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vessels flying the new stars and stFipes.
The Inflated Saratoga. an eighteen-gan
ship. after performing a brilliant ser
vice on the high seas. sailed forth up
on the great ocean aud disappeared lo'-
ever from all human knowledge. What
We know Of her Is briefly summed up
In a few sentences. Alter capturing
three English prizes she was intercept
ed on her way TO Philadelphia with
them by the British sevensy-iouf-san
ship OF the line intrepid. and after
long fight she escaped from her heavier
adversary. No further word from the
Saratoga was ever received, and no
sigma Of her wreckage was ever dis
covered. She probably foundered al
sea IN a gale, but she never left anyone
behind TO tell the tale.
This vas In i7So. and the next loss 81
similar character occurred twenty
years later. The thlrty-six-gun frig ate
Insurgent. commanded BY Captain Pat
rick Fletcher, was originally under
the French dag. but after she was cap
tured by the Constellation OF the Is
land OF Nevis, she sailed under the
American Gag until the end Of her shcrt
career. She had sealed orders 20 sail
from the Chesapeake capes out TO sea
but after she started on her easterly
course she went forth to her mys;eri-
Gus doom. No word from any Up
brought tIdlngs Of the lnurgent She
disappeared from the world az com
pleteiy as II swallowed up by whale,
No one on board OF her was ever saved
10 give oficial confirmation OF the story
Of her loss
About a month after this sad occur
renee the fourteen-gun brig Pickering
met with a similar fate. she was cruls-
ing on Guadeloupe, with Master Com
mandant Benjamin Hitler In charge.
when severe storm arose and swept
the seas. II Is generally supposed that
the vessel succumbed to the heavy
waves, for she was an unseaworthy
tub. and foundered with all on board.
Pieces Of wreckage were picked up
along the coast. but as SO many vos-
sells were lost during this gale ,herC
was no certainty OF identifying them
II IL thought also that the same storm
might have caused the loss OF the In.
surgent, although as TO this no trust.
worthy account can be found.
The next vessel In our navy TO dis,
appear in this mysterious fashion wal
known as gunboat No. Z. commanded
By Lieutenant ogelyle, She sale,
from New York May Il, isoS. to in
crease our naval force then engaged II
the war with Tripoli She returned q
this port after being out for few days
and then she sailed on June 20 the sec
ond time. But she never reached he
destination. Although nine other boat
left about the same time for the Med
iterranoan service, and all rcache
. their points OF sailing In time guneoa
No. was lost, and no word was eve
received from any Of her officers q
crew.
Thk losa 81 The Wasp followed III
disaster. Tho mystery about III
handsome naval fighter Il generally Il
risie< + III rrsdrrs # AmeFless n
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An Ideal AntIsep,ic.

Hermltlne, or olectrolyztd salt
water. besides It's use as a dlslnfect-
ant for sewerage. Is now employed a.
an antiseptlc In Paris hospitals DIR.
Proger. chief surgeon OF the Deaf and
Dumb Childrens asylum at Asmeres,
recently told the Academic de Medl-
cine, as the result Of long experiments,
that "the clectrolyEed saline water Is
neither causllc nor Irritating; q may be
applied 10 the mucous membrane ne TO
the skin. II instantly removes all bad
odors. stops all putrescent fermenta-
ton. kills microbes more ofiectually
and rapidly than any other antlsep,ic.
cleanses and heals fetld wounds and
SORTS, and hastens healing; II Is an
ideal antiseptlc, Consequently. Il an.
pears to me OF the utmost Importance
TO make Il known. and to draw atten.
ton to all the applications that Il may
be put TO. both from domestic point
OF view for dcodoriElng and cleaning
and from a medicinal point Of view az
an antiseptic and healer par excel.
lonce." DIR. Proger used hermltins
with success In cases OF angina, coryza
and inclplent dlphtheria as well.
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tweniy-si1 boys IN al. ans ihs naiurni.
ist. marched into the old building. TAsn
slowly tNenty Of them WcntaWay. ne
crows did rot stir. Two more. four
more. Ave more went. but the old nen-
tinei warned hia companions that TIE
men had not all gone. Then The tvon.
ty-eixth cadet marched away. leaving
cnly the naturalist In a ioW minu,ol
there were a number Of hopeful caas
and a Topping Of wings and the crows
returned. The old sentinel could eyl-
IDENTIFY count twenty-slx. but numbers
beyond this puzzled him. The expert
meRt was tried several times more.
and Il was found that the crows could
keep the count without diflculty up to
twenty. but Beyond that they were IA.
certain. This shows that the CROW Il q
very wlae old bird.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-30


