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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-17

works paid y per cent. his nitrate
railways paid 30 per cent. De opened
colllery In New South Wales. where
he employed 1900 men. and which
paid him immense profits Tie saw the
possibility Of making cement out Of
Belgian clay. bought a brlekyard near
Antwerp and turned u into gold
mine Here he employed thousands o.
men. built a city for them and made
every one OF them his friend. This en-
terprlse turns ont 1900 barrels Of ce-
ment a weS his-dea,h Niii necessi-
tate many changes In his immense
properties
Gradually he bought mp the shares
and became the chief owner % the
stock Ills oflce was In London. and
from Monday morning tai Friday
evening he devoted his whole attention
Go business. hut at the end OF the
week he sought TO obtain enjoyment
from his vast wealth. and opened his
country house 10 guests and friends.
entertaining lavishly, lie was never
ashamed Of his humble beginnings. and
he secured social recognition through
the friendship Of the prince OF Wales.
In 1895 he ran Tor parliament. aud
was defeated he had never before IN
teresied himself IN politics. and was not
seriously disturbed by the rebuff. HIS
opponent was no less a parsonage than
Gladstone himself, and yet he had ex-
pected 10 win. Ne told the voters that
he didn't fnow much about politics.
and that anything proposed by Lord
Salisbury was good enough Tor him.
Col North was impulsive. liberal an !
generous In person he Nas Of medium
height. and moderately stout In man.
ner he was bluff aud hearty. lie leaves
widow. one son and daughter.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-17
s,r.nr,hs.lnr a.. M.nsr,.

How TO strengthen the memory Il
an interesting question. think the
best way IL 10 use Il constantly. max
ing Il serve you by giving Il definite
facts and events 20 carry. as a pack
horse might on a Journey. There arr
many phases Of the problem. some
people finding that they cannot hx
dates IN their minds. others forgetting
the faces and names Of friends. aud
others still having great trouble In
committing any thing by roie. De
Vices Of rhymes and associations help
some persons. and others simply de-
pend on memoranda. and do not Sax
their memories at all. As a rule the
more we give the memory TO do. how
ever. the more quickly and faithfully
Il VIII respond 10 our wishes. In ~
tie children memory u very retentlve
because their minds are a. the stag,
when impressions are easily made
yOu know the line which SAYS that II
NVhildhood our minds are Wax to re
c,fvc. and marble 70 retain" 40 thai
welshould be very careful indeed ahou
MluA We say MNAA w NNs NAN VIA
We teach where the dear little onei
arr concerned.
Some girls have a Erat deal Of
trouble IN remembering the rules 81
syn.ax. the Latin coniugaiions. an,
the pages Of history which her teach
er requires 10 be recited exactly ~
they are Ia the book Try the mctho,
of studying aloud Go away by your
self 20 commit your Lessons 20 memory
and then. over and over. slowly. care
fully. with your mind and attention
hXed on what you are doing. -ea'
phrases. sentences and fwmul8s. owe
aud over. and over and over. 49,
and-by you win have them ~
I have often done this whep
WISHED e. lrara a hyma ~
ani ! know that hearing VITA
studying assists the mere
Then having other people In M
talking and laughing. Il very I
Ing 10 the attention. Try my ihctsal
and report rcsults.-Iiarpers fsoun
Table.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-17

lord runner IN I.nEii,h reform In Egypt
Lord Cromer In bis annual report
upon the condition Of Egypt. says the
treasury closed the year with an ox-
cess OF revenue over expenditures OF
1900 600. the largest yet realized. and
with a reserve OF f50O0,0oO. the accumu-
lated savings OF the past year The
main principle" says Lord Cromer,
upon which the work OF reform In
Egypt has been based from the begin
ming may be summed up In a single
phrase European head and Egyptian
hands. our task here Is not 20 rule
the Egyptians. but as Tar ls possible to
teach the Egyptians 10 rule themselves.
The peace and tranquility nf the vii
lage population Is to say. OF the
great mass Of the Inhabitants OF Egypt
have greatly increased. Village life
Is no longer 20 80 great extent troubled
by political dlssensiona. the result gen.
orally Of some Cairo complication
which has been misunderstood and
mlsinierpreted An interesting proof
Of the peaceful and oon,enied spirit Just
nov prevailing among tho people Is
found In the fact that the present dis.
turbed condition Of other parts OF the
Turkish empire and the consequent ~
feeling which has been aroused be.
tween the Mohammedan and Christian
subjects Of the sultan have produced no
serious symptoms Of any kind In
EgypL"-Exchangc. (
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-17
REID's QUESTION ANswERrD.
How a step Was Put Co the TrIb-
uue's interrountive Headlines

