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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-30

Ing. at Holyhead. 10 go 20 Westburg.
N. s., the young girl. who had lost her
mother a few weeks before. prevailed
upon her father. the master OF the craft.
TO take her along. Sailors. as a rule.
do not like to have women In the ships
company They are superstitious about
the presence Of the g6niler sex and they
quietly grumbled when they heard that
the captains daughter was coming
along. Nov they are blessing their
stars that she did share the interrupted
trip with them.
The Julie Ia AZ the bottom Of the At
dntlc and her Jack tars are safe. She
was abandoned on April 49, with the
rea up 10 her main deck. The steamer
Oscar H.. another Morse craft that
came 10 this port. saved Capt. Nielsen.
his daughter and the sixteen sailors Of
the crew. The Julie left Holyhead
April and encountered a succession
OF violent westerly gales on the Irish
coast and sprung a leak The crew
worked and pumped. aud although Miss
Nielsen jumped into the breach and
manipulated one OF the pump bars
when the men were tired out. all efforts
were vain.
Al last the vessel began to break up
and Miss Nielsen. instead Of sitting
down and having a good cry, as other
maldens might have done under the
same conditions. had the men clustered
All and sang merry songs Of the green
fields OF the Morse kings.
But even music won't sOothe a mar
liner when death seems inevitable. and
the men finally gave up all hope Of
being saved. They we're three days
huddled together. famlshed and ex.
hausted. when Miss Nielsen. looking q
the southeast. saw a speck on the horl.
zon. The men looked and looked ia
the direction indicated by the girl ant
shook their heads. saying. There Il
nothing there" The girls eyes wer,
not as dim as theirs, though. and pres
entity she said
i am sure that ls a ship. Fire u,
gum Fire the gum
Half doubling. the veteran brass can
non was primed and charged. Bang
J Il went six different times In rapl,
succession. but the speck on the hort
zon grew no clearer 10 the girl en-,
finally she told the men that Il wa
heading out OF their course. sull shl
insisted that the cannon be fred an
finally It's echoes scurried down TO lee
ward until they were heard BY N
speck on the rim Of the horizon.
Il think they have heard ms" shon'
ed the girl presently. Il am sure the
q have shifted their wheel and are max
J. ing for u.s."
d The girl was right aud thus Il wa
+, that the speek grew larger and large,
hnally developing into the Oscar Il
e The crew Of the bark left their vesss
i In their own boat. the captain takin
}. his daughter and seven men in on
u and nine men going In the other boa
l. They saved nothing and viii have I
d be sent back to Norway at the expens
J, Of the consul
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-30

The nuRaio's Debt to the FiamlsEs
The buffalo Is used as a beast Of bur
den In Java. Everywhere you see then
gIazing lazily In the fields or dragging
carts or pl0ws II Is a clumsy animal
Thick folds OF superfuous fat and skin
hang about Us neck and limbs. and .
constant stream OF Precipitation runt
from its almost hairless body. A beau.
tiful pair OF crescent-shaped horn,
adorn the forehead OF this tropical
horse. Floeks OF hamlngocs and white
cranes strut and ny In and out amoaa
these beasts.
On one occasion I saw beautiful
fiamingo parading up and down upon
the back Of buffalo COW. which was
lying almost immersed in a mud holo
by the roadside. This bird vas feaslinil
his tropical appetite by picking insects
and other unwelcome visitors from the
shining back OF this mammoth beast
This kind Of thoughtfulness on the
part OF the namingo Is much appre-
oiated by the COW. and | am convinced
there exists between them a pure. pla.
tonic friendship.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-30
WHALES
rake Their Tesd aud Thsa They 60
- sieen


rake Their Feod aud Thea They Go
- sleep
London Spectator: The food OF
whales has long been known 10 consis,
Of minute sea erustaeea. Mr. Gray was
familiar not only with the whales food.
bat observed its manner Of feeding and
The way In which Il took its nap after
meals" NO doubt" he wrote. whales
are very particular In the quality Of
their food. for they arc never TO be
found feeding whore the water Is dirty.
but almost invariably In clean. clear.
dark-blue or light ollve-green water
The usual way In which the whale
feeds Ia 20 choose a spot where the food
Is plentiful. and swim backward and
forward for goo or 300 yards. with the
nose Just under water They invarl-
ably swim from one side Of the beat
back again to where they started from.
with their mouths open. They then
close their Jaws and swallow the food
caught.
They viii so on In this way feeding
Tor an hour or more: after that they
viii disappear under the nearest ice
and sleep there until they come out Tor
exercise or another meal. Unlike other
warm-hlooded animals. they do not re-
quiro TO breathe through their nostrlll
while asleep. and they do not do 80
whales can sleep as well under water
rs they do upon the surface. as hav,
often seen them disappear under solit
ice and remain there Tor many hour
at a time Sometimes they fall asleeI
with their heads down and only thcil
tails standing out Of the water.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-30