Germany Is now and then unpioaa,
antly reminded Of her political weak.
ness before the unloa a. In the caeo a
the city Of Wismar. Wismar Il a 1ea.
port In the duchy Of Mecklonburg. The
Swedes took Il durlng the thirty years
war, but gave Is a. security ior q debt
OF u.Soo.ooo 70 MecklenbarE N tsQ1.
with the oellon 10 redeem the pledge
In hundred yeara The disauosabls
part Of Il Il that II TIE klnE Of Sweden
does not dsoose 10 pay the money n
1893 he - the option az ano,her hun.
dred years Erace. Germany may 10
erect foItihcalions near he place. uAlss
Is very annolla 10 Asr. a. Wlsmal ].
well adapted Cor 4 naval port OR
many ~ili not Of course. a|Iov au.tl,
70 take possession II rs nlAEl. ~
nag ha4s r. Has M rertt .~
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MAnplsM PEcuLIAR poorRInE.
Few Foreigners Can Comprehend the
Me.Iem Theory Embraesa 10 q

Few Foreigners Can Comprehend the
He.lsm Thssry Embraced In IL
Mahdism IL the doctrine Of the Mus
aulman messiah. No foreigner aeems
10 me 10 have grasped II. In spite OF is
close analogy with your Christian doc
trlne Of messiah. There il no reliable
book upon the subject. Mahdism Ia
taught only orally: II Is a tradition,
and why Il Is no, impaired to outsiders
Is chiefly because before this can DO
done the initiated are obliged TO submit
TO formalities which. In the presence OF
the "profane,' nre Of an embarrassing
nature and likely to expose them to
ridlcule. History repeats itself AZ
the doctrine OF your messiah was Gre
aied chiefly by the suiferings OF the
Jewish people. In constant bondage and
persecution. and ever dreaming OF some
national dellverer. 40 the dogma Of our
Mussulman messiah was born Of the
suferings Of the people combined viii
the hope OF a brighter future.
Al this time Of day. owing 10 a Gu
rious concurrence OF many circum-
stances, the messlanic. or mahdlst, be-
lief Is so deeply rooted In all Mussul-
man nations-especially the schiytes
Persian)-that Il has become their life
and soul. II these oppressed hordes In
Persia, Turkey and Morocco have en-.
dured patiently 70 many bad govern.
ntnis Il h because they ara sure that
a mahdi will soon arise 10 remedy All
these evils They are crying out. Tx,
the Jews. for a savior and q deliycrer
Tradition declares that Friday Is N,
day on which he will reveal himself 4,
the world. and, accordingly. every Fri
day In all our mosques prayers are o.
iered up and inyocations are made be-
seeching allah to hasten the time o.
messiah's advent All Mussulman sect
schools Of philosophy. attempts At re-
form. political or socialism, lnvarla
bly, At the realiEations Of this mossianil
mystery. All the different mahdls
past and present. those Of the soudar
as well as all others. are but the tx
preston, more or less Incomplete. o
this central doctrine OF a mlraeulou
messianic dellyerer.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-30

"A great many years ago. said an cid
army officer Il was stationed on the
government reservation at Klblslllah.
on the coast OF Mondoclno county.
About the only amusement had was
working tramps and they were scarce.
The hills along the coast from Rlbl-
slllah TO Fort Bragg are very preclpi.
tous. and In those days there was moth
Ing but little trall that wound along
the sandy beach az the base Of the BLUM
Whenever a tramp came along and
begged a meal ! would caution him
against the dangers OF the beach and
warn him that the tide might catch him
most anywhere. Then. to insure his
safety. would strap on him an Did
nge-prcserver from which had re.
moved nearly all the cork and suhsii.
tuted scrap iron. They would carry
that eighteen miles to Fort Bragg. and
there friend OF mine would relieve
him OF Il. In a day or two would sec
Il coming up the trail on the back Of
another tramp. don't know how
many hundreds Of miles that scrap iron
was carried. but Il was kept on the
move the greater part OF a year aud I
hali."-San Francisco Post.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-30

ENN"NE"H AMN4 AE""N-
That was a touching story told By
Mr.. Disraell when announcing tho
death Of the Princess Alice IN Parlla-
ment She had been cautioned By ne
physician not 10 inhale the breath Of
Ter little boy. who was ~ with dlph.
iberia. The little fellow waa tossing
IN his bed In the delirlum Of fever. TIE
princess stood BY the side Of her child
and laid her hand on his brow. and BE-
gan to caress him. The touch cooled
the fcvered brain and brought The
wandering soul back from is Wild de-
hrium TO nestle for a moment IN the
lap Of a mothers love. Ther throw
ing his arms around her neck he whls-
pered. Mamma, kiss me" The IN
stinct OF a mothers love Is stronger
than science. and she pressed her lips
to those OF her child. And Jet there
Is not a woman IN al the vide world
but would aay abe would not have had
a mothers heart n she had not kissed
her BARN. And 90 Il viii be 70 the
end Of time. The mother will kiss hos
child. the wife her husband and the
lover his sweetheart though death -
a thousand forms lie concealed b.
meath the vermilion colorlng Of ne
poutlng llpa.
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WORTH KNOWING.

