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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-27

In the new volume OF the heretofore
unpublished poems Of Christina Ros-
set;l "a this charming poem, written In
her mothers old age:
My blessed mother doing In her chair
On Christmas day seemed on embed
led Love.
A comfortable Love with soft brown
hair.
soitened and sllvered to a tint Of
dove
4 better sort OF Venus with an air
Angollcal from thoughts that dwell
above:
4 wiser Pallas In whose body fair
Enshrlncd a blessed soul looks out
thereof.
Winter brought holly then; now spring
has brought
Palcr and Trailer snowdrops shiyer.
ing;
And have brought a simple, humble
thought
her devoted. duteous Valentine
4 lifelong thought which thrills this
song / sing.
A lifelong love TO this dear saint o.
mine.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-27
THE MERMAID FABLE.

the Manatss. an Unlovely Creature.
Mach Resembles the Human PORN.
Few people who visit the curlo stand
On the lake front at Palm Beach, just
North OF the Royal Poinclana grounds,
% see the live manatoe. or sea COW. "
ire imaginative enough to perceive In
The wonderful. unloyely form Of the
auge pachydorm in It's cage OF made
luate proportions the origin Of the de-
ightful fable OF the mermalds or the
lrecian legends OF the sirens. says the
Florida Citizen. That these did origl-
nate In this monster OF the sea Is indis-
)utable.
The manatoe. or lamantin. the Latin
lamc for which Is manatus. belongs to
he gems OF herblyorOus cetacea or
nanatidae. It's chief characteristic be-
ing its rounded tail fin. further dis
iinguished by the presence OF small
lat TAILS at the edge OF the swimming
paws. In the edge OF which under the
MAAM MNkfAH NNM TASTY WN ANAAH wa
ncctod together as they are by strong
ligaments. they possess considerable
bower OF motion. whence the same man
itec. from the Latin manus. hand. The
iame sea COW originated In the SINH
arlty Of the manatee's mouth and nose
% that OF the COW The structure OF
he teeth Is also distinctive; the crowns
II the grinders are square. with two
transverse ridges.
The species. all Of which are inhabl-
lants OF tropical coasts. feed entirely
IN plants and grasses which grow alonf
shore aud on the bed Of the water, IN,
former made accessible by the tide
which after 1t has retired often exhibits
llsin proof Of their browsing They
i've chiefly In shallow bays and creeks
md often ascend rivers to a consider
iblc distance from the sea.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-27

A church legend and It's lesson h re-.
called by Rev. Cabcl D. Bradlee thus.
A woman was seen running through
the streets OF Jerusalem. with a pot OF
red-hot Goals In one hand and a cruise OF
water In the other hand. When she
was asked what she wanted to do. she
replied:
with the water | am going to put
out the abyss. and with the fire ! am
going to burn up heaven. In order that
man may love God for himself alone.
This legend sets In clear light the
truth that We must not be good simply
because We want to 20 TO heaven, nor
because We fear II We are bad, Aat We
shall be lost Al. no. for that would
BE- simply a matter OF calculation. that
would be a mere mercantile bargain.
and that would be utter selhshness.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-27
nlnlNo roR MILLIONS.
A Flfty-Mns Race for Very Vaiusbi
Mlne.


