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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-29

Join him. while he himself began to
advance slowly to the west. 60 as to
allow the former who was coming for
ward at forced marches. to overtako
him. They met about Placeias Ia the
Province OF Santa Clara, ana after Civ
ing their troops two or three days rest.
rceumed their westward march, carry
Ing before them everything which Of
fered resistance. About the middle Of
December TIE Cuban forces were right
IN the center OF the Spanish army. and
then began such n scattering Of this
latter "a has been very seldom wit
messed. In seven consecutive days
General Martinez Campos was COM
PEELED by General Gomez to change his
basis Of operation seven times. and was
finally 30 overwhelmed az Coliss0 that
the Spanish commander escaped TO Ha-
yana and began hurrledly 10 fortify
the approaches to the city, fearing that
Il might be attacked at any moment.
General Gomez. on Christmas Eve. as
he had promised. was only few miles
from Havana and Maianzas.
The famous Spanish general had
been undone by the leaders OF those
whom the spaniards had characterized
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She Plants Her Heel on the Head ~ .
Cobra ard brushes n 60 Death

Cobra and Cruahas II 60 Death.
From the Golden Penny. A few
years ago my husband. then stationed
IN India. was struck down by fever
and on me developed the duty Of watch
ing him. Our bungalow lay az some
lltile distance from the barracks, and
on the morning OF the day on which
We expected the crisis TO occur ] was
lnxiously awaiting the doctors visit
When he arrived. after taking my hus'
jcnd's temperature. he would not, he
aid. utterly forbid me 10 hope. for u
Fas sim barely possible that the yio-
lencc OF the fever might yet give way
TO natural sleep. and recovery might
snsue. provided his slumbe; remained
untroken. For some hours my hus.
band continued TO toss aud moan pit
eously. BY and by he passed into
disturbed sleep. Seating myself at the
foot Of the bed. prepared TO watch I'LL
he woke An hour passed. whea, oppo'
site me. through the veranda, / saw q
large hooded cobra gliding into tho
room. On II cnn.e. elevating It's hid
eous head and cs,ittlng a kissing sound.
As the yenemous creature passed me.
tho glare Of Us eyes made my blood
run cold. I, drew nearer and nearer
TO the bed; then rearing up. appeared
TO be about % insinuate itself IN tho
pillows among the folds Of a shawl that
lay beside the bed advanced softly
and. raising my right foot, ground the
heel OF my slipper down upon It's VI
cious head. felt II wrlthe and the tail
twist violently round my ankle, but
not until It relaxed It's folds did ! re.
move my foot. There. thank God. lny
the cobra. dead Tho doctor found me
INSTRUMENTATION soon after Ny hns-
band made a rapid recovery. and treas
urcs as his most sacred possession 0
blue silk slipper.
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HUMOROUS NOTES.


Here. my boy. how can | get TO the
ferry landlng?" Walk. Detroit
Free Press
He II takes three generations to
make a gentleman. she-And six hg.
ures.-Indianapolls Journal
liowsO-I know how TO govern my
wife. sir. Cumso-W Well. why don't you
do IT. Howso-She won't let me-
Brooklyn Life.
Tourist (presenting his opened Bae'
deker to the coachmanl; Here. driver
] want to see the first four pages. -
Fliegende Blaetter
Knicker-I thought Jones said he
had suit for every day In the year,
I've only seen one on him. Booker
Well. that's lt.-New York Herald
THAT was tough on Davis" What"
He stepped on banana peel, fell and
was arrested for giving a street per.
Torrance without license Truth.
Wild-eyed Mani want some sooth.
ing syrup. quickl Druggist VIVA,
sized bottle? wild-eyed Man Bottle
] want kegl It's twins Boston Globe,
Newly married daughter Mamma,
how long does the honeymoon LAST
Practical parent-Until you ask your
husband for money. my dear It'd
Bits.
Sunday School Teacher What Is the
leading doctrine Of Christianity? The
laundryman kid thlow stone smash.
co glass no can catchocriorglvum- =
Puck.
Alelhea tblushinglyl-Now, don't Mr..
Dusnapl know little Ferdinand Il
watching at the keyhole. Dusnap-
Well. let's crafty his curiosity, and
then he may go away.-Puck.
did you get rested?" Fogg asked Of
Henderson. on the latter's return from
Europe. Yes. ! did" answered the
traveller; got into Liverpool Friday
morning. reached London In the after.
neon; went 20 Paris the next morning
left for Switzerland the day after that,
stopped there for two hours: then
started for Berlin and did It IN in
forenoon; back TO England next day
and caught the steamer Just in time
Ressed' BY iOye, feel like . neg
man."-Doaton TpnscriDA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-29

