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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-13
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The wonderful force Of the roots Of
growing trees Is demonstrated on hill
In MN Valley. where a laurel tree has
split a huge boulder into three pieces.
Tho tree IL OF the type common In
many parts OF California. but there are
several queer things about Il and ita
Surroundings The place where the tree
grows Is a most unusual one for its
species. which naturally requires con-
siderable moisture. The fact OF the
tree taking root In barren rock Is also
unugual IN California, on account Of the
long. dry summers. during which young
sprouts usually perish unless there Is
considerable moisture In the soil. The
exact location OF this botanical curiosl-
" Is a few hundred feet east Of the trail
to the top OF Tamalpals, The general
appearance Of the tree Is most unusual
and undoubtedly Il Is very old. AZ frsl
glance Il looks like an oak. but a most
unusual one. The upper branches are
twisted and turned In all directions and
a large portion OF them are dead. In
reality the tree looks like those In tbs
Doge illustrations OF Dantes Inferno"
An examlna ion Of the tree and It's sur
roundings shows that the boulder Il
ono Of hc .argea, stones In the vicinity
ard caaRot weigh leEe than 500 tons
] frhn Location - 49, tran IL aIfnnuf av.
actly In the middle Of the stone and
about Eve feet from the end Of the split
This rift IN the rock Is about ffieer
inches long and al one end Is only q
few inches wide. At the end where the
tree is II Is at least three feet To prove
that Il was the tree that caused the spill
there Is a crack In one Of the halves o.
the boulder showing that the force o.
the growing roots wac so much that I
cracked the rock where II could no
move A. Miss Eastwood. a botanist o
the Academy OF Sciences. gave as hel
opinion that the strange natural curl
oslty was the only one Of Us kind in IN
state. She says that In all her studiei
she has never seen its like here. al
though In localities where there ar
summer rains the phenomenon Is no
unusual. And yet even under thos
conditions she never heard Of laure
growing as the one In NH Valley does
In Miss Easiwood's opinion there mus
have been a small rift In the boulder /
begin with. Possibly II was tigh
enough to hold water. In the fall O
the year the seed Of the laurel ble'
into II and In the spring Of the yea
came TO life. The walls Of the rift the
acted as sunshades and also kept IN
water from being evapora;ed too rapid
ly. 20 that the young shoot was able
struggle through the long summer un
IN the winter rains came. or II ma
te that there was an unusually rain
summer that gave the tree its start
life. After the tree was year old
was enabled 10 take care OF itself. an
then showed lie ingratitude TO the roc
that had protected it.-San Francist
Call.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-13
WON A NOTABLE PRIZE.
Lsadsa Royal Drawing Society usaAI
Gsss 10 = olrl % ia

Lsndsa Royai Drawing Society msdAI
Goes 40 = olsl Of ia
The award Of the bronze medal Of
the Royal Drawing Society OF London
this year Is a matter of enthusiastic
interest to young art students all over
the world. inasmuch as II was won BY
a young woman only i6 years OF age.
Miss Nellie Kuek.
Since the earliest Inauguration Of Of
iering prizes for the best work among
any given artistic line artists OF I'M
doubted genius from CanovA and Thor
waldsen have entered into eager CON-
petition for the advantages which such
badges OF distinction carry in their
train. for where they do not include
years OF study under most favorlng
conditions. a. they so often do. they
bring to an artist instant and wide
spread recognition: and Il ought 10
serve as a stimulus to the youngest art
student In Philadelphia. Boston. New
York or Denver that youth b no bar
sinister to such honors. The drawing
which obtained for Miss Kuek 80 dis
tlngulshed success Is entitled The
Young ST. Cecilia" charmlngly CON-
posed decorative panel. chiefly inter
esting by reason OF lbs original ana
novel manner OF treatment Perhaps
& was her own sweet youth In the
blood that led her Imagination away
from the additionally mature Cecilia.
and made Il dwell rather upon the
heavenly maid when inspiration hrst
dawnod upon her youthful conscious
ness with n few clever effective
strokes she has achieved the sweetly
serious face and pose Of the young
saint. the well-erOuped. raptly listen
ing angels above. topped by the con-
ventlonallEed figures Of music and poe
try. The whole gives evidence Of hne
poetic fancy. excellent art and IA par
ticularly strong In the decorative har-
mony OF It's lines. Two years ago Mia
Kuck was awarded Lord Lelghton'a
prize for her drawing The Mermaid"
and he then-always 90 ready TO en-
courage youthful talent-reoommend
her TO adopt the artists profession. In
fact The Young ST. Cecilia" repre-
sents her third success. as last year she
obtained the George Kekwichs prlIo
Tor an illustration OF "Uhdlhe."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-13