A hfty- mile race over mountain trails
for a 100000 mine wa1 an exciting
adventure participated In By two
miners recently In connection with the
opening OF the Colville reservation In
eastern Washington. says the San
Francisco Chronicle. The necessary
notices were posted. first by John Nc
Cool. representing the Coleman syndi-
cate. composed largely Of federal Office
holders. Il includes Hugh Wallace. a
national democratic committeeman:
Judge Brlnker. federal district at
torney here: r. c. Robertson his as
sistant: federal ice-holders at Port
Townsend and Spokane. besides John
j. Malone and other prominent Tacoma
democrats Judge Coleman lives at
Port Townsend Some time ago Cole
man became Interested In the lie Fleur
copper and silver claim. on the Colville
reserve. fifty miles from Marcus. on the
Spokane a. Northern railroad. lie
Fleur Is Frenchman, who discover
ed the claim years ago. and he has
been watching Il ever since. Coleman
filed eight claims on the property, but
the Russell syndicate, headed by Col.
j. n. Russell Of Spokane. promptly
fled claims over his. A contest en-
Husuod which Is now IN the courts.
The Coleman syndicate prepared bill
Cor the opening OF the reservation and
sent influential democrats to Washing
ton to push is passage through con
noss II passed Feb. Is. Coleman
Immediately went to the mine. The
rights OF the ''sooners" being question
ed. II vas decided that man must be
stationed az Marcus TO receive the news
OF The presidents signing The bill and
then ride as fast as he could for the
claim Tho other morning McCOol
was al Marcus awaiting such a tele-
gram from Washington. The Russell
syndicate, equally clever. had Mark
Gilman at Marcus TO perform a sinh
lar service Early In the afternoon the
expected telegram came. McCool and
Gilman started at a brcak-nctk pace
90 their lonely ntty-mile race.
Each covered the distance In less than
i've hours Gilman got shore first. but
De- did no, post any notices. Judge
Coleman was In possession. lie had
with him an Indian and an lrlshmaR
md they were prepared 20 use artillery
II needed to keep unwelcome visltora
away. Gilman 30 quoted as stating
that he did not post any notices. be-
cause he did not wish TO get shot
McCool soon came mp ani Immediately
| put up notices. The Lc llear claim is
situated on Fourth Of July creek and 10
laid to be the richest claim ia the r..
gion Il is estimated 10 be- worth 81
100000 as Il stands
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-27


Once thlr, was q poor blind man.
lie could not see how tn q, nn,wher,.
Oh. b., sut him a d.s and trained him
Id lad blm around. Ic named his net
sh.r
Th, dog WIS a Lang. ,hrphrfd. coal
i'a.f. with lone ,hnre, h1if an o,rr
lls back. n his muster wished to gl
Q, Town hp Wou'd cali. Here. ShcY.
lcir, ami IA. dog wouiI co,nr hound
m- o. him rrd take thr hritlc (which
%. MASTER mtd. 1, nt hlm lu bis
north ara START m Ia town Iic
know thr road urrcily. 80 he never
l,I hls MASTER .ulr
u.r dly when ih,y wcr, rl.ns o.
Town Nh R,3d.c Ilud a .lra o.
bushes ust az tho s.d. pr ga, road aud
tho nest instant muu rnhhd him
ty the threat aud a,d. Your money
~ your lifc!' ig shop didn't nkp
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-27
ci.malns Dawn ihe Goiisn sa.r.
FLoTsAm AND JzrsAM.

A large factory Tor the manufacture
Of razors by special machinery is bcins
erected near Berlin.
4 French society B. being formed N
Paris for the study AMI Improvement
Of the various breeds Of snecp dog.
The Brooklyn Heights Elevated
Railroad Company has furnished a
reading and recreallonioom tor It's
employees
within quarter Of an hour ON Tucs-
day. March 3. Londoncrs experienced q
thunder storm. a sale, snow. hail, raia
and sunshine.
The late Mrs. Charles Tileson OF
Boston bcqucathod TO the busionlan
society a map Of Boston harbor In 1872
with the shore and islat = worked in
silk.
During the coming summer the
school grounds OF Cincinnati viii be
used "a Fairgrounds 10 children. II
IS proposed 10 provide sand piles for
the children to roll In.
The sea g. Infinitely more productive
thaa the land. II is estimated that an
acre OF good fishing will yield more
food In o. week than an acre OF the best
land will yield IN a year
Several English thoaters aro now
warmed by electric radiators. to the
great delight Of their patrons. Il Is
raid that an draughts have been done
away with by this method Of heat
lng.
The vital statistics OF s,eubcn, Me-.
for the twelve months just closed show
a curious coincidence. During the
year there we're In the town. sixteen
births. sixteen deaths. ami sixteen mar
riaseL
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-27