~ nlg street Fountain In New York.
a curious sight may be seen every
morning In front Of the Bergh soclcty's
building, In New York city. The big
fountain, with les faucets Tor human
beings, It's big trough for horses and
the little basins just az the street
level for dogs and cats. has a constant
rush OF drinkers all day. but tho
strangest and most pathetic example Of
It's usefulness may be seen from day
light to Z O'Clock In the morning. when
few wlthered, haggard old women
come toiterlng by. some OF them laden
with a few boards and chips they have
picked up around a building that is
being torn down. and SONS with bun
dies OF rags and other refuse culled
from curbstone barrels. One By one
they lay down their burdens. sink on
their knees and wash their faces and
hands In the basins where the dogs
drink and the sparrows make their
toilets. Some Of them have bits OF
broken glass before which they ar
range their gray hair In a way to ahow
that the lrst desire OF woman'a heart
is not wholly extinct In their ahrunken
old hearts.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-29

aB a "conglomerate OF negroes. bandits.
assassins and adventurcrs The Hav-
ana Spanish volunteers lost faith In
their great chief. and began TO consplre
for his Immediate removal. until he was
politely told by the Madrid government
to resign; when he had done So the re-
nowned butcher OF men. General Wey.
Ter, was appointed In his stead.
The policy OF terrorand hutchery was
~ once inaugurated and diligently pur.
sued. lts effects. however. instead OF
improving the chances Of Spanish sue
cess, have diminished them. Thousands
OF Cubans who. under the administra-
ton OF General Martinez Campos. had
remained undecided and neutral. upon
the advent Of Woylcr. either Joined
their brothers In the field or left the
island. and are now lighting for its
freedom or cooperating from abroad
In the promotion and Advancement OF
their country'a cauge
The Cubans have under their control
about threo-fourths Of the area OF the
island. In the Provinces OF Santiago.
Puerto Principe and Santa Clara. the
Cuban civil government Is fully es-
tablished. and the same Is true to some
extent Ia Maianzaa and Pinar del Rio
In the course OF a few months. unles.
something most unexpected and extra.
ordinary happens. the Cuban flag will
noat all over the island and the Re.
public Of Cuba. free and Independent
viii be an accomplished fact-Fidcl
G. Plerra In the Nickel Magazine.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-29
LONG HAIR.
a Woman with Hair Eleven Zee, Lon

a Woman with Hair Eleven Feet Lon
A Man with = Monster Moastaehe.
Eleven feet Is the length az the hair
Of Nancy Garroson. negTo woman.
who lives near Holly Springs. Miss. No
other neerost In 10 world who has ever
been heard OF has such hair. Until 1875
Nancy had tholusual short. klnky hair
OF her race, But In that year, after
having suffered severely from yellow
fever as soon aa she became GONZALES.
cent her hair hegan to STOW RAPIDLY
In a years time It grev from three
inches 20 three 'feet in length. thicken.
ing az Il grew few years later and
the crispy mass Of her hair fen below
her knees About that time a change OF
color took place. and her jotty black
locks turned white az snow and 10 re-.
mained until about two years ago
since then the hair has gradually been
turning TO as natural blackness. The
growth. though not 20 rapid still con-
tinucs. and the hair now measures jnsi
over eleven feet OF the male beN.
James Brown Of Bennington. W va,
seems TO have as long hair as any one
For thirty years his beard and mus.
tacho were untrimmcd, and conse.
quenty. though with BIS arms ex.
tended he stretched funy-mx feet from
the tips OF the fingers of one hand tc
the same oxtromitios OF the other. yet
the ends Of his musiache. when held
horizontally. extended beyond his IN.
gers. lie braided bis wonderful beard
ana mustachc. and tucked them undci
hts vest.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-29
WHEEL WIT AND WISDOM.

Manufacturers should ace heb
wheels as those who ride them do.
Bicycle pins are the latest Graz, D..
which jewellers are attempting to ator
The wheelwoman should rememb.,
that rocklessncss Is not courage ~
that discretion is the better pari =,
yalor.
The total membership OF the ltar,s
Is now 6e.2li. and Il Is though, ,hat|i
will reach 5000 before the close Of
the year
A resegade "a a man who des,r,,
cycling for equesifianism. A conv,r, !,
a horseman who ceases TO be SUI, -
become a whcelman. according TO 'r,.s
wheel
The matchmaking which result, ~
matrimony seems TO put an effectu,l
duletns upon the matchmaking which
results In raclng, sAys The Wheel
Michael. sinoe his marriage seems n
have dropped out OF the racing gam
altogether.
WHAT'S called the bicycle brooch !,
the latest sporting emblem worn b,
wheelwomcn. Il Is made OF plain cold
with silver saddle and tires. Wheels
pedals, handle bgE and gear cases ar,
all holhded within. It's l inch almen
slons, white a tiampnd glitters In plac,
OF screw. The most sensible featur
Of this odd little ornament Is the s,rons
pin attachment, which insures its gtay.
ing where II is placed.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-29

