gays that he
observed It's use IN Italy only because
the Italian cannot by any means en-
dnre 70 have bis dish touched with IN
gers. seeing gil mems fingers are no,
alike clean" These "littlc forks"
were usually made OF iron or steel. but
occasionally also Of silver. Coryato
says he thought good to initiate the
Italian fashion BY this forked cutting
o. meat" and that hence a humorous
Engllah friend. I'm biz merry humor.
doubted not 10 call me furcifer. only
Cor using a fork AZ feeding This pas
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-22

aiming rapidly and accurately de-
crrases
Therefore. from this point OF view. n
d unimporlanl whether The object 10
b. hlt u conspicuous or not. but from
a moral point OF view u Il a serious
consideration Within 200 yards each
subsequent advance "a conditioned By
Unexpectedly already achieved: the
defenders are shaken: the time for
counting heads 4 past. and the mental
impression conveyed BY the sight OF
the assaulting troops becomes the main
point.
Il Is n distinct advantage that our
men should bulk large In the decisive
stages Of an encounter and there Il no
color which enables them to do this 70
effectively a. scarlet. on the whole,
therefore. every scientific consldera-
ton lustlfles the retention Of scarlet No
the best uniform for our ops.-Pear-
sons Weekly.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-22

The TX" or Roentgen ray continues
to furnish evidence that II has come 10
stay as a new and valuable servant 10
the surgeon and the patholOgIst. BY
iis help. the other day. a long-sough,
distinction was made between ricketts,
a disease Of the bones occurring gen.
orally In underfed babies. and "late
ricketts," or a somewhat similar com.
plant which attacks children. chiefly
girls. at a later age. II was demon
strated that the late ricketts," shows A
substantial difference from the IN.
fantlle ailment. the bones being at
tackled In a different way.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-22
A DYAK sCHOOLHoUsE.

head hunters still haunt the deep forest
are cannibals. The Dyak medicine men
are very old fellows and dress In queer
costumes. made Of grasses and the
feathers OF Wild birds Realizing that
they mus, die some day the aged sor-
cerers take two or three promising
young Borncoans and initiate them In
to the secrets OF the medicine mans
duties. so that when they grow up they.
too. may hold the high places OF the
wise men In their tribe Il h In one OF
hesc elevated bungalows that the med
lclne man keeps school for his class Of
Junior sorcerer What takes place
within the recdy walls OF the medicine
mans hut no one but himself and his
Young pupils can know. What awful
secrets are revealed TO the black little
students OF occult art are never re-
poated. on pain Of death. Tho man
witch is usually a hard master. and
his pupils soon learn 20 fear and re-
speot him more than any public school
scholar Of our land ever dreams Of fear
ing or respecting hla school principal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-22

known 20 natural
lists as the chlamydosaurus. or frllled
lizard, ie still TO BE- found in the north
ern part OF Australia. The finest ex-
amples are usually about three feet In
length. the slender. hard. taperlng tail
being a little longer than the body.
The remarkable frill that gives this
lizard It's more popular name seems 10
DC development OF the skin OF the
neck This takes the form Of a ruine
or gorcd collar. bearing a striking re-
f.moiance TO some OF the present femi-
'i.lie styles Of shoulder capes and col
Ilfetics. While the animal Is undls-
iilfl It's frlil hangs gracefully around
3 .tack and breast IN ripping folds or
plate. When. however. Il Il provoked.
intruded upon or assailed. It's opens lts
mouth and elevates rs frill. 30 tina, the
latter stands out almost al right angles
with iis body. Il u swift runner.
and. when alarmed. Il usually makes
Tor a tree. but n ovcftaken. Il faces
about boldly, displaying its sharp
teeth In the cavity Of lis frill. This
striking effect Is shown IN one Of the
accompanying Illustrations II Is said
that u uses iia tai. IKE a whip when
lighting. lashing about with Il In
FURIOUS manner The neck and face
MUSCLE by which the up and down
move Of the frill are made. are
90 'llssed that the opening Of the
mouth and the erection OF the frill oc-
cur simultaneously So startling and
formidable does the lizard appear with
its neck rufle suddenly thrown out
Ike an Inverted parasol. that its pur-
suing enemy will usually stink away
from the chase IN terror Concerning
the use Of the fFill there Is some diiier-
enee OF opinion among naturallsis
The older authorities beloved that the
lizard made a weapon Of the toothed
edge OF rs open frlll when ightlng.
and some writer's describe the crea-
lures teeth ~ formidable" But
Mr.. w. sayllle-Kent. In a late number
OF Popular Science News. states that
"the function Of the frlll is purely that
Of a scare organ" This writer
holds that the lizard is not a natural
fighter, and tina, when its little strata
gem OF raising its frlll Is disregarded
Il Is practically Al the mercy OF an or
binary enemy. That the chlamydo-
saurus can stand and run on rs hind
feet. IN an almost erect attitude. Is a
comparatively late discovery. the re-
sui, Of study Of the animal In captiv-
ity. Il does not enjoy the restraints
OF civilization. however. frlendllness
not being one OF rs characteristics.
But for the fact that It's keeper takes
advantage OF is open mouth TO drop
Into Il pieces Of meat. when its frill IL
raised In anger. the creature would
persist In starving itself 10 death. 49,
Jane Ellis Joy In Philadelphia Times
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-22

roads through the lava beds. and this
viii, during The coming year make
easily accessible the famous Iceland
reysers. now lnfrequeutly visited by
travellers because ~ the hard, rocky
roadway. In fact, Il Is strange that
this work has only just been begun.
FOR II Il bound 10 make Iceland a much
Travelled country Tor summer tourists.
Not alone viii u make the famous
ccysers 81 the Haukadnir accessible.
bnt the entire country around about
MOmi llecla, with lis innumerahle
cratcrs. and the famous plateau OF
Thlngyaila. with It's magnificent lake
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-22

these colors are particularly conspicu-
Gus at long distance. although scar
let or RID II more conspicuous than
gray. when the sun shines directly on
the troops Il hlurs on the sight. aud Is
consequently more difficult TO hit.
With existing rides the actual result
Of a fight h usually decided az a dis
tance Just outside the effective range
Of the weapons This distance lies be-
tween 600 and 800 yards. Nearer than
that u 10 Impossible 20 close without
replying 20 the enemys nro, and a.
soon a. the toturn Gre whistles about
the defenders hcads the possibility VI
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-22

"Ilahd times Is nov comm on In dis
here business" said the barber a. he
painted hls clients face.
"Um." grunted the customer
"Yessah. Fust dcy il De Tot bah boys
stops de fashion Ob gcttin' q hath cut.
An 'rif dat wasn't enough. dey Win Be
n whole lot oh men maxim bets not 10
Kit no shave ef dair party giss beat.
Free sllhah er FIRE gold. de baDbah
gwine Kit de worst ob H." And hs
sighed. Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-22

gold button. In the eighth the part.
ridge Is reduced TO n quail and the
gold button becomes plain. while the
ninth class mandarin has 20 he con-
tent with a common sparrow for his
emblem. and with silver for bis but
ton.-B Boston Journal.