Here 90 an obituary notice OF the
Pittsburgh. Kas.. Daily Tribune. which
appeared IN that PAPERS last issue.
Died The rlttshurg Daily Tribune.
Sunday. March 10. aged s months and
day The remains are now repusing
In the journalistic morruc on Fifth
street. surrounded by a group Of heart.
BROKEN. pcnnlless reporters. compost
tors and Office boys. The iuterment viii
take place IN the circuit court room In
G.arl under tho auspices OF large
coucourst az rrofauc creditors that viii
assemble from al parts Of the country
ard Joplin avenue Tho pallhenfcrs
viii b. Frank Anderson. city editor. /.
f. Osborn. city clrouhlor c. T.. Craig.
pre- sroom; 4 v GOolsrrtad. iobroom.
Office boys. each wearing a fosettc made
from onsi OF rollers The remains Will
be- placed In tho automatic he'll box.
which win BE- drapod with unpaid bills
ard other appropriate emhlems OF
mourning. IN this journalistic funeral
procession MAI De THO OF weeping
lady composi,om. who will sing In
dulcct s,raias that sad. but well known
him. Down Went McGinty 10 the Bot
tom oi che Sea. AZ the conclusion OF
The mtcrmeut the ONCE towel will be
lci at the head Of the grave properly
! lae.riicl vita the stains Of uurcqgited
labor ana q job lot o. moriuary no
tlcoa. pcrpotpaiing through an time 10
comc the abort lut meteoric life ane
4 career 90 the deceased The ccremon-
iJs viii close with the song. Amt Got
no Money but win Have some. IN
which the entire audience will join and
NcIcmsius will be- lowered into a grave
Of i,s own construction. Thus ends
a fair Young lie that promised every
thing and paid nothing"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-27

In setting forth the dcbt OF science
to missions. Archdeacon Farrar offered
these interrogatorlos by way OF sug-
gestlon.
Is Il nothing that through their labor
In the translation OF the Bible. the
German philologist In mis- study may
have before him the vocabulary OF $50
languages?
Who created the science OF anthro-
pology? The missionaries.
Who rendered possible the deeply
important science OF comparative re-
l.giong The missionaries.
Who discovered the great chain OF
lakes IN Central Africa. on which will
turn its future destiny? The mission
aries.
Who have been the chief explorers
OF Oceanlca. America aud Asia? The
missionaries.
who discovered the famous Nestor-
ian monument In singar Fug a mis-
sionary,
Who discovered the still more fam
Gus MoabIte stone? a church mis-
slonary.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-27

A glimpse Of slum life IN London and
the chief cause OF the peoples poverty
Is given In an article In the Century
entitled, stamping Out the London
slums" The author. Mr.. Edward Mar.
shall. says:
The public houses explain a great
many OF the miserios OF that miser-
able locality. There may be some tee
tolalers there. but there are no, many.
aud there are almost as few drinkers
who are always moderate m their H..
batlons. The curse OF bitter beer. raw
Scotch whisky, and "tuppenny" gln
rests heavy on the place. Public opin-
ion Is no weapon against Il, for public
opinion openly fayors drinking when
ev' one has the necessary money. and
1~s not regard actual drunkenness
as disgrace
Women drink at the bars as un-
conoernedly as men DO. aud harmalds
serve them. The bar room "a the gos-
sip place. and babes and small children
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-27

"I dont want to 20 to the pIcuIc.
Amt Mary"