How step Was Put Co the TrIb-
uue's intcrrountivr Headlines
icfuc Whliclnw Reid became min
lister To France he devoted a good deal
OF his time to the conduct OF his paper.
the Tribune The copy editors who
put up the headlines Of stories of the
day fell Into the habit OF making most
~ them intcrrOgailvc, as. for Instance.
WAS II Murder. or Suicldey' or "nid
She KIN Him for lovcy" or "Wlll the
Tn sident Sign ltf" etc.
The entire paper was spcckcd with
interrogation points This thing had
been going on Tor weeks. tlll one day
postal card arrived. addressed to Mr.
Reid. aud marked personal 1t read az
follows:
I'm getting awfully tired Of your
questions. Why don't you find out
Somethlngy A great newspaper Is sup
posed 10 know everything. aud ought
not to annoy It's readers with needless
Inquiries. This morning you as. win
Mr.. Platt Consrntr How the HI do
. | knowy
That night an order came that thu
/ Tribune must ask fewer Questlnns.-.
New York Mercury.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-17

ana the bear. let him 90. See what
money viii dol sometimes have
wished ! had not sold the animal but
could not keep him. lie would cry
after me just like young one
Il had wcancd my affections from
him. however. and two years after |
was IN Milwaukee. Were you ever IN.
Milwaukee, There was a circus and
mcnageric Ia town and walked r. the
grounds thought you might think |
rode. because sold the bear for SiJ-
hut ! walked 10 the grounds. ! never
cared anything about . circus, but l
always liked animal shows ! walked
around 10 the owner. aud there | saw
"a sign ON canvas. n picture 81 a bear,
aud ON Il were these words:
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-17

NTt NuW outNtutu " uANuIAl NfUWIH
will be manufactured direct through
the advance OF synthetic chemistry.
from their constituent elements. ear
bon. hydrogen. oxygen and nltrogen.
A an evidence Of the possibility Of The
sventful disappearance OF agrlcutuIe.
Prof. Ber,heloi cited AZ an instance Of
laboratory products the dye stun ALTAR
Inc. the coloriug principle Of madden.
which was formerly great agrlsui-
tural Industry. but which Ia now a.
mosi wholly supplanted BY the arlin-
cial product nom coal tar Tie also
declares that chemists can nov make
indigo direct from lts elcm9nis and ar
tiiclal indigo will soon become a great
commercial product A century hence.
n all that Is predicted u true. people
win be eating their soup. meat. Ash and
vegetables IN tablets that viii come IN
tin boxes labeled keep Il In a cool
place" and they may Be eating a iull
course dinner while running Tor train
or they can munich a comlorlahlc
breakfast unnoticed In an elevated
train or a cable car on their way to
business. u such means Of locomotlQn
are not out OF date in that progressive
age.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-17
WILLIAM z. CHANDLER.
Slew ss-.ap,I;'. v,s-7 E,ussr Of a..
a. =. senate

aisw is-,spsI;'' V'a-1 sstussr Of AZ
4. = senate.
senator William Eaton Chandler Of
Rev Hampshire. who has earned for
himself the envlable distinction OF BE-.
Ing called tom Reeds closest friend"
has been a public man for long time.
The senator was born In the academic
town OF Concord In 1896. and attended
the common schools. he was grad
uated from the Harvard law school and
admitted 10 the bar In 1865. lie was
elected to the legislature In 1869. 1868
aud 1864. and served as speaker during
the last two terms In 1865 he became
solicitor and judge advocate general OF
the navy. In the same year he was APP
pointed first assistant secretary Of the
treasury. and resigned from that ONCE
In November 1867. Serving az a mem.
Der Of the New Hampshire Constitution
al convention In 1876. he was again a
member Of the Legislature in 1881. and
In that year he was appointed by Pres
ident Garfield solicitor general. but was
rejected by the senate. President
Arthur made him secretary Of the navy
In 1882. and he served In that Office for
three years He was elected to the
senate In 1887 TO on an unexplred
term. and was reelected In 1889 aud
1895. Mr. Chandler Is best known,
perhaps. for the part he played In the
presidential campaign 10 1876. when,
as was claimed. he went 10 Florida and
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-17

Ex-senator William A. Wallace. Of
Pennsylyania, was born In Huntington
county, Pa. In 1882. After attending
common schools he received an acade-
mic education. subsequently he read
Law and began its practice In Clear
field. Hls practice was always large
In 1869 he vas elected a member OF the
state senate and served continuously
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-17
Chinese DIsIIke Of neiaE ricturea

