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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-06
WHY IT DIDN'T OCCUR.

The nride Not citiEsn aud 80 NO II
cense Gould he Had.
Franklin NJ. Ediuger, a grocer AZ
iisik street, southwest, was headed
straight for the realms Of matrimonial
hiss one day recently and making rec
ord time until he reached the city nan
and applied for license. says the
washington Post. There he took SUD
den header into an abyss OF despair
and iS-year-old Lena Jobst was sheu-
ding tears that night. These young
neople had talked the matter over ana
arranged for a quiet little wedding 10
which their friends were to be invited
The irrespective hridegroom's face wore
n radiant smlle a. he bounded into the
clerks Office. It was all right-he was
2s and Lena was rs; he was quite sure
ahe was is and would be ~ In Deeem-
her He was citizen OF the United
statea ne told the clerk. and then the
clerk said
ia Lena a citizen, tool"
That struck the applicant as rather a
GOOD Joke. and he laughed and said ne
would tell Lena when he went home
hut the clerk finally convinced Frank
lin that he was thoroughly In earnest;
that Il was necessary to swear Lena
was a citizen. Well. the man who was
irving 10 become benedict said he did
NO, know. Lena had been brought to
| The United States by her parents when
she was 2 years old. Was her father
naiurallsedY Didn't know that, either
nc father was dead and they could moi
ask him.
"wen. that settles H." the clerk oh
seryed u am afraid We can't do any
thing for you The law, enacted by tn
last congress, says;
"'No license for any marriage shat
hereafter be issued to which any oiti
sen OF foreign country shall be
marty until a minister or a consul rep
resentlng such foreign country In tn
United states shall certify that N
conditions to the validity Of the mar
rage laws OF such country shall hay
been complied with.
And that is why a certain weddln
announced 20 take place In sout
washington society has been declare
on. Il would. no doubt. puzzle a fol
elgn minister or consul 20 End on
whether Lena Johsi complied iull
with an the marriage laws OF German
and lived up 10 them strictly to n
, time she was 2 years old so there
, really nothing left for this couple
/ do but get married somewhere else.
/ was some time before the clerk eoul
mako franklin believe that the la
could In any way prevent his marTl
, ing Lena. but when he thorough
erasped the situation he expressed a
opinion Of the whole law-makin
power Ia language almost stron
enough 10 change the marriage req
latlons without tie Intervention OF col
. | rrCeg
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-06
ANOTHER SEA SERPENT.
Sighted on Horned and Was Won
der

Sighted on Horned and Was a Won
der
Capt. Peabody OF the big Portland |
packet Tam O. shantcr brings to port /
the latest tale Of the sea serpent which |
was sighted on Borneo. and. accord /
ing TO the estimate u that officer, was
about 100 feet long. says ;hc New York
Tribune. II appeared In the midst
Of a hold OF snakes covering an extent
OF about fifty milea. through Which tae
packet made It's way Ike the ship OF
the ancient mariner amid. the serpcnts
OF the silent. mysterious sea Of which
the poets leEcrintion 20 not more lurid
than that which Capt. Peabody applies
to the waters on Bornoo The rest Of
the snakes were Of varying magnitude,
but mono OF them came near the dimen-
sions OF the greater one. which outran
an precedent. making the biggest OF
those described by Bishop Pontopid-
dian seem small In comparison. its
diameter In the middle was apparently
about ten feet, iapering on toward both
] fAuhs ANf NNdN hNtAb VI AAN nlA' VI ~
New Orleans molasses hogshead and
the tail fattencd into an instrument
OF propulsion. giving Il any rate Of
speed which occasion required. Il was
covered with large. thick scales and
its color above the water line was q
mixture OF yellow aud green. blending
underneath In a tint resembling that
OF a Long Island squash. Il happened
along Just In time TO witness con-
dict between a gigantic shark and an
equally colossal alligator. which Il
brought 20 conclusion by seiKinl
the former and biting Il entirely In
two, swallowing the section which con
talned the vanqulshSd alligator ant
closing a competitive dietary Incident
which would have attracted attention
anywhere. No such thrilling tale o
this marvellous ophldlan has been 10
hoarsed Within memory and the origin
al Tam O Shnnter. whose name IN
discovering vessel bears. could not II
his most rapt visionary mood hav
seen bigger or more voraclous one
Explorers OF serpon, lore oaEht L
take ship ior BorHco without, delay
they think thai the captain haa becl
telling a straiEh, story. II Is an OK
{ citing one. az any rate, and tho habitus
ocean snake which appears IN our waite
is a moie worm 10 comparison.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-06