To salute with the left hand IL a
deadly insult to MOhammedans In the
east.
The brain OF an idiot contains much
lees phosphorus than that Of a person
OF average mental powers
william c. Ussory. NJ. D., Of 81. Louis
saws tina, the best food for those suffer-
Ing from typhoid fever Is the banana.
In Mexico the mescal plant attalna
such an enormous sire tina, one OF them
has suflced for the making Of a barrel
Of whisky.
Destitute Engllshmen abroad can
demand to be sent home, They apply
10 their consul. who gives notice ae-
eordingly to captains Of ships about to
al.
Ludwig Barnay has given the 1900
marks he received for his performance
4, inc German embassy In Moscow
during the coronation festivities 70 the
relief fund for German actors anc
actresses.
The Chesapeake a Ohio railway Las
had plans under way for several
months for the erection Of a new sta.
,lon and terminal facilities In Rich.
mond. Va, on which Il designs Il
spend s2.OOO.oOo.
The average price Of Canadian
horses sold In London for some tim,
has rarely been above ti25. a prize
which. freight and all expenses con
hdered. Ia said 10 yield a satlaiao,orl
margin OF profit.
I.itchneld. Mich. has a resident VII
believes u pays TO exterminate weed
He pulled 90 a big burdock plant N
other day and found upon one Of n
roots a diamond ring which was 10
By his wife four years before.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-30

A GENTLEMAN crossing the Enellah
channel stood near the helmsman. Il
vas a calm and pleasant evening. and
no one dreamed Of q possible danger 70
their good ship. but q sudden naDplng
Of sail. AZ Il the wind lad sbiitsd.
caught the ear Of the oflcer on watch.
and be sprang At once to the Wheal. e.
aiming closely the compass.
you are half point OF the course
he sid. sharply. TO the man a. the
wheel.
The deviation vas corrected, and ne
oficer returned TO hls post
You must steer very accurately. {"
fald the looker-on. when only half q
point is 30 much thought Of
"Ah. half a point In many places
might bring us directly on the rocks. .
be said.
so Il Ia In life Half a polnt from
slaci tguthfulncss strands Us upon lhe
rocks Of falsehood Hall a point from
pcriect honesty. and We are steering
right tor the rock Of crime
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-30

A naturalist who Is muca interested
ia blrde says that the crow "a the wis
est OF an foa,hered animals. lie has
.nado number OF experiments re-
Gently and declares that an ordinary
vel educated crow can count 20 tWea-
". and that he has found a sentinel
crow, very old and very wise. that can
count to twenty-slx lie made these
discoveries In very interesting way.
Last summer he spent much time In
the mountains, where cadet COM
pany Of boys was camped one day he
found a fock Of crows gathered around
dead animal that lay near a little Ia
sharty In the woods They Capped
away when he approached. SO he hid
himself In the old shanly and waited.
but they aid not come back. Thcn he
went out and walked on up the noun
tain. and they all settled down again TO
the feast. That afternoon he took four
boys from the cadet camp with him,
and the i've marched into the little
building and waited. No crows came
back. Two Of the boss went out still
no crows. Then the other two went
out and only the naturalist remained
Sat the old sentinel crow had evil
IDENTIFY counted them "a they went IN
and he knew they had not all come out
So he aat on a dry pine stump ans
said; Cav. cav" quite derlslvely. A
las, the naturalist left the building. an
stfalghtway an the cr0ws returned
Tits experiment wac repeated nun
Der Of times With varying numbers Z
boys. but The crows kept count. an
|, would not come down until M oulll
las ~as enilFely smp,y
a. laet rfrtn n.ai-na IL tte 81 e.
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Il was a very small Pennsylvania
town and the only train out Of 4 that
right LEFT a. o'clock. The travelling
man had impressed upon the night poF-
ter OF the hotel the Importance Of CALI
Ing him In time for this train. Prompt.
" At i:So a prodigioua knock reused
the sleeper.
"sayl BE yea the man what wants
The o'clock traing"
Yes" was the sleepy reply from
within.
"well. yen can slaps an hour longer.
fer she's 50 much late"
The heavy feet shuaied on dows TIE
hall, and silence ensued Another
hour passed.. when Pat again knocked.
say BE yea the felly what said he
wanted to keteh the Z o'clock thrainf'
Yes and there was a sound Of 4
man hastily sprlnglng from hh bed.
Well" drawled Pat yes can 20
back TO bed again. for she's another
hour late"
A forcible remark or two proceeded
from the travelling mans room. and
we're audible TO His awakened neigh.
bors. az was the departure Of Pat; bul
soon all was quiet again. and the few
occupants Of the hotel we're LEFT Co
some time TO undlstnrbed repoae. lual
az the nrst faint streaks Of dawn YER
tlnglng the sky Pat once more mads
his presence known. and, IN tones glr'
Ing unmistakable evidence Of recenl
and heavy slumber. remarked:
"Sayl II ysr was the felly what want
Cd to keteh the o'clock train. yea car
slape an morning. Ger. bsdad. "a
blame things goner'
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An Amsrea, mslr...