"Thc Italians are an honest race"
said the business man, and they can
usually be depended on TO pay their
bills with promptness have a friend
In Atlantic City, who says he has all
the business OF the Italian corner
stand men In the place II happened
In this way; An Italian came into the
ohlce a few years ago and said tina,
he wanted to build a stand 10 10 into
business. but that he had no money
Tor the lumber II they would let him
have Il he would pay them rs soon
as he could. II happened that he came
in on a duh day and found everyone
In good humor Il was simply for that
reason that they let him have the lum-
Der. without thinking very much Of the
return. Tho man camO back to them
In a short time and paid his bin. Now
every Italian who comes 10 town ID
sent by his friends TO them as a place
where he can get his lumber on credit
They have never had a man who failed
to pay."-New York Times
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-13

An old lady who was seriously III
found herself to be IN trying position
which she defined 10 n friend In these
wordo: You see. my daughter Har-
riet Is married to one o those honey
path doetors. and my daughter Kate
TO an allypath. II I call In the honey
path. my allypath son-in-law and his
wife git mad. an n call in my ally
path son-in-law my homeypath son
in-law and his wife glt mad. m n
90 ahead an cit we'll without either o
em. then they'll both be mad. so
don't see but I'd better die outright"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-13

The United States cruiser Bancroft.
which has called for Constantinople,
l. trim little boat. but is by no means
\ terror. II Is not the intention OF the
government to tcrrorlzo the sultan by
rendlng a warshlp into bis harbor. but
merely to signify by lis presence there
that Uncle Sam Is not noglecting his
Interests In that country The moral
effect. 80 called. Is all that Is desired.
Minister Terrell believes he can per-
made the Turk to allow the boat to
enter the harbor. although there 10
doubt as 10 his ability In that direc-
ton. The Bancroft sailed under
sealed orders She was laid down In
1891 at Elizabeth. n. j.. by the Moore
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-13

Il presume you gave tho prisoner
some occasion to strike your"
Why. your honor, we were talking
about the coinage. and he made some
statement that caused me 10 remark
that he had been mlsled. and was ar
gulng from wrong premises. and then
he struck me-"
is that what he said to you. prison
err"
Yes, that Ia the substance Of Il, your
hOnor, but not the language. What ho
said was that didn't know enough to
pound sand into a rathole and vas
talking through my hat like iaekasl
full OF thlatles and hull-nettles."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-13
zANzIBAR's NEW SULTAN.
nshammsd bin ssyvld seems to suii
the IsiaRd Population.

Mshammsd bin ssyvld seems to sui,
the Island Population.
Hamold bin Mohammed bin seyyld.
the new sultan OF Zanzibar. Is a puppel
tina, win fall In with any suggestion the
English government Of the islands has
10 make. lie is better suited 10 the
purpose Of the British conqucrors Of
the country than Said Khalld would
have been. The latter entertained odd
notions OF being real sultan. and the
British do not like real sultans. Dis
patches from the island say the people
are pleased with the new sultan. which
10 quite easy to imagine, inasmuch as
the sultan has nothing to do with the
people or the people with the sultan.
The inhabitants Of Zanzibar we're pref
" well convinced by the recent bonn
bardmCnt that whatever the English
thought good would be best for them,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-13

rghtful her TO the title This gentle
nan Is George Il. Calvert. who Is In
the Court OF Claims. but his home Is
over on the hills OF Virginia. a beau
liful site from which one car see the
winding Potomac. the long, .Jng line
II foothills and the glittering domos
u the Capitol and new library. while
The tall. white shaft OF the Washington
monument rises like a dagger piercing
he sky. The first Lord Baltimore was
Sir George Calvert. who was among
the English gentlemen who obtained
from the Crown the charter for the
Virginia Company in 1903. when the
,olonlsts were rapidly settling on new
ands In America. while holding the
position Of Secretary OF State he be-
'ame a Roman Catholic. and as the
prevailing religion was Protestant he
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-13
~. waula 90 nsnsry.