smooth. oiled journals. II It should
be found that head winds prevent a
high rate OF speed the square end Of
the car can be narrowed to a point SO
as to afford as little wind resistance as
possible. The axles are all short. ihe
longest not exceeding twenty-four
inches In length The sweep OF a
large wheel does not pound any UNI
even place on the rail with that force
that a small wheel does. and, as Il COW
ers a broader space. Is not so apt to
break q frosty rail.
In case a wheel or axle should break.
which would have a tendency TO let the
cars fall. there are arranged a series Of
shoes. groovod on the inner side. to
center on the rails These shoes are
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-06

The car II used on a single rail. ele-
waited upon posts. which are connected
near their tops by beams. or stringera,
and are brsoed with truss rods. On
each side OF this row Of posts Is placed
guide rail, the bearing surface OF
which Is placed at right angles with
tho face OF the top rail.
For passengers the car has one row
OF double seats next TO the windows.
and the aisle. or passageway, Is next
10 the inner wall. The car is practl-
cally two cara. one Of which travels on
either side OF the rail. They are
Joined BY a bridge. or cupola. AT the
center. The trucks, with two wheels
each. are placed one before the otheI
behind the bridge. These main carry
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-06

Steam power can he used on roads o.
this description II Il is desired, but II
ia especially designed for electricity
rs n motive power. In cities Il Is pro-
posed to elevate the road to a sufficient
height to clear all vehicles and leave o
free roadway beneath. In the country
however. II viii only be necessary 70
elevate the road to a sufficient height
TO clear the ground. and az crossings
where the elevation can be made rum
Client to allow teams to pass beneath
the rail. The FIRST cost OF such a road
will be somewhat greater than the or
binary road. but the inventor says q
will be cheaper In the end. as ther'
win be no constant repairs for roadbeS
or keeping the track clear. ~
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-06

ing wheels are double-nanged, the
space between the hanges being some
what wider than the face OF the rail.
Underneath the car on each side are
two guide wheels. which stand at right
angles with the upper wheels and run
upon the two lower guide rails, the
purpose being to steady the side mo-
ton OF the car These guide wheels
rress firmly upon their respective
rails. but are provided with short,
strong springs In their boxes, 50 as to
allow them to yield slightly in round
ing curves. In this device the horl-
zontel wheels underneath the body OF
the car. running on the guide rails.
cary the load around a curve With
scarcely any friction except that Of
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-06

A ONE-RAIL RAPID TRANSIT ROAD.


fastened to yokes, and they side all the
time a short distance above the rail.
In case Of any settling the shoe would
contact with the rail. and, in addition
TO supporting the car In It's proper po-
sition. would serve as an automatic
brake to 'slow up" the motion OF the
car. Electricity Is the motive power
Of this single track car the rotary en-
CINE and motor being just above the
single rail and between the two sides
OF the car. The wheels OF this oombin-
alton car can be made three times as
large AZ the ordinary engine wheels,
and consequently the same number OF
revolutions which carry the present
engine at the rate Of Fifty miles an hour
will carry this ear 80 miles an hour.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-06

A Minneapolis man fell in love with
a Chicago woman after reading In a
newspaper symposium her Ideas Of
what a husband should be. The odi-
tors Of the city are already expecting
to put In an extra department for the
receipt Of mail 10 accommodate the
other Chicago ladies who have a few
ideas Of their own about prospective
husbands. Il Is even feared that some
poor. discouraged little maiden on the
unmentionable side Of so may IL
driven to the extreme Of saying that
her ideal man may smoke in the parloi
and come TO the breakfast table In hi'
shirt sleeves II only he will hurry NJ
to provide the parlor and the breakfast
table before the winter sets In.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-06

A novelty In the extension Of the
telephone. introduced In San Francis
CO. may be called a kitchen telephone
service. For ff,y cents per month the
local company win supply an instru-
meat by which orders may be given to
the butcher. grocer or other tradcsmen'
but through which no return answer
caa be received. A further concession
Il 10 allow communication with one
ether subscriber. but any other COM
munlcation must pc at the rate Of ave
cents per call. rhe limit upon The
feryice makes g Improbable thai any
more thsn twocal3 \ day VIII be made
and these can Be provided y tns ~ J.
rate. 4 Is irfrrr ta-1 eas .-1..-s =
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-06
Two Novel raraehutss.