Government a two-thirds majority is
required. Tho executive power Is yes
ted In the president. and In his default
In the yicc-president.
Two days later. the provisional gov
eminent was organized In accordance
with the constitutional provisions. Sc
nor Salvador Cisneros Betaneourt. ex-
Marquis OF Santa Lucia. was elected
president: Senor Bartolome Maso. vice
president: General Carlos Roloff. sccre-
tary OF war: Senior Rafael Portuondo
y Tamayo. secretary Of state; Senior
Severe Pima. secretary of the treasury
Senior Santiago J. Canlzares. secretary
OF the interior. General Maxine Co
mcz was confirmed as commander-ln-
chief, and General Antonio Macco ap-
pointed his lieutenant
In the month Of July. General Max
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Gomez should proceed with a small
force TO the province Of Puerto Prln-
cipe for the purpose Of thoroughly or
ganizing aud dlsciplining another army
corps while the Maoeos kept the Span
iards bug In Santiago. These and
other preliminary arrangements having
been effected. MART was about to return
to the United States. where his presence
was needed In order TO hasten the ship
ment OF military supplies. when on his
way to the coast, IN an encounter with
q body Of Spanish troops. he lost his
life on May 18Th. 1895.
Arms aud ammunition we're then.
have been since. and are yet at the
present time. the great want Of the
Cuban patriots. During the first four
months afier the outbreak scarcely any
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end in disaster and cause the sacrifice
Of many lives.
There was a man. however. who be-
licsed that Spain would never redeem
any pledge or fulfil any promise
made 10 the Cubans. and who, even
when Appearances. were MOST decelvlng
and when not n few were misled by
them. persisted IN 'caying to his com.
irymen You are losing your time
hoping against hope. Spain cannot give
what she do1s not possess. Your sal
walton must come from your own ef-
forte. Prepare. Tor the revolution Il
coming: Il Is Inevitable and You must
nog be caught unawares. This man
was Jose Marl, Al tho age Of hheen
years he had heon east Anto prison In
Havana and transported 10 the penal
colony OF Ccula IN Africa. After the
peace OF III Zanjop. in 1878. he was sci
NJ liberty and sent by his father. o
spaniard. TO. Madrid. whore he studied
law aud also ,thc charaoien Of spanish
public men. and The. social and polliical
,ondiiioaa o. ne peninsula.
Finals Marii thought ihai the opppf-
tnnlty 10 act lad come and Issued an
order fkine tho date "a Feb, 2i.S1how
we'll c6nsiderc,b aud timely his action
was. eyenls have fully shown. p
tho outbreak took place stimuli
taRqlRiy in the. eastern. ctntfaf and
western part Of the island hd' Ia tbs
two laiterdt was not successful The
arms AID ammunition inteQded FOR tlIe
patriots we're discovered and seized By
The government, and tho COMMUNICATING
more populated, more open, and Offer
ing. therefore. greater facilities Tor the
mobilization Of The Spanish troops. the
Guiana were compelled 70 seek safety
In dispersion. In the east, favored by
the mountains. and ENCOURAGED BY the
presence of two or three experienced
Leaders In whom the people bad coma
ecnce. tho patriots were able to hola
their ground, although In gteS, want OF
arms and ammunition; more. Trey we're
even able to obtalra some advantage
over small bodies ofsSranlsb troops
which they encountered. Bit the FIRST
month and'a halt VISA tlme Of great
uncertainty and anxiety .rbe little
band Of patriots. confined IN the interior
81 The country. aud unable 10 commu
nioate with the cities. were ignorant o.
what their frlenda were doing TO Fssist
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-29