A mother was explaining to a dImin-
utlye juvenile the meaning OF a pic
ture representing a number Of martyrs
who had been thrown TO some hungry
Hons.
She tried 10 impress his infant mind
with The terror Of the scene. and
ihonrht she had succeeded, when sud
denly he exclaimed;
ech. ma Jra; look at that poor lit
sic lien behind there. lie wont get
tny.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-13

Brothers. She Is commanded by ten
officers and carries a crew Of 100 men.
She has been In the seas just three
years and cost the government the
moderate sum OF s25O.OOO. Her length
10 lS7 feet Inches. with beam OF %
feet. She draws II feet 6 inches OF
water has a displacement, OF SS9 tons,
a horse power Of 1919 and speed OF
1887 knots. Her armament consists
Of four forr-inch rapld-hrlng rides
two torpedo tubes and a few small
weapons OF no great power, The Ban
croft will be really a representative oil
the nations dignity at ConstantinoplS
rather than a menace TO the sultan
capital.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-13

house. As he has always lived here IN
America and the estates could not be
returned to the family at this date,
I, Is scarcely possible that. even II he
wished. he could secure from the Crown
any OF the old property Of the family
left 10 England, ct such 10 far from
his intention. A quiet. courteous gen
tieman with most modest and unae-
suming manners. he Ia a thorough
American. and cares nothing for his
Titled ancestry. nor wishes TO Inherit
their lands or estates. His daughter
were he TO claim hia English title
would be Lady Helen, and the ehild'
who h about 8. Il a sweet-faced blonde
with the retiring manners Of her tath'
~, MrA Calvert vas . hias swan, Z
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-13

He-M!ss Up,odate's bicycle rigging
Is pretty loud, isn't IL?
Her Rlyal-l.oudl I should say Il
was, Every time she passes vacant
barn by the roadside her bloomors
create an echo.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-13

"A great. big. overgrown fellow like
you ought TO be at WORK instead Of
begging" said the censorloua citizen.
I'm willin 10 work." replied Dismal
Dawson, but I'm TOO blamed ,lnmsy.
I've tried the ehells and I've tslse
three-card monte. but The Ruptr -
cate ne he very nFal Tina"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-13

Vandals destroyed the saddles Of all
members Of the congregation Of Crook
Cd Greek church, near Marion. Ky, who
rode horseback TO worship one night.
and when service was over they fred
from ambush a broadalde from shot
guns At the church building and riadlod
az The windows.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-13

with several young children. so the
family emigraied TO California. Mrs
Green was OF the distinguished family
Of Pickens. being a grandfather OF the
famous General Piekens. OF revolution
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-13
TO STOMACH.
= QUEER FOOD EXPERIMENT
THAT Is BE TRIED.
Problem Of Reforming . CriminAi-Ita
students Number Many BrAiay Men
Who wni Watch the sshsms With
Iatereat.

LII civilized ma
lions hold out some
inducement TO the
criminal In cOnhRe-
ment TO sooner Sc
cure his release
from legal re-
straint. says the
New York Times.
A certain amount
Of time Is taken on
the sentence fol
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-13

The summer glrl says that one 10
sixteen is abou, the ratio OF the mum.
Der Of kiasos q man asks for compared
to what he takos-but she doesn't say
this complainingly. -somerville Jour.
nal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-13

rs this the ante room inquired
the caller at the club. mo. sab. re-
pllod the porter. DE gemmen does
De antyin' In de same room wha deg
makes De drawa"-Buhalo EsprepA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-13

LM even Of AuudH
who have passed
their lives within
the gates OF tho
capital know that
there Ii now living
here a gentleman
who can rightiully
claim that he Is the
lineal defendant
OF the last Lord
naIfimnre and tho
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-13

Washington has been visited recent
~ by a rising young Southern woman.
who Is making an enyiable reputation
for herself In Boston. This Is Mrs.
Caroline Green Noble. whose fame as
writer OF negro dialect stories. OF
which she is the Interpreter. has made
her well known In Boston. On the site
on which now stands the magnificent
new Congressional Library. rose many
years ago the old mansion owned by
General Dun Green. Here II was that
Mrs Noble was born. The death Of
her father left the mother a widow
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-13