An Italian aeronaut, named Capazza,
has invented two balloon attachments,
which are said TO have fully realized
the expectations formed Of them. The
one is an enormous parachute stretch
ed over balloon. and the other fold
ed, inverted parachute, which immedi-
ately acts as huge air brake and eff
fectually retards progress.
On the other hand should the air yes
sci explode through expansion, FIRE or
any other cause, the top parachute
comes into action and a descent may
be made without the slightest ineon-
venience
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-06

A railroad system that on q single
rail- with single cars. combining On
CINE, passenger coach and baggage car
rier, will travel with the swiftness Of
the wind. Is the curious invention OF
a man In Wyoming. II Is no mere
theory planned on paper simply TO Gre
ate wonder and be Of no practical use.
William +. shaffer has patented his
idea and has a model road In fun work.
ing order near his home. This very
unique railway Is designed to carry
passengers. mail and express matter
between populous points, particularly
In crowded cities. taking the place OF
the present elevated railroad end at
tanning a speed heretofore une1uaued
BY any railway train.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-06

Friends Of Rockford college. a col
lege for young women In Rockford,
Illinois, and OF the University OF Wis
consin. have contributed funds for a
fellowship In economies for the COM
ing year. 10 be held by graduate OF
Rockford college desiring TO carry on
graduate studies In the school Of eco
nomica. political science and history
of the University OF Wisconsin. The
faculty Of the university voted TO rec
ommend Miss Mary A. Sabin for this
fellowship and she has now been duly
elected BY the regents. Miss Sahin
was graduated from the seminary
course Of Rockford college i've or siX
years ago: she studied at Smith college
subsequently,. and then went back &C
Rockford where she took her degree
this year.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-06

In a recent letter Or. George Ebera'
the famous German Egyp;ologlst, thus
sums up his life: Next March shall
be sixty years OF age, and have loved
much, erred much. borne much and
worked much" The humility Of the
rreatscholar finely illustrates the truth
that profound knowledge and AFRO
ennce are not necessarily allied. as un-
thinking and unlearned people often
imagine lie who Is most learned Is
apt 10 be the most eager and modest
learner.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-06

The Chinese province. Manchurla.
which came into prominence during the
late Chlnese-Japanese war. appears TO
be recovering rapidly from the effects
Of the recent war. Mr.. Hosie. consul
al Niuchwang. reports that he had a
recent opportunity Of visiting Kirln.
the central province of Manchuria, and
nothing surprised him more than the
magnlfcence OF the agricultural area
through which he passed In this jour
ney Of over $50 miles. The country re-
sembled very much the plains OF Cana
da, with here and there touch Of the
rolling lands OF the northeast OF Scot
land. There were no small cultivated
matches, as In southern and central
China; fields on a gigantic scale every
where met the eye. Scarcely a piece
Of waste land was 20 be seen. H'
mentions the an but incredible volum'
Of trade that was being carried OF
along the main roads. and the groa
impetus which the japanese occupa
ton Of the Laotong peninsula gave q
the development Of the more northerl
districts Of Manehuria, Russian ex
plorlng parties have been trayersinl
the province. and an American AM
German firm have established agcn
clcs.n
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-06

The most famous clown IN America,
Austln B. crary. famous for the "Hey
Rube" expression and his donkey and
cart performances In Barnum's and
other circus shows. has gone mad. He
talks ineesEantly. saying that the fact
Of having had to act crazy for twenty
I'VE years has resulted In his really be-
coming crazy. As he was being taken
70 the asylum In Clncinnatio he ex-
planned to the keepers his plan for ar
ranging matters that all actors might
be paid $50 a day and all other persona
So { week.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-06
A Tree with a story.