Mss Edith Collins. TIE great-grand
laughter Of Commodore Vanderbilt, and
heircss TO $40 900 600. Is Just now start
ling the Partisan world with the beau.
~ and Costumes Of her gowns The
French papers have just been descrlb-
ing her wonderful wardrobe and her
great personal attractions to such an
extent that she Is said to revel In daily
offers Of marriage from the hauto
monde.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-30

The Connecticut River sandstone Il
the geological wonderland Of the New
England states. The bad lands Of wy
oming and South Dakota have rocks
and me elays that are literally allied
with the remains Of antedIluVian mons
ters. but they all appear 10 have b.
longed 10 the order Of iour-footed
mammalia. The prehistoric monsters
Of the Connecticut valley were also Of
the four-footed kind. but we're prob
ably the oldest creatures OF that class
that ever walked. These old-tlmo
freaks we're birds Of a size larger than
any horse that nov exists: but birds
though they were. they walked on four
lsgs. just a. any other cuadruped does.
No remains Of these creatures have
ever been found other than their tracka
dozens Of which have been found On
sandstone and carefully gotten cut and
cent 70 the large museums Of The
world. The bird tracks recently found
a, Hastings. England. are a. canary
tracks TO those Of an ostrich when CON-
pared with the gigantic Impressions
left BY the four-foo,ed bird Of the Con-
ncctieut Valley.
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csulla.t re, Him 1h,, Wa.

Col. Yerger and his son Tom cam,
home a few nights ago in an lnioxl
Gated condition. Mrs. YeFger had beer
waiting to open the door. but hal
fallen asleep. hence there was cons.d.
cradle delay. at which Tom, who hat
been educated at a college. remarked
10 his parent:
Look here. old man. II was mar.
ried to that woman ia teach her no
TO keep me waiting this way"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-30

The blushlng bride-elect was rehears-
ing the ceremony about to take place.
"Of course. you will give me away,
papa" she said.
Il am afraid have done Il already.
Caroline" replied the old man. ner-
yously. Il told your Herbert this
morning you had a disposition just like
your mother's"-London Tlt-Blts.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-30

laeonic expression Is familiar 20 all
sea followers. and L contains world
OF meaning II rightly understood. There
have been ships that have gone down
IN battle with the flags flying defiantly
at the mast head. and others that have
battled bravely against the adverse ele-
ments until. water-logged. they nave
sunk within sight Of land. but 10 be
lost at sea, with no official mention OF
the disaster because OF lack Of All de-
tail, Is 10 meet fate hardly deserved.
Early In the history Of our navy such
q mystery closed about enc Of the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-30
TO OCEANS BOTTOM.
NAVAL VESSELS NEVER HEARD
FROM AFTER SAILING.
Their Fate Iavolved la the Prsfoasdsst
Mystery Up 10 This DAy-Few such
Losses In More lisesnt Ysau-Fats Of
the Insurgsnt

HE navy depart
'mont has many in
teresting records OF
ships that have met
with sad endinga.
but none more so
than the brief ac-
counts OF six differ
ent ones summed
up tersely In these
words New or
heard from" This
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nlssalaE shs RslsEn.