During a winter visit 10 Florida An
drew Carnegie attended service In lit
ne negro church. When the c0nnlbu.
ton plate came around Mr.. Carnegie
dropped a s. bin upon &. After the
contents Of the plate had been counted
the clergyman arose aud announced.
"Bretheren and sisleren. the collection
this evening seems to figure up sea-.
and Il the s. bin contributed by the
gentleman from the north Is genuine.
the repairs on the sanctuary win begin
Immediately '-Argonaut
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-30

II was long thought lsays a writer
IN Chambers JournaD that hummlng.
BIRDS would not live In confinement.
and this idea II 70 far correct that. al.
though easily tanned. they will not live
long In captivity n led only on syrup.
u confined 10 this food they Gle in
month or txo, apparently starved:
whereas, II kept In a small room. the
windows Of which are covered with
hne net, 20 AZ to allow Insects to enter
they may be preserved for a considcra.
Die time In health and beauty. Their
nests are very curious: many OF them
are cup-ehaped and very small. some.
times no larger than the half OF a val
nut shell. and they are often heau,l.
fully decorated on the outside with
lieeena. 80 o. exactly TO resemble the
branch In the fork Of which they arc
placed. They are formed Of coitony sub.
stances and are lined inside with hberi
ae hne and soft as silk.
The nests Of other dpccles are ham
mockFhaped. and are suspended Il
creepers: the Pichincha hummlng-blr.
has been known 10 attach lis nest u
a straw rope hanging In a shed: theli
eggs are Waite. and they never lal
more than one or two.
Once. when on the Amazon. Mr. Wal
lace had a nest OF young hummlng
birds brought TO him. which he trIe,
to feed on syrup. supposlng that the,
would be led on honey by their parents
To his surprise. however. they not on
ly would not swallow the liquid. bu
nearly choked themFelyes IN their ef
forts 20 eject H. lie thea caught som
very small tlcs and dropped one int
the wido-open mouth OF the poor llltl
orphan hummlng-blrd; Il closed IN
siantly with a satisfied gulp ard opene
again for more. The little creatures
he found. demanded fifteen or twent
ilies each in succession before the
we're satisfied. and the process Of feed
Ing and ny-ca;chins together require
so much ilmc that be was reluctant
compelled 10 abandon ihsE to theI
fats.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-30


tuesa TIVE .nsrieans
London Telegraph There was re-.
narkabie scene At a Northumberland
avenue hotel On Thursday. II seems
that a party OF newly arrived Ameri-
cans. most Of them strangers 20 each
other, we're sitting al luncheon. and
enc Of them was with an English
friend. who had called 70 zee him.
The conversation between the two
naturSlly drlited back 70 the war time.
and the American. who had been a fed
eral. described some Of his adventures.
and how at one place the opposing sol
diers used 20 work 70 near each other
Ia the trenches that they were able 10
engage IN conversation. and surrep-
iltiously exchange tobacco and tea
the Northerncrs having plenty Of the
latter and none Of the former. while
the Souihernera we're IN exactly the
opposite condition. But. he continued.
the most curious "swop" he ever made
was a small packet OF qulnlne Tor a
pound Of tobacco. TO Which the con-
federate added a curlously carved
wooden pipe. That pipe he had kept
ever since. because he regarded Il and
the tobacco a. having saved his life:
for somehow or other his superior Of
fcer had come 70 know that be pos
sessed a quantity Of "the weed" and
ordered him to report himself concern
Ing IL. Before he could regain his post
skirmish occurred. rnd the man who
was in his very place vas killed.
Al this point a tall. sunhurnt Amerl-
can with white hair and beard. who had
been listening 20 the other with con-
siderable emotion. interrupted with.
Excuse me. though ! am a stranger
10 you. but didn't that Southcrncr tell
you that the quinlne was for bis little
daughter. who was down with foyer9
Eyes" said the other. "and didn't the
Northerner say that his little girl was
IN Of fever. too. but he would share her
medicine with the other little one. even
without the tobacco"
Why. yes" cried the original mar
I Fator, 4 believe nc did, ana that was
me"
And was the souiherner." cried the
other. "and here IA my daughter. whose
life you helped TO save. and here's one
Of my grandchildren with hers
The Englishman who was present
says that there was then such a scene
Of Handwriting. iniroductious and con-
gratulations as must have made people
at the other tables think that the COM
pany must have been visitors from Bed
lam. The Northerner hal also a daugh-
ter with him. who IL a widow. and the
embrace Of the two women who had
never seen each other before. but whose
carly lives had so closely touched. was
peculiarly affecting.
And to think We should meet each
other so Ear from home. and In Eng
land. too" exclaimed enc
God bless England for Il. cay l." re.
piled the other.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-30
oolpsN aop knLINo nonsss
Wisconsin Mas Tells Of Many Instances
Of Fatat Hssults.


