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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-08
WAS DANTE AIuNArIc7
FRET Lombroso Thinks He Was Subject
~ Hnilepttr Attaeit.

10 Epileptio Attacks
And now Prof. Lombros0 has stirred
a hornets nest about his ears. They
are vigorous and indicative hornets.
for they have boiling In their veins
the proud hot blood OF the Latin races.
quick To resent an insult that Is d.
rccted against themselves or against
any object OF their affection and es-
teen.
Lombroso says that Dante was mere
~ crank. a unaiic, an epileptlc.
whose visions arose not from an ar
dent and piercing imagination but
from disordcred brain.
II Dante were indeed an eplleptic he
Is only one OF many Of the master
minds Of the world similarly afflicted
We need 30 no farther than Shakes
peare to find that Julius Caesar had
the falling sickness" So. according
10 excellent authority. had Napoleon
and Mahomet Aud II Dante was
insane Is Il not general
Idea that genius and insanity
are closely akin? There Is hard
ly any couplet In literature so
hackneyed as Dryden's-
Great wit Is sure to madness near
allied
And thin partitions do their bounds
divide"
asked DR.. Cyrus Edison what he
thought OF this theory. lie agreed with
II In substance. though he objected to
the phraseology. lie thought that
Maudsley's dictum confused cause and
effect.
"On this subject" he said, Il have
thought and written a good deal. The
oyersiimulaiion Of the brain. brought
about by our high pressure civilization
Of today "a fruitful source Of ner-
vous dlsorder-of insomnia, neuralgia
and hystoria. The development OF
brain and nerves goes on at the ox-
pense OF the body. Especially is this
true OF children. Their bodies arc
ovcriaxed In order to develop their
brains The nourlshment which
should be distributed over bodily end
mental organs alike Is all diverted
TO the brain.
Children become abnormally pre-.
cocious. They burn with an over.
bright fire that soon consumes them
My advice has always been. build ~
the body first and foremost; let IN,
building Of the brain be secondary
consideration, Then body and hraiI
will be developed on normal and healthy
lines. There may be less hectl,
brllliancy, less OF what We call genius
but there will more OF the robust an,
dominating force which makes a man
power for good an instrument {,
achieve solid happiness and substantial
progress both for himself and for hi
ncighbOr"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-08
AN ENGLISH PAPER.
Urges the nritlsh to Bs Pair Toward
the UoerA

the Hoer-
The Dutch stock Is. we know. sturdy
and endurlng-so sturdy and so endur-
ing that to this hour the descendants
of the Dutch who settled In New YORK
are conscious OF a shade OF difference
between them and New Englanders ana
regard that diflerensmWith certain SELF
esteem. says the 81 htor.
They are. they think. not only more
solid but better principled than the
families around them Nevertheless
the extraordinary. to us We viii rank
ly confess unaccountable, absorbing
force Of the English has given them the
controlling power In New York. as IN
all America north OF Mexico, ana IN
spite OF the yastness OF modern emlgra-
lions that power will probably always
remain In their hands A new type oil
man arises. dlstlntlyely American but
II is as vain to say that he Is not IN
all essentials English as to say that the
Saxon at home has not prevailed over
every other element In the population
We expect to see the process repeated
In South Africa. but We can see no
reason why Il should not be peaceiul
or why. when the united dominion IL
formed. as II will be formed. the diner
ent states should all enter Il on exactly
the same conditions. Scotland does not
live under our laws nor In Germany
have Bavaria and Wurtomberg precise
ly the same position. What the british
people have TO do Is to see that the
history OF the new people which Is De-
ing born and which Is already tainted
by the presence Of black race ana the
lerceness which Is generated In the
dominant caste by black resistance
/ should not be further tainted elthel
by militarism or by pecuniary corrup
ton. There has been too much Nlo'
loncc. sometimes just. sometimes I'M
Just, In the history Of South Africa
and II the British people Is to extend
Us sovereign protection over the whol'
rogion-as Il did virtually when II re-
solved to forbid German troops to lane
In Delagoa bay-it must extend als'
the Pax Britannica. the regime OF law
/ instead OF willfulness. under which ma
lions grow screnely up 10 their destined
height. The Beers must be persuaded
or compelled to accept that regime JUS
as much as the English and the native.
but they do not seem unwilling; the,
have behaved during the recent occur
ionces IN a more than civilized manner
and II they are willing there is no rea
son Why within the regions given then
by treaty, they should be prematurell
or roughly deprived Of their ascend
oncy. II will depart In good time al
the ascendency Of the ten-pounderi
within these islands did.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-08
HOME TRUTHS.
which u WIN lie TO Your Interest 10
Road