Miss onlzzer-Do you believe all ,hs
dlsagreeable things you read In the
newspaptrs3 Miss Buzzbug-r do n
they are about people | know-Rox,
bury Gazette. -
Bills is 10 great trouble Whats
the maiter9" HE finds that botb
summer girls 10 whom he became en-.
gagged really meant marriage. Phil.
adelphia North American.
FRIENDSHIP has refused youP uis
L0rdship-Yes, bah Jovol She's 4
hoartless firt After leading me on IA,
six weeks she says she doesn't care
for title. anyway. Puck.
Don't look 40 glum. piIkerlon. M.
CHEEKY words-they cost nothing "
Cost nothingg II speak ten cheery
words to my wife. she asks me n,
some money. '-Chlcago Record
This Ia the day on which our hous,
Is TO burn down" "Graolousi wh.,
do you meanG" "why, bulldlnr' a.
ways burn down the day after ,hsI,
insurance has expired. "-chlcago
News.
Poor Young Man-why do you trea,
me so unklndlyl Fashionable cl,i-
Treat you unklndly2 Why. What A
you meant Haven't I told ron
wouldn't marry you3--somervllls
Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-29
To umI.s II.n cato walcr

There appears no longer to be room
for doubt that the street railways OF
Buffalo can be operated economically
and successfully with electricity gener.
ated by Niagara Falls. Under the con.
tract just closed. 1000 horse power Is
to be furnished, but preparations are
making 10 supply as high at 10000.
The success at Buffalo has given rise to
the suggestion that New York city
should utilize the water which now rune
as waste through Hell Gate 10 furnish
power. heat aud light for the city.
There is a considerable difference be.
tween the flow at Niagara and at Hell
Gate, but undoubtedly the latter nigh,
be utilized to advantage even though
the results were much smaller than al
Buffalo.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-29

hisA nsgrss to which Il May De Ia
proved

proved.
The question has hgan asked. Which
Of our senses is most capable OF Inn
provement? An English scientist says
probably the sense OF touch. Strictly
speaking. the senses arc capable rather
OF alteration aud specialization than OF
Improvement For instance. those wbs
have much 10 do In the open air becomt
immensely long-sighted: but this 10 alb
hormal.-and the increased superiority
IN one direction in compensated for by
inferlority In another. But there are
many trades which afford abundan
evidence that the sense OF touch. az ans
rate In certain directions. can be largely
developed. For instance. the connols
seur OF china relies much more on AZ
almost lmperceptlble difference Of feel
ing In the texture than in his eyes q
discover the genulnenoss OF any piece
The blind beggag can very soon discern
between different metals merely by
the sense OF touch. and. In fact. the edu.
cation Of the blind affords n remarka.
BILE instance Of the development OF this
sense. In certain manufacture the
skilled workman knows entirely by
this sense when a mixture has reached
the proper degree OF solldity or a mate
rial Is OF the right texture. and he re-
eeiyes very high wages by virtue OF
this sense alone. On the other hand
the sense OF smell and the sense OF
taste are, each OF them. blunted and
lose their finer perception II the same
object is frequently presented TO them
In every case. however. Il IL not the
general sense Of touch that Is improved
but a special excellence OF the sense.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-29

TO supply his men with arms and am
munition from the Spanish troops. and
In various bold and daring attacks sue
ceeded In capturlnga considerable num-
Der OF rides and cartridges. Probably
no less than one-half OF the Cuban
soldiers have been provided with arms
and ammunition thus obtained. The
spanlards. who have 80 frequently as
serted that the insurgents do not fight.
havenever explained how Spanish rifles
and cartridges have been transferred
to the Cubans.
Toward the end OF the month OF July
the expeditions commanded by Gene
rails Rolon. Sanchez and Rodriguez
landed In the province OF Santa Clara,
not far from Trinidad. and found the
people Of that part OF the island ready
TO join them. the revolutionary move
mont being thereby greatly strength
ened.
On April 10th Captain General Cal
leja, then In command. was succeeded
by Martinez Campos. who had come
over from Spain with thousands OF sol
diers, a score Of the best Spanish Cen
erals, unlimited powers and a good
supply OF money. Immediately after
taking charge Of the government OF the
island, he announced to the world that
the war would soon be over; but few
days after. better acquainted. perhaps.
with what he had TO face. he Informed
the omegoyernment tina, he had found
everything dlsorganlzed and In con-
fusion, and could not begin active oper-
ations until order had been re-esiab-
lished. This was equivalent TO confess
ing thrt nothing would be done until
the following November or December
as the rainy season was near az hand.
and It was not to be expected that he
would then begin his campaign. Mean
while easked for more renforcements.
and kept on travelling up and down the
Island. deyising and commencing va
rlous public works In order to give en-
ployment 10 the country laborers, as
one OF his theories Of the cause OF the
disturbance was lack OF occupation for
the lahorlng classes. In one OF his ox-
curslons along the coast. about tho
middle OF July. he decided to pass from
Manzanlllo 10 Bayamo with some four
thousand men. on the way. al Pera-
leios. he encountered General Antonio
Maceo and his army. and a bloody
battle was fought. The Spanish forces
were utterly routed: their General.
Santoscildes. was killed. and Martinez
Campos himself came very near falling
Into the hands OF the Cuban general.
This vas the first and the last attempt
Of General Martinez Campos to travel
by land in the eastern part OF the
island.
In September a convention OF dele
gates from the six provinces met at
Jimaguayu. in the Province OF Puerto
Principe. and on the 10th a provisional
constitution was adopted. Il Is a very
simple instrument. In the preamble
all political bonds between the people
Of Cuba and Spain are solemnly de-
clared 10 be dissolved, and the Republic
OF Cuba to be free and independent.
Then follow twoniy-four short articles.
The supreme power Of the Republic Is
vested In a council composed OF a presl-
dent ylce-presldent, and four secre-
tarles for the dispatch Of the business
OF war. Of he interior. OF foreign Affairs
and Of the treasury. and four assistant
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-29