of Fatal Results.
During the past four years a large
humber Of horses have died In the
northern part Of this So from the
rayages OF a disease whith has bafiled
the skin Of veterinarians and I have
been called upon 10 make Investigations
a. 10 the cause and nature Of the NAL
ady, says a Beaver Dam Cwis) letter TO
Garden and Forest AZ FIRST 1t was
thought to be anthrax and samples OF
the blood and sections from the spleen
and other internal organs were sent to
the bureau OF animal industry and 10
Dr. Russell Of the State University for
meteorological examination. Numer-
Gus bacteria were found but the baell-
has anthrasls was not present The
horses affected were In the majority OF
cases heavy draft horses from the lum-
her camps These animals were brought
from the woods In the spring. usually
Ia good condition. and turned out TO
pasture. Most OF them were fed grain
while on pasture. On the farm OF
NJ. c. +. Reynolds. Hayward. Wis. over
seventy horses have died during the
past four years from this peculiar NAL
ady, The pasture contained about 400
acroo. 800 acres OF which had been
broken and seeded 10 timothy.
Adjoining this was 100 acres Of
"slashlngs." or land from which the
timber had been cut but which had
never been broken. This was thickly
covered with golden-rod On one side
Of the farm Is a lake with a clean
gravel bottom and shore. The lake Is
fed By springs. There ia no marsh or
low land on the farm. Upon investiga-
ton became convinced that the cause
OF the trouble was 10 be found either
In the food or water and watched the
horses closely for several days and saw
them eating the golden-rod greedily-
some Of them. especially those affected,
seeming 10 prefer the plant to anything
else. also visited the farm OF Peter
Truax. near an Clair. There Is no
golden-rod 10 be found on this farm and
the disease has not made It's appear
ance. During the past summer Mr.
Truax placed ten horses In pasture near
by where the plant vas plentiful and
eight OF them died during the summer
and the remaining two are affected
When the healthy horses are taker
from the pasture In the fall the disease
disappears None Of the animals At
tackled by the malady has recovered
and medicinal treatment does not seen
10 produce any beneficial effect TIT
appetite remains fairly good during th'
! entire course Of the disease. Dealt
takes place In from two weeks to twl
, months from the onset ! am full
. convinced that this diseale Is due eithe
to some poisonous principle In the plan
, or come parasitic fungus upon the sur
face Of the same. Il Is now too late II
. the season for any Investigation to b
carried on In this direction this year
] tut intend 10 have the matter thor
= oughly Investigated next summer.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-30
A nnoKEN FRIENDSHIP.
II Was Terminated ~ a nuiiet In
Frontier Towu.

n Was Terminated ny "a nuiiet In
Frontier rewa.
II was In the early days Of a town
IA Sou.hwcsicrn kansas. TIE deadly
..s~ was the most respected law OF
the place and daily and nightly IN tia
half.doscn saloons which the embryo
city supported was consTegaied as
rorrh set u men - could b. found
In any town Of the size west Of the Mis-
slsrlppi. spending the time In gambling
ari carcusln-.
Monarch ~ an the roughs was I'd
Prathcs. lie had eight uo,ches In the
handle 81 his irusiy a.. signifyiag that
hy his hand eight human hcinss had
lcsn sent 10 their long home. Praiher's
bosom friend was BILLY Wells He
too. was a "lnad man" In the Western
acceptance OF the tcrm Damon anh
pvthias were not more iuiefna than
theee tyrn drfucradoes. When one was
seen the other was always near IT
one got into trouble the other was al
ways on hand 20 assist him.
The tragic end Of this friendship
cnu,e one summer morning. frather
had lust successfully stood on a
ehrrllf aud his posscc. aud the crowd
of foughs was consregnted IN MS sa'
/ loon CONTEMPLATING him, drinking 20
his health and celebrating the Ok
] casslon hy nnlng themselves mp with
what h known In Western vcruaculag
as forty rod" preparatory 10 terror
king the town. suddenly ifathel
drew his revolver from the scahhatd
and saying. Boys. watch ne put .
hole through Billy's hat" hred.
There vas a yell Of agony. aud Wchl
fcn to the floor. Wounded 10 the death
-My Cod have I killed himf' wer
prather's first words. Then. throwing
down his revolver. he sprang 10 tn
side Of the wounded man. iust as IN
last culver came over the prostrat
form, and the soul went 70 render Il
account.
For the first time in years n sOlitar
tear courscd down over the hardene
features OF the man whose hands wei
! newly stained with blood Of icllo'
!, creature. hut. ashamed OF this mome
" tary evidence u emotion. he hastll
4 brushed away the tear. and. turning
r fhe bar. called Drinks Tor the crowd
q and the carorsal went On.
Thus was one mere chapter aided
: the history u Frontier llic--ilctr.
10 Free Press.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-30