IT don't want to 40 to the plcnic.
Aunt Mary
"Why not. SuRieT
"Because / never have a good time
a. any such place. You know I'm not
Axe the other girls"
Susie was very shy and sclf-conscl-
su-. hut she wasn't biz selfish.
"if you'll 20 with me" aid aunt
Mary, II promise that you shall enjoy
g."
SO Susie put on her simple white
Dress. with a blue sgsh aud her shade
hai. and went with Aunt Mary II was
gpty warm On the ears. and lady near
them seemed suffering from the heat
Aunt Mary took her drinking cup from
her basket. aud giving u to Susie.
sald: "Go aud hll that ai the lee cool
pr ana oilrr % io The lady. and then
uring me some. aud have some your.
self
4 grateful thank you" from the
lady made Susie very happy.
When they reached the grove the
ltLcr girls grouped themselves vari-
usly. but Susie stayed 10y Aunt Mary.
The latter splcd q little girl 10y her
self. ard said to Susie: Go aud ask
that little rirl n she wouldn't like 10
swing ur play. aud give her chance
Go enjoy herself
Susie went ohedlcntly. and soon was
talking with the strange gir. who
Turned ont o. b. the daughter Of the
'Nncr ct The grove la which the pie
ulc WAS held This little glrl grateful
| for Suslt'g attention. offered 10 take
I her to some pretty hooks near by not
accessible 10 the other children: aud
I the two girls had fine time umhl-
/ iug together till lunch was ready. and
/ tNDu everybody was called 10y bell
I 90 thc tables
After lunch Aunt Mary said; "One
Of the little gltls was made sick by
I riding un the ears and she lies yondci
urdrr that maple tree. Take your
friend ard 20 10 see 10 You can't do
something FOR her She is too sick to
play"
Sn the Two went and chcecd th,
patient. Carrying lrmouud" aud nlk
lug pleasantly On mr. 900 she unill
bean to forget how sick she was and
Co take au Interest in the things abgul
her
When Susie got home from th' pie
nile sine tDld hcr mother that SHE newell
had nuloyol herself go much hef1p
IN her he ESrlance
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-27
SOME RECENT PATENTS.

A Leyless bicycle lock
an improved sanitary corset.
4 bottle that cannot he rchiled
a pipe for blowing soap bubbles.
a combinatloa sldeboard and exten-
sion table.
A new alternating electric motor.
By Nicola Tesla.
\ machine for Ornamonting glass
dishes, by which the dish Is both
scallopcd and crimped by one motion
or operation.
a machine for the manufacture Of
wire glass" by which a network OF
wire Is imbeddcd In the glass, adding
TO lbs strength and nexibnity.
a sclf-oiler for journals on the prln.
ciplc OF capillary attraction. a wick
lays alongside the Journal aud extends
down lelow into an oil receptacle.
A pineapple knife. with tubular
Sl.ll-pcn-shaped point adapted to
gauge out the eyes OF the apple: a
thumb-pioco guide. which can be SO,
so as to gauge the depth OF the cut
An amusing toy. In which the whale
swallowing Jonah Is depicted. a metal.
lie whale rests In tank OF water. In
which Jonah" has been cast A pow
eriul magnet inside the whale attracts
the metal Jonah" and draws him into
iis open mouth.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-27

are carried 10 Il aud kept IN Il By caro-
ful mothers who gather there for the
days necessary talk. Infants some
times cry, and at such times are per-
mitted a sip from the maternal Eiass,
quite az other children are bribed with
chocolate drops. Thus blear eyes and
'irink-roddened faces often have early
beginnings. The children on the streets
are dirty. ragged. and voclierously
happy over small things Adults are
no, genuinely happy. There Is no
reason why they should be. They de-
rive much spasmodlc merrlmout from
the public houses Drunkenness and
fighting arc common everywhere. es-
peclally on the streets. During one
noon recess | saw three fights develop
among the two dozen employees OF box
factory. Nor are the combaIants al
ways men or boys"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-27
EFFECT OF TEA CIGARETTES.
they Give one a Sensation Of Thisksn'
InE Do the Head.