Chinese Dislike Of neiaE Pictured
In attempting 10 paint pictures Of
Chinatown ! found u almost impossl'
bile 20 gain the consent Of the parents
90 have their chllden pose as models
FOR me. tried In vain for hong time.
They always declared that some III
luck would certainly Overtake their IT.
tie ones u their portraits were painted.
so strung Is this dread that a person
coming along the street with a camera
creates a panic Frightened mothers
rushing about. seize their children and
drag them indoors. out ~ harms way.
This dislike 70 being pictured u very
general and does not apply only 10
children. as was impressed upon me on
one occasion when I saw one Of the
crowded streets In Chinatown suddenly
cleared because Of a photographer who
had placed his camera az one end o.
the street 10 take view. This fear o.
evil consequences ! found 20 BE- ~
strong that even the poorest would not
be- tempted by the offer Of money.
Consequently had about given up,
when ! fortunately found tue one cx.
ccptlon On nay experienced Ia China
town. This was poor woman with
four little children aud sick husband
% support She was IN great need
and my Chinese servant. after much
dlnicrliy. persuaded her Tor a largy
payment 20 lei nae lnint her little glrl
pampd An Nuug THE Children 81
Chinatown Ia san Francisco" by The
cdore Worcs IN 81 Nicholas.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-17

animals and their living riders scea IN
mcrry-gO-r0unds.
4 bowl having been placed upon tbs
table hcneath this device. Il b only
necessary 81 pour water into thC tOI
OF the chimney Ia order 10 set the 40
Iamius In operation. The liquid goes
through the alwriures on the upper
cylinder. ills the chimney and ii0gs
out through The obliqiie OrliiceS In "a,
lower cyi'nder. A. Il consequence Of
the ractl0n the entire afalr will be-
glILto reyolve with considerable yeioc
ny.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-17
m,aranIIe Nerry .ae-Ieuna


The objects necessary Tor this eNpcr'
lmcni src a lamp chimney and shade
and couple OF potatoes out Of one
81 the potatoes cut a cylinder OF the
same diameter as the interior of the
bottom and wide part 81 the chimney
and about half the length Of H. With
quill toothplck form four aperiucs
IN the cylinder ohliqur with rspec, to
ns axis. The section 10 the lcft II the
accompanying figure shows the plnve
aud direction OF these apertures. In
rert the cylinder thus prepared into
the bottom ~ the chimney. Into the
top of the chimney insert another lo-
talO cylinder tor eoTkl provided with
three allsyturrs 0f the same diameter
rs th0sN he lower cylinder lhut In
this case vertical Instead of ohliquel.
aud a smaller aperture for The passage
OF suspension string. which must be
attached 10 pis'ce % match under the
top cylinder and fastened above 90 the
chandelier that lights the table. 10
fore the string Ia fastened 20 the Cn,a
ieller the lamp shade should be Slhl
over the chimney after there has been
suspended from i,a periphery, hy
means Of thread. n number of AkuIps
mounted on horses, cut out Of paper o.
cardboard, and Initiating thu NOOdeT
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-17
Ilml, % n.lrh, d ne q, nanalas..

Limit 60 ueight ~ 40 go nalldlnEs'
There has been reported by the logis-
lauye committee on metropolitan az
fairs bill. ON the petition Of George
b. uphnm. 10 permit the City Of Bos-
ton TO establish hlgh-bullding limits
under the act OF 1892 Outside limits 40
established. no building Ia to be erected
over 40 feet In height, or on streets Of
less than 90 feet In width any building
whose height exceeds twice the width
OF the street Chlmneys Of factories.
spires and churches, etc, are excepted.
Boston Journal,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-17

George Humphrey, q Bevcrl
while rccently trapping for cool
a trap stolen. lie naturally sd
that n coon had got into Il. ai|
Wing the chain LOOSE, made way
hiding placv. 50 hc set another
the same placc. More than I
afterwards, 10 hts surprise. he
very hrrc hen-hawk. with the
trap On one leg, while the 9th
fast In the trap last set. bar
week that the tmp was miss
hawk was dying about the
with the chain and trap attaehe
isg.-Slnlcoe RefornpG
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-17

In that body until the winter OF 1876,
when he was elected TO the United
States senate There he served from
March OF that year until March I.
1881. At the late election he was again
elected 10 the state senate AZ a demo-
crat. defeating Cyrus Gordon, repub-
lioan and fusionlst.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-17
nrla.rroom Of No nrnr. peaa.