There Is an old darky WHO can be
found any day perched on such freight
as may rest on the platasm OF the
little station al S. mp In Maine. tie
has cheerful word for everyone that
will greet him. and was never known
10 lose his good humor except on one
occasion. one morning he was, as
usual. perchcd on a bale Of straw but
instead Of whiting at n piece OF stick.
a habit OF his. he cat with his face IN
his hands. gazing mournfully out over
the little lake that stretched away
among the hills. II was then ! noticed
that his nose had assumed enormous
proportions. almost shutting out his
eyes.
why. Ike. what's the matter with
your nOse?"
lie shook his head sadly and In
qulred II had little "baccy." !
handed him some and waited for an ez-
PLANTATION about bis nose
rs neber gwan ter fish no mo-
sah-no. sab nebor no mo-; cause
OATS whar Is got dat nose. youse see. a"
How did Il happen. lke1 Tel Us:
perhaps We can Ok you up"
"Sec dat little neck er-runnin' ont
past De big mountain oher dar7 Wei.
round dat neck dere's a cove. and dere 3
rs fine or trout stream runs in deere
as dey has bout dis place. lse was
er-hshin' dere de oder day when ise
seed er big one illt,ln' by a rock dars
dere. lse thrashed DAT spot By tC
hour. and dat trout he done come an
look At de ny. an den-yes. sab. den
dat trout laugh al me an swim way
ra tried eberyting TO ketch him. but
'twant any use. Den lsc grew or.
thinkln What he do round dat slon.
all de time? 80 lse rested very quiet
and watched dat stone. Pretty Hooa
lsc see Ct bee hummin' round close 1,
de water and near De sioae. aud o.,
see de- trout make er leap Ger him.
Dat fettled II; Use knew what Vol
kctch im Mid, Use Just caught 81
bee an put de hook In between =.
wings. where Il wouldn't hurt him
Den lse casicd. Yah. yahLhe, he
Ia, trout he made one leap an ne IA,
De bee. but De nght was awful III
done paid NO tention ter me. but ~
an de- bee WIZ cr-hayin' u out-anl
how dey dld nghu lse got him on a
bank az last and dere's whar MI
trouble came in Ise opened his moutl
ter get De hook out when out few "a
bee ana he WA mad Yes. sab. n
Just been er-waidn FER me. lee know
an he landed plumb on my nos,
Youse Gee DE- result but dars onl
part Oh a. De trout he swelled up 4
same way. he wuz Eve pounds whe
lsc first ketched him. but when &
WAS done swellln' he was too heavy O,
carry home
We silently left Ike 10 continue Nj
mournful contemplation OF the lake.
Iiarpcr's Round Table.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-30
FAMOUS FOLK WHO RIDE.

Pugilist James J. Corbett now re-
joioes In the possession OF gold plated
bicycle.
The Grand Duchess OF Meeklenburg-
Schwerln has given TO each member OF
her suit a bicycle. Thlrty-nlne wheels
were required.
Servia Is waking up, and several
modern cycling tracks are on the tapis
As King Alexander Is wheelman, the
affair does not lack the sanction o.
fashion.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-30

First summer Girl haven't any
use for that young AIR. Athefion that
you introduced 10 ne" Second sum
mer Glrl-~why notg" First summcr
Girl-~oh. nothing: only be asked me
10 take a walk with him down the beach
last evening and when he came after
me he was carrying a cane. Somer.
vile Journal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-30

The aim OF civilization Is TO unity
the race. and the most potent factor In
civilization has been religion. Jew.
Christian. and Mohammedan agree
that there Is one everlasting and true
God. worthy Of worship. whose laws
We disobcy at our perll-Rev. J. T.
Rose.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-30