Says a fertilizer concern In Nash
vile. Tenn I'VE buy your bones and
pay you the highest market price"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-13

John Floyd. who IL now employed In
the Navy Department. In this city. Ia at
work on some remarkable inventions
and as he has turned out such import
ant work as the cigarette making ma
chine. Il Is not doubted but that his
other inventions will be as great sue
ceases, Mr. Floyd Is a son OF the late
Governor Floyd. Of Virginia, and {
nephew OF Floyd. who was Secretary o.
War during Buchanan's administration
Though Washington IL deserted I
will be but a few weeks before people
will be coming back with rush. Ye
the officials are not expected 10 opoI
their homes before October or the Is
Of November There will be many va
cancies this season and many familiar
faces win disappear. for the Brlcea
who were the most extravagant of host
will not return. At least not ~ mem
bcrs OF the Senatorial set, for Forakol
has taken the seat OF the former ohi'
Senator.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-13


airy fame. Determining TO attain her
success In the centor OF Northern cul-
ture. n short while ago Mrs, Noble, who
had displayed great talent as writer
Of southern life. went 10 Boston, and
though she knew no one. In little
while had established a reputation, and
her readings were given at most Of the
swell literary clubs In the Hub. Her
success has been phenomenal, and Il ID
probable that she may tour the eoun-
try with her readings. unless she &C.
cepts a position on some magazine,
Miss Florido Green. a younger sister
OF Mrs Noble. has taken up Gamers
work and made such a success OF hel
fine artistic photography that the
magazines OF New York pay her N,
highest prices given for pictures.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-13

school in the winter and later went to
an academy. where he was pursuing
his studies when the war OF the rebel
lion broke out. He went to the front
at once. enllstlng as a private in Com
pany I Of the First Vermont cavalry
He was elected second lieutenant when
the company was permanently organ
ized. April /. 1868. he was made
captain and the same date was serious
~ wounded In action. lie still carries
the bullet he received In that battle
In 1864 he raised a company for The
Frontier cavalry regiment, organized
10 repol the 81. Adams raid. and was
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-13

osIAH CIRCUIT. the
newly elected gov
ernor OF the Green
Mountain state. was
born on a Vermont
farm May rs. 1872.
and spent his early
years In the laborl-
Gus pursulta incl
dent to the life Of
a farmers son. He
attended district
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-13
LIFE in WASHINGTON.
A DEFENDANT OF LORD nALTi-
MORE NOW LIVING THERE.

tenator Faulkner the nusie,t Man AZ
the caplsoi--Ths coming Marriage Of
AIi.s BoJdie Faulkner - General
Gosalp h
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-13
COY. JOSIAH CIRCUIT.
NEWLY ELECTED EXECUTIVE OF
GREEN MOUNTAIN STATE.

ne Has = war Record, Also one ~ the
mar. and Has Lately Become Sue
ee.sfai Farmer-IIs Was oaee a West
ssnsn
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-13

The most prominent man in town
az present is Senator Faulkner. who IL
absorbed In his campaign work. Should
the silver men win Il would certainly
seem that his services ought 10 be sub
recognized by a Cabinet po-
isitlon. one for which he is eminently
fitted. Senator Marion Butler and
family are also In the city. and II would
seem that the silver forces are gather
ing strongly with great numbers at
the capital
The wedding Of Miss Boydie Fanlk-
ner, which win be celebrated soon at
Martinsburg. w. Va. is expected 20 be
a swell e0clety event. as the parties
are both OF such prominence. The
wedding OF his second daughter will
leave but one Miss Faulkner TO return
to the capital. and as the home Of the
Senator has ever been among the most
popular in the city. the deprivation Of
one Of the young ladies' will be fell
by their wide circle OF friends.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-13

daughter OF one Of The most distin-
gui- families OF Virginia and lady
whose aristocratlc descent shows In
her patrlcian bearing.
The Princeton union., 1896-01-23
TIM WILL LET Us IN.