zone er De great troubles bout some
or de folko DAT tries ter reform Dc hu.
man race" said Uncle Eben. IL dat
dey doan' wautor 90 nuihn but utan'
'roun' an boss de JOB. while addeF pee.
pie does al Dc Nnhk."
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tory. Her exploits on the water after
her FIRST launching before the time Of
her strange disappearance we're 20 brill
liant that every schoolboy knows about
them. Within period Of Eve months
the Wasp took fifteen English mer-
chantmen. valued at nearly a quarter
OF a million OF dollars. and fought fev-
oral stubborn battles with naval ycs-
sells OF her ovR.file and strength. On
Oct. l. 1914. = Wasp hailed the swed-
ish bark AdohlA. and took on board
two OF the surviving officers OF the old
Essex after her destruction In Valpa-
raise harbor. and then passed on into
the dark mystery which has never been
solved That was tho last intelligence
ever brought TO any port b. any ship
concerning the veteran fighter and Vie
tor. Her fate viii eve. remain an UNI
explained puzzle.
The last vessel OF the series 10 be let
At sea without leaving any algn behind
TO explain matters was the brig Eptr.
vler. commanded by Lieutenant John
shubrlck when the terms Of the treaty
between the United States and Alglcrl
we're dictated to the dey al the poini
OF the cannon by Decatur In 1915 cop,
Of the paper was sent home by th'
Eperyler The brig passed the strai
Of Gibraltar on July y. 1915. and iron
that time all trace Of her was lost sh'
sailed out upon the ocean and wa
swallowed up by the sea that ha
wrecked the hopes and ambitions Of 81
many.
In modern times the loss OF nava
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-30

overhead the sun pOura down IN pltl-
less glare. making the air CULVER and
swirl In a wagering sort OF dance over
the straight stretch OF track on either
side Of the station.
Upstairs. In his glass-lnclosed cage
the operator sits In his shirt sleeves
hopping the persplration from his face
and neck and gazing modify at On
open letter on the desk In front OF him.
II Is a short letter. on the eompany's
paper, and signed by the division gu
perintendent. but It's few typewriter
lines have had a wonderful effect on
the operator Only a sharp, business
like letter. written by busy man who
fannot afford TO waste time on triiles:
Dear Sir; Certain details OF your
previous history. which you thought tt
20 conceal when you entered the EN-
ploy OF this company. having come to
the knowledge OF the writer. your serv-
ices will not be required after Thurs
day. July 81. when you will receive
your pay In full 10 that date.
"Your successor will arrive on the
special following No. G. Very truly
yours, J.M.l--.
division Superintendent"
The 3lsti That Is to-day. and he has
only received the letter an hour ago.
so he was 10 be turned out on the world
At moments notice. without a chance
10 prepare himself for the next step IN
the struggle for existencel To b.
dogged all his life by that one black
act OF bis youth. which he had hoped
buried forever Il was always the
game old story; like Banquo's ghost. Il
you'd not down. but. spreading ~
grisly arms. efiectually barred his en-
trance into the paths Of honest com
petition for what many claim rs
right. and which he only asked to b
allowed to work for a livelihood.
His ears are ringing and his hoat
burns az though a thousand devils wor'
making a cast OF Il in molten steel
Even the elaiter Of the telegraph In
ttrument. which during the long. lone
~ hours spent In his glass cage. ha'
become like the voice Of an old friend
a. the train orders and messag'
flashed through the little station. nov
seem 10 mock and iecr at him with III
ceaseless rattle and tick.
And above all that great dazzling orl
continues 10 blaze down upon ih
shrinking earth until the verdure OF
the hillside above and below the sta
lion wlihers and curls. and the glas
cage IL like an oven.
The operators head seems 10 be 81
Gre and his brain throbs so violentl
that he cannot think at all clearly
There IL but one idea around which hi
mental forces rally and TO which hi
nerves respond-retaiiationl And thi
idea grows upon him irreslstibly.
Shall he tamely kiss the foot whie
kicks him out Of a position In whic
be has ever tried to best subservc N
interests OF his employers. and whic
ne now loses through the malice Is
ne tells himself OF one OF the superia
subordinates Of the company Tor whlc
they both work. and who uses as
means Of satisfying his spite an ere
committed and expatlated twenty year
ago. What claim had such a cur o
life which should be respected by N
rest Of humanity Would he not .
doing the human race a favor by ri,
ding the world Of such a travesiy O
man. The human racel BAH WIS
did he owe the human race? Had r.,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-30

While IN England potatoes ara
grown almost entirely a. an esculenl,
about 100000 tons are annually used
IN France Ia the manufacture Of starch
and alcohol.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-30

when does tho rain became too q
mlllaf to a LADY, when q begins q
pat hcr lrassef1 On ,hr bseh
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-30

The speech OF the aborlglnes Of Az
RIGA changes with almost every gener.
alton.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-30
PINETREE SIDING.

icKETY. tick. tick,
rattles the sounder
In the little box
like structure which
serves as water and
coallng station as
we'll as dispatchor's
omce. midway be-
tween the towns Of
Bluehelda and Port
au Diable. on the
S. +. a. l.. railroad.