II. r. Huffman, for May years own
or aud manager OF the Huffman house
in Fort Howard Wis. dropped dead
at his horne. Ne was 20 years old. and
recently married a woman much young
ar than himself. for his second wife.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-17


and apprentlced to arm OF mill
rights and engineers. and he also re-
celved some training as surveyor and
engineer. he married when he was
about %. and when his father died he
gave 70 bis mothc. the share OF property
left 70 him. and started for the new
world to begin a new career
HE sailed for South America with a
reserve capital Of perhaps 500. There
he made use o. his practical knowledge
~ an engineer. and devoted his spare
time to investigating the natural re-
sources which had been recently dis
covered. Ne surveyed some Of the salt
beds. and formed an accurate estimate
Of the mineral wealth Of the coast
deserts Of Tarapaca.
when the Bolivian coast and the
nitrate provinces OF Peru became Chill
an conquests North found his oppor-
iunlty 10 acquire riches. lie specu-
lated with a portion Of his savings. and
when be- found that the Investments
were profitable be determined 10 Sc
cure control OF the whole supply Tie
succeeded In forming companies with
English capital for working the nitrate
beds and securing control Of the nitrate
railways lie purchased nj deprecated
rates the Peruvian bonds which had
been issued TO the nitrate companies.
The Gillian government encouraged
him 10 persevere In the development o.
an Industry which promised to yield a
great revenue In eXpor, duties. and be
was soon at The head Of me entire In
dustry the nitrate King.
Just before the war came between
Chill. Bolivia and Peru he returned 10
England. having SCI on foot immense
commercial enterprises at Pisa lQulqu'
Tarapaca and other points on the west
coast From this on everything he
.ouehcd was turned 10 gold. Ills gas
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-17

more. Its weight was over 400
pounds In several placed where a
lenlacle touched the hoat the wood
was dcnted. Florida Letter In Globe
Democrat
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-17

This year the prince OF Wales will
have been grand master Of the English
FreemasOns for twenty-one yearA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-17

Prof. J. w. Hoffman Of Tuskegee Ia
stltute. the only distinguished negro
scientific agricultural OF America, has
been elected a member Of the Massacba-
se,u Horticultural Society.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-17

seized that state from the democrats.
thus securing the election Of Mr. Hayea.
Mr.. Chandler also attracted public at
tentlon when Senator Voorhees, Of In
diana once gave his nose a severe
twcak IN the senate chamber
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-17
NORTH WAS A MIDAS.
EVERYTHING HE TOUCHED BE-
CAME GOLD.
Horn 81 HANDLE ParsniAge aud with.
out Ordinary Education lie Finally
Bscams the Richvat Man In the World
Ills Adventures

OIL. John Thomas
North. the nitrate
king. whose sud
den death occurred
In london lately.
was born Ia Leeds
four years ago.
His father was a
successful coal
merchant AT the
age OF Is he was
taken from school
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-17

She takes a great deal OF interest
theatrical matters and remarked
young man
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-17

and report csulis.-Harpcrs Round
Table.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-03-19
KREAAIER.

Miss Erma Magee of Mazeppa and
Miss Miriam Orwig of Middleburgh
spent day with the formers
brother james Magee at this place
... The young folks around here
spent an enjoyable evening last
Thursday at the residence of Thea
dore Row. II was II surprise for
their daughter, Miss Name. "A G.
Smith and wife spent Sunday with
the latter's sister Mrs. James Row
of Selinsgrove. Geo. Gordon made
one of his flying trips to Selinsgrove
on Saturday .. Some of the young
people had dance at Ammon Year
gers on Tuesday eve o.. Our young
merchant James Magee is fixing his
store up in grand style. That is
right Jimmy fix it up for Kreamer is
improving and is Just the place. -.
Mrs. Thompson Hilbish of Selins-
grove spent day last week with
her sister Mrs, VIM. Gordon.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-03-19
BEAVERTOWN.