The wife Of Louisiana farmer who
used china eggs for nest eggs lost one
several years ago. The other day she
discovered the egg in the weeds near
the house and around Il were the scat
tered bones that had once been the
skeleton Of a snake. The glazing was
gone from the egg. Evidently the ser
pent had swallowed the bogus egg. and
the failure to digest il had killed the
voraclous reptile,
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v ~ HNAa
Charles T siumcke o. Boston. has a
souvenir which he treasures beyond
price les. a relic Of the days OF 40 In
California, whom be. with thousands OF
romfadea,'suherci untold prIyatlons In
che search for gold. That De found a
portion at least OF VIVA, ae sought Is
evidenced by satin lined leather case
In Witch a carried what Is known
amoas the ploaeers az d "snag a $50
gold plene-made before the mint was
established. but sood money In those
days, because It's coinage was author
lied. Mr., Stumoke says that the piece
ot'money crude though It Is. has adj
Naheed.an yahies and Is now worth $40.
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TAg MuNlcIpAL AurAoRITY


The Mayor Mst the Indignant tom
miitee and Defined uis Owa Rights.
From the Detroit Free Press. a man
who had been mayor OF q small Town
largely through an accident OF politics
wss waited upon by a committee Of
moro or less indignant citizens. who
desired TO protest against his arbitrary
method Of conducting Affairs.
we represent the people," said a.,
Spokesman. and we think We ought Il
have more say IN running this place
You're only the mayor you know. We
didn't deed the town to you"
"Of course assontcd the ohcill. -
realize that the people have a rieht &c
some say. but az the same time when q
things done I'm the one that must &c
ahead and do H. The people could get
together and hold mas meetings and
boiler an doomsday. but that wouldn't
transact any business What DO you
WISE. anyhow"
What We principally want said
the spokesman, els 10 know who lsiun'
ming this town"
well. the mayor answered thought
fully. ITS a hard thing to say exactly
You know my wife. don't you?'
"Yos."
well. my wife ls woman hat has
rel own way now and then. Whom Il
'CmCf TO figuring out where the ~.
prcme authority In this community llei
you're liable 10 run mp against a good
deal o. confusion. You see. my wife
bofses me and the baby bosses MY wife
HUT | have a legal right to spank the
baby. 30 Il does seem kind o hard tc
tell exactly where the highest power
lie5 but there's one thing you'll b,
entirely safe In making a few friendly
bets on. and that is that Il never geis
outside OF the family for a minute.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-29
MARTIAL MUSIC.


nsr, ). an Esrlsua,ion Of Nov i,naps
soldiers
A question which has been agltaiiag
The military critics OF Europe Il ln
what way music assists the soldier o.
the march. an men, g s clalhed,
having any appreelatlos OF music feel
prompted to step ia time to a march
tune Music on the march therefore,
substitutes D new and pleasanter slim
ulus to cxeftiou for tho monotonous
and somewhat droary work Of Keeping
place In the ranks Il Is web kQown
that wCarlncss is. as a rule. more \
matter OF mlnd than OF body. and tat
the muscles OF the body do not tire
half 70 soon as the nerve centers which
move thom MaSS. by bringing
fresh nerve center INTO PLAY, viii often.
Il - held. Danish an sense OF weafi-
ness. and will .eYen sometimes aniorh
resi- TO the usual nerve center. so that
when The muslc ceases the SOLDIER feels
fresher than ~hn Il began. Why
meme limbs shonld tend to move 10
music no one knows. but l, IL practi-
caily fhe ame thing AZ dancing. aud
Il i believed % have &c 10 with the