They Give One a Sensation Of Thlsksn.
ting In the Head.
one OF the most injurious and dan
gerous OF new fashions is the tea
cigarette. says the Cincinnati Tribune.
That this is no empty. baseless DRY OF
4 new craze Is shown by the api..-cation
made last week TO the commissioner OF
internal revenue at Washington for
permission 10 manufacture tea cigar
cites In Michigan The applicant was
told that, to engage In such manufac-
ture. he must comply with the law gov
erning the manufacturing Of tobacco
cigarettes, tea being a substitute for to-
0acco: that he must register. give bond
and 80 on, and that the cigarettes when
made. must be packed. stamped. brand
I'd and labeled. exactly as the tobacco
cigarettes. before the government would
sanction their removal from the factory
Tor sale. Several descriptions OF the tea
cigarette have been printed, but these
have erred in the presumption that the
tea was taken as sold. rolled up In a
paper and smoked This would be
practically impossible as the sharp
edges OF the tea would cut the paper
In all directions. spoil the draft and
render the cigarettes unavoidable. To
make the tea cigarette one takes a
grade OF green tea which has but little
dust. being composed OF unbroken leaf.
and dampens It carefully. just enough
20 permit the leaves TO be unrolled With
out being broken. and so as to be left
pllable and capable Of being stuffed In
the paper cylinder. while the dampaess
Is not sufficient TO stain the paper, The
cigarettes are laid aside for a few days
and are then ready 10 be smoked. The
feeling Of a tea cigarette In the mouth
Is peculiar. The taste Is not 80 dis
agreeable as might be supposed. but
the effect on the tyro Is sense OF
lhickenlng Of the head and a disposition
10 take hold Of something or to sit down
II the beginner quits then. that settles
IT, he will not try tea cigarettes again
II. however. the smoker sits down and
tries second cigarette. inhallng II
deeply, then the thlckening feeling
passes and Is succeeded by one OF In
.ense exhilantion. the nerves are
stimulated until the smoker feels lik,
Tying. skirt dancing or doing something
else entirely out OF the common way
This stage lasts az long as the smoS
continues. which Is until the reaction
u the stomach sets In. Words canno
describe the final effect Of the tea cigar
cite. The agony OF the opium hend q
! shadow to that OF the nauseated vic
tim OF the tea cigarette, It will b.
hours before food can be looked at
yet the FIRST step toward cure is cur
II tea. An hour afterward comes th'
raylng OF the tea cigarette.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-27
A MALAY GIRLS LIFE.
Engaged 10 ne Married when she Ia
One Year old.

Engaged 90 ne Married when she u
One Year old.
a evening. when the fierce sun went
down behind the green bantam tree that
nearly hid Mount Pulei. the Ehaleeb
would sound the call to prayer on a
hollow log that hung up before the
palm-thatchcd mosque. says the Over
land Monthly Then Busuk aud her
rlaymatea would fall on their faces.
willie the holy man sung In a soft, mo-
notonous voice the promises Of the
koran. the men OF the campong answer
ing. Allah II Allah. he would sing.
and "Mohammed Is his prophet" they
would answer.
Every night Busuk would lie down on
a mat on the floor OF the house with a
little wooden pillow under her neck and
when she dared she would peep down
through the open spaces In the bamboo
iloor into TIE darkness beneath. Once
she hea. = T. low erowl and a great dark
form stood right below her. She could
NNN AAt AAAl iNhMAAk III nlANa VIVA HhhA -
whipllke movements. Then all the dogs
In the oampong began TO bark and the
men rushed down their ladders scream
ing ''Harlmaul Hartmann "a tiger! A
tigerD
The next morning she found that her
pet dog Fatlma. named after herself.
had been killed by one stroke Of the
great beasts paw. Once monster
python swung from a cocOanut tree
through the window Of her homo end
wound itself round and round the post
Of her mothers loom. Il took dozen
men to tie a rope to the serpcnts tail
and pull Il out. So the days we're passed
In the little campong under the gently
Gwoying cocoanuts and the 1.-THE Malay
an girl grew up like her companions,
free and wild. with little thought be-
yond the morrow That some day she
was TO be married she knew. for slnce
her first birthday che bad been en-
gagged TO Mamat, the son OF her fathers
friend. the punghulO Of Bandor Bahru
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-27
A Prescription for Life.