Young man, We would take a little
Of the conceit out Of you. says the
New York Mercury. Don't think that
the girl you intend leading TO The al
tar Is marrying you for love. cause it's
not so-she's marrying you because
she's dislnclIned, to provide herself
with board and lodging Tor The rest
Of her days
The man who howls bccaus, hos rot
IAN aching heart" Is an migrate. II
he'd got an aching tooth one that
ached In real eanest-he might have
something 10 holler about.
Darcsay you think ita a real sood
thing to be alive? And yet the very
happlcst time you have is when you're
fast asleep and have forgotten every
thing.
You cant put an old head Oh young
shoulders and you shouldn't put Kids
toys on people old enough 10 be bald.
After n man has reached the aye OF
whlskcrs whether he's got any or not
he shouldntappcar In thes,rcets clad
In knickcrbuckcrs.
BE modest like The violet Reflect
that Il isn't a mans good qualities that
get him into swell society. It's the
deuced scarcity Of men.
You needn't go and hunt an over
for Il. but should Il como your way
you may solacc yourself with the re-.
Election twhilc poulilclng the damaged
spots with vinegar and brown napcrl
that there's a good deal OF similarity
between a man and q carpet either
hurts Tor a good beating occasionally
Remember that you're never too biz
to learn. Every night before a certain
Millionaire lays his head upon his pill.
low he has learned some new way
OF making an absurd spectacle Of him'
self.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-08

The preiensions Of lanatlus Kojollek
4 Chicago youth. to an exclusive posses.
zion Of bis satanic maio8;y and the con-
ioQuent citation OF his neighbora must
be shattered by the reports from New
York, where a hysterical school girl
saw tho individual in person. There
he Is" she Is said to have shriekod.
md In the subsequent panic among her
fellow pupils nothing could have been
1ore fitting than the fore,hought Of an
qually hysterical bystander. who sent
IN a fire call. The fre department ar
lived quickly. but found nothing 10
put out. the director general OF the
-roaiost confagration on or under the
srth having presumably removed his
aiming material presence to a less wat.
ry locality. This Is not the frst New
York school TO have received this She
lie visitation. and until Master Kojo.
TEX shall add more corro5orative evi.
lence 70 his limited manifestations the
particular satan he thinks he has en-
ertained must be set down as an inter.
.opor, to put Il mildly.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-08

An actor recently found himself
stranded lu q Western c..y without even
the whorcwithal 10 purchase a meal.
re went 10 the landlord and offered 10
entertain the guests v.:h Rotations
n he could be supplied wi,h a square
meal. This WIS arrted TO by the land
lord. and the acior man was ushored
into the parlor where the guests were
assembled. lie rave several readings
Ia clever style. but did not seem TO
catch on. gnd h1wlrg himself ont told
Che landlord OF DE failure 90 please
Tac latter, tclrg q sood-nlturcl guy
told him Dr. should have h!s meal not
wilasandlug his failure. and he was
escorted 20 the dlnlne-rcom. Feeling
o fgCat deal better si.er a GOOD, square
meal. De egain entered the parlor and
said 90 She quests:
"ladiC7 and gentlemen. as ! failed
20 please you WITH my rccitations. /
vul now try a little logcrdcmaln.
Would any one here Ike To- see tho
Lodl?'
Yes" was tho answer from an
"Thon 10 TO HI" said the actor
ard De lowed hinlclf Out.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-08