p. Byrnes Chosen Sergeatn-at-at
Arms Of the st. Louis Convention.
st. Louis, Jan. %. The sGbcommit-
tee Of the Republican National commit
tee, appointed to attend to the details
Of the coming convention in st. Louis,
met at the Southern hotel this forenoon
to confer with special campaign COM
mittee appointed by the Business
Mems League. Th efrst matter to
come up was the selection of a ser
geant-at-arms of the convention. There
were four candidates for this office. all
Of whom were on the ground. The
nam name OF George w. Wiswell of Wis
consln, who had the support Of the
prominent. Republicans Of that state,
was presented by John w. Ewing.
James S. ClarksOn nominated Timothy
d. Byrnes of Minnesota, member Of
the executive committee Of the Nation
al League of Republican clubs, and w.
w. Johnson of Baltimore had the sup
port OF Chairman Manley. 1t resulted
in the unanimous selection of Mr..
Byrnes. George W. Wiswell was Sc
lected as first assistant, and w. w.
Johnson as second assistant. The COM
mlttee then adjourned for lunch.
Z At 2 O'Clock the rational subcommit-
tee met with the local committee and
accompanied by an architect proceed
ed to the exposition building, where
plans for remodeling were gone over
and everything as to the convention
hall satisfa ctorily arranged.
The Princeton union., 1896-01-23
Convention Arrangement.


st. Louis, Jan. 21.-Some Of the mem
bers Of the Republican. National com
5mittee's subcommittee on convention
are in the city, and the remainder are
expected to arrive tomorrow morning
before the meeting with the local com
mlttee takes place to make arrange
ments for the convention. Hon. Il. 20.
Byrnes of Minneapolis, a member of
the executive committee Of the Nation
al Republican League Of clubs, is here
to arrange for quarters during the con-
yention for prominent Republicans of
Minnesota Tomorrow the subcomimit
tee VIII meet with the local committee
and look over the plans and complete
arrangements for turning the north
half Of the exposition building into a
convention hall ne Of the things to be
done by the subcommittee is the cleo
ton OF sergeant-at-arms for the con
ventlon. Mr.. Ewing has brought q
candidate G: with him in the person Of
George NJ. WisWell of Milwaukee.
The Princeton union., 1896-01-23

Gen. Suarez Valdez has been appointed
second In command. Gen. Gamir, gov
ernor of Porto Rico, has died OF yellow
fever. "A dispatch from Havana re-
ports an interview with Gen Marin,
/ governor pro tenn. of Cuba, in which
he said that the situation there was,
not dangerous, since the insurgents
were always defeated In every engage
ment in which they took part He III
tended, he said, to organize a fresh
plan of campaign in Cuba.
Political Reforms
Havana, Jan. 21 There is to be no
change in the policy Of the government
in Cuba, it is anacunced, as the result
of the recent changes in the executive;
officers. 1t is also asserted that pOlit-
ical reforms will be inaugurated as
soon as the progress Of The war will
allow. No further specifications are
given as to what the contemplated re-
forms are or how far they will extend.
A dispatch from Madrid asserts that
Gen. Duke Alumada is to be appointed
Centurian in place Of Gen. Arderius.
Further reports have now been re-
ceived of the engagement between Col.
Galbio and the insurgents near Bata-
bano. 1t is said that the insurgent
forces that attacked him were those Of
Gen. Gomez. The troops met the at
tack Of the insurgents on their knees
and withheld their fire until the enemy
was within a short distance The re-
port says that the insurgents left IL
killed on the field, and 8 more were
found in the cane field short distance
away. The Spanish artillery did good
execution. The insurgents retreated,
it is reported, with a numerous loss,
while the loss of the troops was in
significant.
Although the report thus states that
Gomez was repulsed and defeated, it
is reported that he moved afterWard
south of Melena upon Guianas and in
the direction of the village of San Nico>
las. These points are east Of the mill
tary line Of Batabano and would indi
cate that Gomez was successful in his
attempt to break through that line.
During his operations yesterday Go
mez invaded Bario and Pueblo Nuevo
within the limits Of Pinar del Rio. The
garrison made a heroic defense, the
colonel taking part in the battle, and
upon being charged with the bayonet
the insurgents are reported to have re-
treated. with a numerous loss. The
troops lost 9. Gomez is now proceed
ing in the direction Of Cienaga de Ia
pata, the great swamp in the southern
part of Matansas, for the purpose, it is
supposed. of awaiting junction there
of the forces which are advancing
from the Eastern provinces