II the chaplain's prescription In the
following anecdote was tilled and faith
fully taken by every man. life would
be a path OF roses instead Of thorns:
The New York Observer recounta H.:
A mixed company Was gathered In
the little chapel. They had come TO-
go,her from many quarters. there were
old and young, rich and poor. Differ
ing In many respects. they were alike
In one: all were sick-somc sick In
body. some sick In mind. some sick al
heart They all needed TO be com
iorted OF God. The lesson for the even
ing was the thirty-seyenth Psalm. One
aud another commented upon A. Thea
the chaplain arose:
Dear friends" he said. "hero in aeyea
verses is a prescription for each one.
Fill Il. take H. and life win no longer
be to you the grieyous way II Ia now.
There are six ingredients: Fret not
Trust. Delight thyself,' Commit thy
way Rest and Wait patiently Then.
as II a double measure was needed,
fret not Is repeated. Try this pre-
rcriptlon Of the Great Physician, and
see how II will tone the spirits while %
outlets the heart"
Only these few words. and the chap
lain cat down. but the clearing brow
the upllftod look. showed that into somg
lives the balm had dropped. and was
even then beginning ita work
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-27
WOMEN OF HISTORY.

Mcsselna. the infamous wife Of
'lguiius Caesar. was small and lively;
she had black eyes that sparkled when
she tailed and a persuading pleading
way That no one could resist. It was
'Gil OF her that she was SO clever a
Npogri.o that she could smile into a
oycyJ eyes when hc was drinking the
POISON she has prepared for him
Mg.o. Sca.ton. aitcrward the fomous
Time dc Mn.H,cnon, wife OF Louis XVI.
gas remarkably beautiful IN her girl.
FOOD. She was dark with piercing
,laok eyes eal wayy hair In middle
ilc Ter gravity Of department was
'oa idUed m that age 90 r1ycty. quito
cmlrEublc. Ono OF her enemies said
'he did not smile once a year.
Nine dc Rcmusat had features 80 per
'ect that her contemporaries said she
vas worthy to- sit ca q model for "a
ircck goddess Tie nogh OF her taco
loosely rescmhlol ul3harieE yet sh0
lid rot give one the Impression Of being
lale or delicate In old age che re-
aimed most OF her good looks.
Queen Elizabeth was OF medun
ieight and weight but gave the Ina.
preston Of being much taller than saa
vas. She had a Roman nose and in
be last few years OF her life Il became
'ery red. Her checks were prominent
md forehead broad and shelving Her
yes were a gray-blue and her halr y
lecided red.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-27


"A exchange relates The following
story OF how 4 boO!black achieved sue
e,E8:
a hundred years ago there lived ip
Oxford a little boy. whose business u
was 10 clCaa the boots Of the students
o., the famous university there. He was
poor aad bright ard smart. Well.
This laG. whose name was George grew
rapidly in favor with the students.
His pgo-9t ana hearty way OF doing
tii-s5. aad his industrious habits and
ici.hfgl deeds won thelr admiration.
They cav Ia him the promise Of noble
man. ard they proposed to teach him
a li,lc every day.
Eager to learn. George accepted
tacir proposals and he soon surprised
bis teachers by his rapid progress
"a 10y who can blackel boots we'll
can study vell,' said one OF the stu
dents
Keen rs a br,ar.' said another.
and pluck enough TO make q hero
but we canEo, stop TO ,cll OF his pa
thence and perseverance. lie went ON.
step by step. just as the song goes;
One step and thea another
until De became a man. a learned and
eloquent man, who preached The Cos
pei TO adniring thousands,
"The little bc'tblack became the re-
nowned pulpit orator. George White
field"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-27

Most of the stone marble, used hy
boys are made In Gcrmmy only h'
refuse N the marble qulrr,ri Be- Um.
hoycd. and this Dc treated On such @
WHY that there Is prac,!caly up va .it
Men grc employed ~ hrIk tlr s lc
into small cub.s. which atc tbr
thrown into a min cons STING 60 !.
grooyed bed s,euo and revolving Wu-
ncr Water Is f,d To ih nil auJ CO.,
runner * Quiykly rvllyrd. WJi!n th,
friction does lh' rcst II hall ua lu,
the mlll Ga stepped ard o hu,''' n. .,
Of perfectly rounded marbles Is iak,a
out.