plc,ely lost his head, refr.inCd from
disclosing his Identity un'il DIS cou-
panlcns had bocl committed Cor trial.
when ne himself had undergone the
bubble lgnominy OF lCirg placed
IN the prisoners dock. ON the assur-
ance given by the German g'ypanc.;
that LyBar should be severely pun
ished. he was turned over TO the CIR
lassy and by the latter % three ohi-
cials OF the Berlin police. who too
him back with them 10 Germany On
arriving there he wgs at once placed In
an insane asylum. ON the plea THAI be
was domented. and his name was re-
moved from the roster OF the dipl,-
matte service as wen as from that Of
the army.
Three months later u wss an
bounced In an the papers that he hal
died while under restraint ana ais
name. after being cited IN tac ncero-
logical appendix ct the "Almanaca do
Gotha." disappeared from that golden
book OF the European nobility a
colin purportiug to contain his rc-
maine was placed Ia the family vault
and his widowed mother. after mourn.
ing for her son. lied about six months
later. d is believed. from a hrosca
heart In consequence OF his lofs.
Now comes ;hc news that hc is alive
and we'll. living on the fat OF the land
and enjoying himself 60 his hearts
cOntoat Ia Florence The inicrca,c is
/ that the German authorities have con-
nlycd az a deception particularly grew
some In character which has found SO
counterpart, on several occasions IN
England. the most notable instance
being that Of the uncle Of the present
luke OF Newcastle.
Tho latter got mixed mp In scrapc
Of the same Kind rs Count Guido ly-
nar. and having been nlaccd on trial
along with his friends. Boullon and
Parke was ahou, 20 be- convicted.
when the announcement of his death
was made aud h. was INFERRED with
much pomp and ceremony IN the vaults
Of the ducal house OF Newcastle, Yet
a few months later he was recognized
In New York. where he spent the 70
malnder Of his life, bearing the name
OF mfr. Simpson" lie used to haunt
the restaurants and saloons around
Union and Madison squares and spent
long time IN one Of the metropolitan
hospltals. thanks TO an accident which
occurred 10 him on his passage to this
country.
Then there u the case Of The late
eafl og Aslesfoga. who, having BEEN
forced 70 sspairiaie hin'seii iienl 81.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-08

People when once addicted to q
habit" remarked a member OF the
Southern Athletic club. find It OK
tromely difficult to break away oven II
they would 4 friend OF mine. who d
a prominent dealer IN hides and cattle
produce. doing business on South Pc
tiers street. Is absolutely a slave to the
habit OF wearing roses In his button
hole. have known him for a number
OF years, yet during the entire period
Of our acquaintance have never seen
him without the customary noscgay on
the lapel OF his coat Il he loses ono
he hunts o florists shop and buys an
other. Winter or summer lt b. tho
same thing when / twiiicd him about
Il he said that he had worn rosehudl
so long that De could not transact hii
business or fetl comfortable unless the
posy was In his hu.lonholc. Ills father
had done the same thing Lei0rc him
and In addition tO thls. he, nly hiCnl
often found Il impossible 10 sleep un-
less vase Of roses was on the table
In his room at night. He Is an ahao.
lutc rosebud GCnd."-Ncw Orlcani
Times-DemocraL
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-08

A correspondent says that Australia
Is a paradise for tramps They COM
prise about one-quarter OF the popula.
ton. and spend their life travelling
from one little colony or station. as Il
is called. TO another The name sun
dover Is applied to them for the reason
that the suns setting Is a signal for
their coming. The stations being 30
far aparl-twonty or thirty miles, or
even more-t the people have not the
heart to send them adrift to the bush
TO go hungry for the night. and they
are recognized as a necessary evil. The
well-to-do farmers have usually a
travellers hut" and regular rations
are served out to these wayfarers. q
pound Of the inevitable mutton. a pan
nikin or dlppor OF -four. the water BAG
renllcd and bunk for the night
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-08

J. c. Monaghan. United States Con.
sui at Chemni,z. In a report to the
state department, writes; There "a
now no doubt that New England apples
are welcome In the markets OF Ger
many. Here they have no apples TO
compare with our Rhode Island green
lngs. the baldwin, russell, and north
en spy. The Germans are very fond
OF apples. Their physicians recon-.
mend them as a most heallhml ar
tlcle OF diet But their best apples
are by no means as good as the worst
We produce. There is no reason why
each year should not see US sending
millions OF dollars worth where We
only send thousands. A little expert.
mcnting. with careful noting OF re.
suits, will certainly reward the mor.
chants for their trouble. Boston
Baltimore. New York. Philadelphia
IN fact. all our Atlantic cities, whence
fast freight steamers cross TO England
and the ontlnent-should do a good
business IN this branch. All that Is re.
luired is a little enterprise to put
them IN the shops and a little energy
with which 10 push them.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-08