A Norrldgewock Me) farmer enter
tanned 100 friends the other day, the
table for the collation. being set under
a willow tree which has an Interesting
story. The day after President Lin
coin was assassinaied the farmer
Glanced To be three miles from home,
and. 10 assist him IN his walk across
lots cut a willow limb, which he used
for a cane. AS he climbed the fence
into his yard he stuck the cane" into
the ground. top end down. It took root
and grew, as willows often do, and to-
day Is large tree. covering a space
afy-two feet in diameter.-Ne York
Tribune,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-06

A Philadelphia boy smoked cigar
cites on a wager. against time. Il took
him only half an hour to absorb pois-
on enough to Kill him. He died IN .
few hours. Death followed as surely
as II a deadly weapon had been used.
Il Is none the less suicide when a fatal
result follows a longer use Of cigarettes.
Such suicides are not rare. Insane asy-
huns and graves bear witness to the In
sldious and destructive power OF this
habit.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-06

A queer insurance case ia now before
the Vienna courtS A young artillery
officer became engaged 10 n young
woman with a dowry OF 100000 der
inc. and In order 10 make the marriage
possible had hrst TO settle with his
creditors This he did by inurlng his
lie for 100000 forlns and raiaing tho
money he needed on the insurance
The engagement. however, was brok-
en- OF. wheroupon tho oficer blew his
brains out and the companies refuse TO
pay on the ground that he contem-
plated suicide whea he took on; hl1
pOlicies
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-06

Edlson's new telephone, a sample Of
which he had given to Ii Hung Chang.
does away with the receiver and per-
mits a business man 10 carry on a con-
versation at a distance OF few feet
from the instrument. which Is placed
against the wall Of a room, without
leaving his desk or touching the in
slrument, which works automatically.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-06

The weeping tree OF the Canary
islands Is one Of the wonders Of plant
life. 1t IL OF the laurel family, and
rains down eopious shower Of water
drops from It's tufted foliage. This
water Is often collected at the foot Of
the tree and forms kind Of pond,
from which the inhabitants OF the
nelghborhood can supply themselves
with beverage that Is absolutely
fresh and pure. The water comes out
OF the tree itself through innumerable
little pores situated at the margin OF
the leaves. II issues from the plant as
vapor during the daytime when the
heat Is sufficiently great to preserve Il
in that condition, but in the evening
when the temperature has lowered very
much. a considerable quantity of II Il
cxuded In the form Of liquid drops ;ha
collect near the edgesof the leaves Until
these members 30 bend down undel
their Increasing weight as 20 pass. fo
them. the limit OF the angle Of repose
when the tears tumble OF on the groun'
below In a yeritable shower.-Londol
Mail.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-06

introduced for the purpose OF edu-
eating the householder as TO the ad-
vantage and convenience OF the tele-
phone. with the expectation that the
trial will lead TO a demand for the I'M
limited service at the higher rate
Boston Tranacrlnt.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-06

AZ an indication OF what Is possible
h the way OF fruit raiding In Illinois
we read with interest that a second
crop Of Strawberries Is being gathered
end sent TO market from the neighbor-
hood OF Alhambra, New Douglas, Be-
thalto and Alton. A second crop OF
peaches has also been picked, and cher
~ and apple trees are In blossom for
a second crop.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-06
InlrI.

Imp once meant q child. Shakes
peare, speaking Of The children IN tho
tower called them lmps Jeremy Tay-
Tor, In one Of his sermons. speaks Of
tho beautiful lmas that sang hossanas
10 the Savior IN the lsiap,A"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-06

Being smothered In the perfume OF
ylole,s came near being the fate OF
Actress Sadie Connolly OF New York
last week. A California admirer sent
her 5000 ylolets. She put them In her
bedroom. closed the doors and next
morning was discovered unconscious.
Being cut flowers and In the process OF
decay. they added to the earboni' acid
Of the room and helped TO asphyxiaie
the sleeping woman. She was thTeat-
ened with a violent death.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-06

Mary d. Myers, n wealthy widow q
Fort Wayne. Ind. has sued William II.
Decamp. a barbershop owner for
breach Of promise and 5000 damages.
In her complaint the plaintiff alleges
that Decamp not only won her heart
and affections. but At different times
borrowed sums Of money. aggrogadng
5000. Her heart Is broken. and u
seems that her fortune escaped a slmi'
lar fate by a close shave
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-06