George Walker commenced house
keeping last Thursday in the East
side of the house owned and occu.
pied by Geo. Spaid; Thos. Kohler
moved his family and household
goods, into the building occupied by
his store; James Kline's moved IN
with Elizabeth Fisher, and John
Knepp into the house vacated by
Kline. E. . .Thos. Wolf of Madison,
burg and Miss Annie Houtz of Sa-
Iona visited at DR.. VOLTS over Sun
dav .NMiss Carrie Middleswarth of
MamsIbufg spent last Wednesday
g toyy6. .Chas. Ulsh and wife OF
&iAs1 &A19 4 9.eeseeeAl were IL town Oh Pic FIJI g. Y
Rev. and Mrs. o. s. Scheirer aie
Fisitipg at Coplay, Lehigh county
Abel .Winey, wife and daughter
Edna visited Mt Richfield over Sun -
lay "A welcome fact is that Mrs.
Seth Winey, who had been under
care for several months, is
again restored TO health E. DIR.
Wolf accompanied Mrs. Samuel
Wagner toa hospital in Baltimore
for medical treatment.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-03-19
MOST Nigh.
S&S Stor Victor |. Spears Grand
EYaiS9 Of Or. Gre0ne'S Rlervura.
.,-r Spear of Vermont, with Everybody
ESQ, Finds DR.. Greene's Nervura. the
-. Goring Medicine Possible to Take.

ence knows the wonderful health
giving powers Of this representative
medicine, Dir. Greene's Nervura
blood and nerve remedy, we feel
that we only do au act OF public JUS
tice in publishing to the world his
strong words, to full of hope aud en-.
couragement of cure to the weak,
tired, nervous, aud rundown people.
Senator Spear says:
have used Dr. Grcenc's Merry
ura in my family with good results.
My wife was troubled with nervous
debility bordering on nervous pros
tration and ut the same time a
trouble on her hands like eczema.
The use of DR.. Grceno's Neryuru
blood and nerve remedy produced
very satisfactory results, healing the
eczema and greatly improving the
nervousness. We think very highly
of DIR. Groene's Nervuru blood and
nerve remedy
Take DR.. Grcenc's Nerywa blood
and nerve remedy this spring You
need it now. it will restore all youi
strength, power, vigor and cnerg,
II will keep yJG wrM u ia rhy,i
clans prescriptions, the discovery O
the noted specialist in curing chroni,
4
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-03-19

Pee@pe at this season want to
know what is the best spring medi-
cine to take, what is the sure remedy
to give them strong nerves, pure
bloc 81 and healthy action of all the
organs. DIR. Greene's Nervura blood
and nerve remedy is just what the
people want, just what the people
are using everywhere. in fact.
They are taking DIR. Greene's
Nervtra blood and nervo remedy
because they hear it recommended
on every hand-.-the people say it is
by far the best of all spring modi-
cines.
It's friends are legion it cures
among the people numbcrless.
Not one in thousand of its cures
is reported in the papers, and yet
the papers are constantly filed with
accounts of it's remarkable cures,
and when Il wcll-known SCOTSMAN
OF national reputation like Senator
Victor | Smear, of Braiutree, Yer
mont, who has filled almost every
high position in the gift of his state,
Representative, senator, even to
being candidate for governor who
was appointed by Governor Page a
member of the Board of Agriculture
and represented the State of Yer
mont at the Worlds Fair at Chicago,
when such n representative nan
tells that he from his own expert.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-03-19

Simon =. Hartman, of Tuuurltou,
West Va. has been subject - pnttarks
of collie about once year, and would
have to call doctor aud thru suffer
for about twelve hours a. much U>
some do when they dir, lie n,s t,k,
en- recently Just the same a. at other
times, and concluded To try Chunh"r-
laiu's Colo. Cholera und DlurrHoea
Remedy He says IL took ou" da,c-
of II and it gave me relief in tiy" min
utes. That is more than any Thing
else has ever done for me- For sale
by all druggists.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-03-19

,,rrtrowS, Martz der l2t, 1896.
,srrR DRooKER :-Geshter hob
N shtickly in der tzeitung ga.
a waega der hootlerei nit de
bonner un de Sponisha suldawta,
"a cookt sheer gorly os wann uns.
airny lett aw i'm sin hetta sich
her SO nj mixa, un wann s so welt
bm'd. ei don gebt,s aw n chance
shuldeera un grawd ahead
brcha.
5Aver no ding will ich NV notice
bvya os wanp s no widder greek
LII bleib ich derhame by der Bev
4 Ich hob noch net fergessa we
| mich Gus miner pension b'shissa
|en Ich DIN aw gonga all der waie
b wcit os Harrisborrick un war
kwelf dawg in sellam camp, un we
|e orders cooma is os mer Oh missa
br hummer in Varginny wo Sc an.
homer dode sheesa, hob ich N dor
'ichfol grickt nit shmartza i'm leib
IN hob net nit gae kenna un bin dis.
,harged warra un hame gonga. Tn
We ich application gamaucht hob fol
n pension hen SO mich drous b'shis
n. I'm now, we g'sawt, geb ich no
ice os wann IS widder greek gcbt
,leib ich derhame.
PIT SCHwEFFELRRENNgR