IN exchange says that a boy can sit
on sled ELS inches square. lied 10 a
Sea moving clgh; miles an hour. but
can't $50 on q sofa five minutos for a
dollar \ man WIN slt on an inch
losrl and tain politics Tor three hours.
pat hlm IN church pow Tor forty min
uios. Do gets nervous, twists and turns.
and socs 20 sleep Man viii pouch his
checks With llthy tobacco. juice ruas
down his chin. feels good; but a hair
In the butter Kills him. lie stays out
tlll midnight. wife don't know where
he Is. comes home when he pleases.
but u meal " ~ ready Just on time.
pcu,s. frowns anA says unprctty things
Womanklnd.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-08

been met. very much alive and In nne
condition, at Florence. where he Is now
living without the slightest attempt
10 conceal his Identity. says the New
York Journal. In order TO appreciate
the sensation caused throughout Ger
many by this announcement It Is nee
,ss,r ~ to state that the count, a major
ilc crack regiment OF the Guard du
Corps. decorated with almost every or
Ter OF Europe. possessed OF an inde-
pendent fortune OF $4,000 a year and
celebrated as the handEomest man OF
ais corps, was arrested by the English
police In London on a horrible charge
while occupying The post charge
i'affairs Of the German emperor.
what rendered the matter worse
vas that the late Emperor Frederick.
II the time crown prince, was. with his
-onsor;. In London az the moment and
had TO bear the full brunt Of the scan
lal. Had Count Lynar given his name
and quality TO the police when ar
rested he would AZ once have been set
At liberty and steps would have been
taken to hush mp this scandal a8 have
been so many others during the pres
pnt century the authorities being
aware Of the complications that are
created by the arrest OF foreign dip
lomat. But Lynar. who had COM
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-08

For several weeks a protracted meet
Ing has been In progress at Fillmore
Cllslon county. Ind. under the dirce-
lions OF Mrs. Morshon. and among the
converts was Newton Sheets. who final
~ proiessed sancilhcation. Sunday. one
week ago. Sheets declared that he
would neither eat nor sleep till Nathan
Rodenberger. friend. was converted.
and during the FIRST few days he spent
the time almost necessarily In prayer
Tor him. Rodenberger was obduratc,
and refused to be- converted. and final
~ sent Sheets word that he might rs
well have his grave dug Sheets grew
thinner and thinner, and Rodenberger
more and more stubborn. On Sunday
night sheets abandoned hls self allot-
ted sacrifice OF food and sleep and gave
Il up as a bad Job Sunday night he
Went to sleep from sheer exhaustion.
and on Monday supplied the wants OF
the inner man.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-08

The fool Joker Is almost as danger
Gus as the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
gun. A good heavy club or well-seas-
oned az handle kept handy is an excel
lent joke cure. A few nights ago few
girl students Of the Ohio normal uni
verslty At Ada BACKED their faces,
dressed In mems attire. and entered the
room OF Miss Kuhns, a student She
was 80 badly frightened she is not ex-
pecled % live.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-08

tore on the lett arm OF Mr.. Dychcs.
The wife rushed to her husbands aid.
only to be Knocked over by another
sweep OF the animals tail. She fell
near her mangled husband. and with
great presence OF miud pulled a pistol
from hi8 pocket ana fred bullet after
bu'e, into the allgator's open mouth.
At last a bullet touched a vital spot
and toe alligator aiol a. its Jaws were
c,osuF ou the pu,ky woman's arm It
wss feared az first that the husband
might die from loss OF blood and
saaeE, but late reports represent the
couple ns setting on very wcll.-From
the New York world.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-08

Famine "a dclolatlng portions OF
China Tonquln has alwaya been re-
-aried as the most prosperous province
Of the Tlowosy kingdom. but las, year
irouih cut short the haryolls. Moth
'n ere Offering their children Tor sale
,or something 90 eat 40 Hanoi q
mother offered her three infants to a
missionary FOR eight cents prelerring
10 hand them over 20 a European
rather than see them perish FROM hun
ger In her arms
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-08

A man IN New Jersey has sued a wo.
laa Tor breach OF promise OF marrlas
che woman had promised to marry.
iut finally said Cant marry YOU 4
young man who used TO walt on me
has returned. and hc has Lotto OF
money" For the sake q the eternal
lincss q things the man suing end the
iordld woman saould have had tho
happiness Of goins through lie to-
either.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-08
NEWsY TRIPLES.