A man in Bridgeport. Conn. working
on the roof OF a house. fell to the
ground. a distance OF over 100 feet,
striking on a stone sidewalk. and har-
ring a slight injury TO one ankle. e.
Gaping without any disastrous results
He was not even unconscious when
picked up. and he returned TO work
again the same afternoon. He wa
white tooi
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-06
Thnt .Inrfnl FenIInr

with the exhllaratlng sense Of renewed
health and strength and internal clean
illness. which follows the use Of Syrup Of
Figs, Il unknown 20 the few who have
not progressed beyond the old-tlmo
medicines and the cheap substitutes
sometimes offered but never accepted
By the well-lnformod,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-06

Imagine In these pinehlng tines a
:aausoleum costing siOoOO0l Thato
the kind Of a one John Aaekay. tho
rich California mine owner. 10 about
TO erect over the grave OF his son In
New York. It's a good deal Of money
TO put into marble and onyx these
DAYS. isn't n?
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-06

Bluely's impecunlous brother writes
that he Is In hard lines now aud that
he deserves something better because
for every hair In his head hc has done
some generous and expensive act"
Hes the same cultivated rascal
The fellow Is Us bald az a door knob"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-06

Il Il said that there is one. and only
one work extant written in the Ian
guage In which the Savior commonly
spoke. The authority for this state
ment Is Doctor Meyer OF the University
OF Bonn, who has made a special study
OF tho question. The work 10 known as
the Jerusalem Talmud," and It was
written in Tlberlas in the third century
after Christ. According to this author
lty. Jesus spoke a Galilean dialect 81
the Aramaic tongue. The Aramaic II
one Of the Semitic family Of languages
a sister tongue Of the Hebrew. Ara
malc was at one period the languas'
Of business intercourse between syri'
and the countries farther east.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-06

Never say one word again rejecting
on the honesty Of the servant girl. A
traveller left 500 In his room at a
hotel IN Brockvllle, Ontario. Tho
chambermaid found Il, and the tray-
elcr got Il the next day by expresA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-06

with an ordinary steel pen and with
an, the aid OF a glass. Miss Frances Ia
sayette Of san Francisco. has written
? 5sS words on a postal card. a cur
sorry glance at the card reveals nothing
hu, 4 shaded surface. but BY placing
n under a microscope the writing
looms up with surprising disiinctness
and one wonders how the feat can pos
slbly have been performed.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-06

"supposlng." remarked the man who
wears glasses and talks at random,
that we were to have war---"
Were not going to have any such a
thing" replied Koener.
But supposing We should. What
seems a misfortune would become an
advantage. II we should have a war /
wouldn't 90 because I'm too near
sighted"
Il wouldn't 20. either. I'm too far
sighted. Washington Star.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-06

While william Calllson. a s,ookman
OF Versailles. Mo-. stood watching a
FIRE In 81 Louis. someone crushed
against him. cut his pocket and got
away with 5000. II you have much
money In your pocket don't watch hrei
N 50. louie.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-06

~. oeer one Hundred Dollars Reward
Far anv case OF Cntarrh that cannot 10
cured 81 Halls catarrh cure. -. n
~ j. CHENEY a CO. frops., Tolen9' ~
We. the underSlgaed, have known H.. u. =.
f,ben.,, Tor fhe last rs ycau and believe
~. ,srrfeetlv honorable m All cuisines.
transsetiona and financially able 20 caiis
e,,t any utilization made by their htin.
Walding. Kinnan a Marvin Nho'''
Druggists, Toledo. o., - ,..,.-..t,,
.csing dlrertly upon the blood and mueeu.
snrfaeeg of the system. Price, ieg w
| bSttie. Sold by all Druggists. 4eA'liH0'
malls free.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-06

"Johnny." asked his teacher. what
mus, We DO before our slas esn be for
Ei,Snf" "sln," ,srilcl sohnny. -Ros-
ton Beacc~
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-06

n women were as pleased 20 eco
each other rs they pretend 20 be- what
an amount OF happiness a sewing cir
Gle would contain.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-06

The man who lets his troubles con-
troll his mouth IL a heavy addition 70
the troubles OF other people.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-06

II Hung Chang likes as. but he walt
Cd until he was safely on the other
side before he ventured to say 30.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-06

There are people Of such intense per
fonallty that they imagine others are
interested In the fact that they arise
early In the morning.