The devil Is very wicked. false and
untrue. The extent OF his power and
knowledge Is not known. lie Is a per-
sonallty. he cannot be conceived as an
abstract influence. re goes TO church
and thrusts himself upon the company
Of the salnts-Rey. ]. +. King. Meth.
Odlst.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-30

There would never be a straight fur
row. n farmers plowed as aimlesaly a.
some proicssed Christians live.
Mrs. Casey: "Harrlgan's daughter Il
lurnln' out Tor a medium. she DO b
hearin' voices In the upper ala. they
tell me" Casey; = heas ain ever,
day. meself sometlmtz hes yell
mortar. and sometime 'ti.ef. Gin
sianau EAauilsE
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-30
plaa.. Ned 20 nav. rrln,.a

Il never viii forget the queer Incl
dents and experiences I had when
FIRST bought a typewriter and sent on,
In print my correspondence and bills
70 my customers who lived In the rus
tic regions about me" said a merchant
from a hackwoods town. Several OF
my patrons dropped me and was At q
loss to account for their manner. which
changed toward me. Al last the myr-
terry was solved. A burly young farmer
drove up to the store. tied up bis oxen
and stalkcd into my Office. Mr.. Blank
said he. ia have you to know that /
know how to read wrltln and ycu
don't have 10 prln, your letters ana
bills when you send them to me. I
don't propose to be lnsulied in such a
manner lie then threw down the let
Ter on my desk and sialked cut
Louisville Courler-Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-30

ION what ground do you want a d.
yorcel" asked the lawyer Of his client.
My wife graduated from cooking
school and is doing her own work"
There will be no trouble about |, at
gll."-Detrolt Free Prcas.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-30

Pepper" asked the young woman.
why Is Il that you have never done
anything TO make you famous?"
Newer thought Of It," said the old
man. What had better do-bolt the
ticket or take seven bottles Of patent
MISUNDERSTANDING Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-30

you seem to have something weigh
Ing on your mind. Teddyw
swell. haven't. DO you think my
mind Ia pair Of scalesY"
"oh. no; scales ure evenly balanced
Boston c,otc.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-30

Called him worthy 10 be loved.
Tmest friend and nohlest foe.
Yet she neither spoke nor moved.
Stole a maiden from her place.
Lightly to the warrior slept
Took the graye-cloth from his face.
Yet she neither moved nor wept
Rose a nurse OF ninety years
Set his child upon her knees;
Like summer tempest came her tears
Sweet. my child. live for thee.
--Tcnnys0n.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-30

A statlstician has learned that the
annual aggregate circulation OF the
papers Of the world Is calculated to be
i2.O00. 100000 copies. To grasp any Idea
Of this magnitude We may state that Z.
would cover no fewer than lO.l59
square miles OF surface: that q Il print
ed on 7si.25o tons o; paper. and. fur
Their. that n the number $4,000 900 0o0D
represented. instead OF copies. seconds.
Il would take over a33 years fer them
TO elapse, In lieu Of this arrangement
We might press and pile thcm vertically
upward to gradually reach our highest
mountains. Topping an these. and
even the highest Alps. the pile would
reach the magnificent altitude q 400
or. In round numbers. 500 miles. Cal
culating that the average man spends
ave minutes reading his paper IN the
day this Is a very low estimated. We
ind that the people OF the world alto
gethcr annually occupy time equivalent
to 100000 years reading the papers
Buffalo Commercial
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-30

Suffering Is partly the product Of sin,
partly Of ignorance. Il h designed for
correction and perfection. II stimu-
lates men intellectually. thus leading
TO discovery. invention and universal
promess.-Rev. J. II. Crum.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-30

AID there not been
a gallant captain 3
daughter on the
Norwegian bark
Julie some. II not
all. OF her tars
might now be In
Dayy Jones locker.
says the New York
Mail and Express.
when this aged
craft was prepar-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-30
SHE SAVED THE CREW
CAPTAINS DAUGHTER RESCUED
SAILORS oP THE JULIE.

Hope Had ussn Abandoned by the AIen
nut she Insisted That the Cannon Iie
Fired aud the oscar n Came Up
The Latest Heroine .|.t. q
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-30

ONE they brought
her warrior.
dead:
She nor swOonod
nor uttered cry.
All her maiders
watching said.
"She must weep
or she will die. "
Then they praised
him soft and
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-30

Don't lei any strong llehl IKE that
'orm elecflcly. shine directly into
he eyeA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-30

Rates. Maps and fall information VI
Be checrlnlly given upon apple
ton.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-30

Miss Jellus SO Miss Mature. Who a
handsome, but not 90 young a. she used
a bel he1iova~rrr rninf vo1r rh..ta
an points Ia The old States