There are over 500 horseless car.
riages now In use IN Paris.
"Matrlmony happened to Mr.. --
and Miss -" Is the way a Maine
correspondent starts his report OF a
June wedding
a male-Up neck-tio with picture
OF a presidential candidate, which Is
displayed by Pulling a string Is the
latest political novelty.
Another expedition TO explore the In
terror OF Australia has been sent out
from Adelaide. Il Is equipped for an
eighteen months absence.
Russian scientists report that the
white poplar tree acts as a natural
lightning rod. az the discharge seeks
Il IN preference to other trees.
\ North sea codhshcr carries a set OF
lines 1900 fathoms In length. and hav-
ing the amazing number OF 1859 hooks
every one Of which must be balted
Russian railways not only have tho
usual NANNhAuk AdAa AAAaNANh w AAl
trains. but there Is another smoker for
ladies' only which no man can enter 10
remain.
The scarcity Of livery has sci inven-
tive wits at work. aud now In Sweden
hollow balls Of cast steel are found TO
be a satisfactory substitute for ivory
billiard balls.
"Helic." the latest operate success
In Paris. was heard recently by cleo
trophonc In London. the sound being
transmitted over the London-Paris
telephone circuit.
For the ten months ended April 50
last the total production Of cigarettes
for home consumption was s.sSS.lt7..
900. on an increase or ef7 500 $50 over
the fiscal year issi.ss.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-08

A different taste In Jokes very nearly
cost the lives OF Mr. and Mrs Dyohes.
OF Leeshurg Fla. one day last week
They owe their continued existence 20
the courage displayed b. Mira pychcs.
The husband and vile were out driy-
Ing when they cncoun Crol twelve
foot alligator On the ROAD Mr. pychel
thought It woald De joke to drive Owe;
him. Mrs Dychcs IA not. Nei her 90 /
the alligator. As the wheels touched
the slur1n the animal made e
sweep with ia toll that wrecked
the buggy aad deposited the Dyche'
couple on the ground The ALL
gator promptly attacked them aai
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-08
poRr ARTHUR is DIFFERENT.
England o. wnllng for Rus,ia to Have
what she norsn't Want

Engiand l. wnllng for Rus'ia Co Have
What She Doesn't Want
Now. we have always held that Rus
sia Is entitled to an lce-free port In the
Pacific. says the London Chronicle. Il
Is out Of the question that so colossal
an undertaking as the trans-Siborian
railway could be allowed 10 end In
remote harbor frozen for Eve months
in the year. Mr. Balfour. We were glad
to see. declared that the government
would put no obstacle In the way of
such an acquisition by RUSSIA. All
this, however, refers TO Port l.azareft.
on the eastern coast OF Corea. or some
place In the immediate noighborhood.
upon which Russia has for long been
known TO have her eye Port Arthur
Is very different thing Russia took
the lead IN coerclng victorious Japan
out OF Port Arthur on the ground that
the presence Of Japan there would give
the latter a dang ~ pgeponderating
influence upon China. a thousand
times more will the influence Of Russia
there be dangerous for the trade and
policy Of other countries. for the pos
session Of Port Arthur is a hand upon
the throat Of China. which can be
frightened to sufiocate her at any mo-
ment Moreover. England Is the only
country which throws her possessions
open to the trade OF the world. Port
Arthur In Russian hands viii Of course
, be carefully restricted 10 Russian COM
mcrce. The harbor Is a splendid one.
| The forincaiions manned by Russians
would be absolutely impregnable, and
thus Russia would have In the Tar east
a naval base which would instantly
make her the mistress at sea Of that
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-08
The Review OF Review. for july

The Review OF Reviews for July Il
stronf political number. The por-
rats Of prominent mon OF al shades
Il politics are numerous and interest
ing. snd the editorial comment upon
be present situation Is luminous.
the Review is the only monthly
which Is able 10 keep fully abreast OF
al the political movement. and
changes. The Review has shown
great possibilities In political maya
ne journalism.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-08

gland. ruined beyond hope. both soci-
ally and financially. was reported TO
have died IN Texas. a coffin contain
ing a body represented as that OF the
earl was brought 10 New York and
ahlpped to England But grave
doubts were entertained at the time
and still exist az TO whether he is
really dead. a curious feature In con-
nection with the affair being that the
insurance upon his life was never col
lected.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-08

Charles Jordan. Of Hammond. Ind.
gave up $500 TO be invested In gold
mire In New Mexico, and COCA after
ward learned that there was no such
mine. Men frequently pay much for a
very small amount Of knowledge.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-08

The old note swindle Is being oper-
ated among the farmers In Central Illl-
nois. Sleek rascals 90 about insurlng
farmers lives. offering very low rates
aud taking applications for assurances.
The application afterwards turns out 10
be a note. Another method Is TO IN.
duoe the insured to take out big en-
dowment policy and pay the FIRST in
stallment OF $500 or $500. That Is the
last OF the Insurance.