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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-27

assures. or. one might say. through
cracks. let us suppose a wall OF cloud
between MS and the fash. The vio-
lence OF the electric discharges breaks
this wall. producing assures In It, Just
as an earthquake makes long zigzag
cracks In a wall OF stone or brick, ana
the light comes to us through these
slrcaklike openings
Now. suppose the lightning blew a
hole through the cloud wall just "a
cannon blows a hole through the vale
of A fort. We should then sec a spot OF
dazzling light that would be ball 30
Tar "a our cyoslght could determine.
Such n ball might play many FRANKS
according as the cloud rllt moved
about
"These theories account veil enough
for all the fire bali stories that have
come to my attention. ] believe the
ball itself is myth
The proprietor Of the United States
casino. at Far Roekaway. where one OF
the FIRE balls was reported to have been
seen. said TO a reporter that he was
out on the casino platform over the
water all through the storm, and that
he saw the lightning strike the water
not far from where be sat
Il didn't see any Gre balls" he con-
tlnucd. though don't wonder u 9TH
en- thought they saw some, The light
ming was SO close that there was no
interval between the fash and the
thunder clap. The wind blew a hurri-
cane and dashed the wayO 10 froth and
filled the air With spray. When the
lightning struck the water the sea
looked like boiling metal and the spray
few up like sparks Il would be easy
enough to imagine that balls OF cleo
uiclly were exploding ont there"
Tho barkeoper Of the hotel was posi-
live he had seen a ball. though when
questioned as to what Il looked like ht
said that he couldn't tell exactly
"The lightning dug hole In the sea
rlght out there" he said. and ths
whole sky was sei on Gre"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-27

On these hot .sultry days II IL not un-
usual 10 hear Of suicide IN Allegheny
but one was chronicled last evening
that Is out Of the ordinary. Il was that
Of full-bloodod Scotch terrier aud be
got away with himself BY deliberately
placing his head under the wheels OF
moving freight train at the crossing
Of the Fort Wayne railroad and having
Il decapitated. The incident was wit
messed by a large number Of people. a.
the safety gates were thrown down at
the time and big crowd was waiting
for the train TO pass
The dog was evidently the pampercd
pet OF some wealthy family. Tor q had
handsome silver collar around i,a
neck but there was no name on a. Spe-
cial Onlcor McCroa noticed the animal
Ground the depot early In the day. IL
seemed TO be- lost and was evidently
looking for lts master lie drove Il out
Of the station several times but would
invariably return and acted az though
i was looking for some one, gazing In
tently on the crowds a. they passed
through the depot on their way to the
train. ...
shortly after o'clock the animal
started mp Federal street after n young
woman but soon returned TO the depot.
About this time freight train passed
and the safety gates were lowered. Sew
eral times Il ran under the train but
stopped right on the edge Of the track.
All this time II kept up a pitifui howl
and attracted great deal Of attention.
One OF the ilagmen at the crossing
drove II away but when the train had
nearly passed II ran under a car right
after the FIRST truck had passed and de-
llberately placed It's head on the track
and waited for the wheels to pass over
Il. There was one plalntive howl and
the animals agony was over The
head was completely severed from the
body.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-27
%. saved stanton. Life

'lhe man who gaved the life OF Sec
rotary Stanton on the nignt Llh,Sln
was assassinated IL now an officer OF
The army. and will be retired from ac-
i've service on August 10. lie Is Major
George +. Robinson. native OF Maine.
snd was an enlisted man in the army
during the war lie was soon after
Xard transferred to the hospital corps.
xi.h station at Washington City. When
stanton was thrown from his carriage
md 80 badly injured that he required
he services Of professional nurse.
robinson was assigned to look after
i'm. On the night that Booth shot
ne president and Payne made an at
ick on stanton. Robinson was In the
ecretary's room. The assassin. on en-
cring. was grabbed by Robinson, but
10 succeeded In attacking the secretary.
lut for Roblnsons presence Mr.. stan
on might have been killed. A gold
medal was given Robinson by congress
or his services. and when Hayes came
the white House he was made a
najor and paymaetcr In the army
Since then he has been stationed at the
eadlng stations OF the country. His
ctlrcment is brought about by the age
limitation.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-27

wall as II IN answer. Not a moment did
they remain quiet, and occasionally
they Jumped into the water TO cool
their parched feet. After several min
utes Of this exercise they ran, atlll
bowling and twisting, back into the
temple. and the ceremony was over 7
A shotr time afterwards European
doctor examined the feet Of the eight
men and found. 10 his amazement. that
neither feet nor legs were burned, and
that the men had suffered no ineonveni-
cnco. The natives claimed that the
goddess protected the men by the excr-
else Of her marvellous power. and she
now stands much higher In their opin-
ion than before
The sceptlcal insisted that the feet OF
the men were hard and horny from go
ing bareiootod. and that for several
weeks before the ordeal they had been
hardened by the use Of alum water.
The fact that the feet were wet and that
the men did not remain still. con.inu-
ally jumped about, stepping as lively
as possible also had much to do with
the result. The moral effect OF the
ceremony is bad. and the English gov
ornmont has repeatedly forbidden the
pactice Of II In publle-From the New
York Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-27

Tor,urlng the body seems a poor
uort Of religious rite, and yet that Is
a necessary part OF religious ceremonies
In various countriea Dancing on rcd
hot Goals with the bare feet Is but one
Of the forms OF worship adopted by re-
llglous fanatics In some countries.
Though more or loss common In india,
Il would never be popular In this coun-
try.
There Is no other country that can
approach India In the matter OF unique
religious ceremonies. and no people
who hold to a belief with the same
unswervlng fidelity that marks the in
habitants Of that torrld cline
On the day set for the fulhlment Of
the VOWS. three huge wagonloads Of
wood were hauled to an open space In
front OF the temple. The villagers as
sisted In the arrangements. and the
wood was placed In regular pile about
four feet wide and ten feet long. a
trench about three feet Wide and two
feet deep was dug around the pile Of
wood. aud the latter was then Get on
FIRE.
In about four hours the wood was re-
duced 10 pile OF live Goals, ak 81
eight inches deepc. spread evenly oN'I
the surface Of the ground. A hundred
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-27

That the average man Is very sensi-
tive ne TO his physical lnhrmitles was
slrlkingly illustrated Ia an Arch street
car yesterday afternoon. Near the rear
platform sat a woll-dressed man. with
one leg stretched out In front OF him.
almost completely blocking the pas
sage. A lady boarded the car and in
her efforts to reach a seat stumbled
over the mans leg. he apologized. but
dld not shange his position. Presently
another female passenger got on. and
she was forced 20 step over the OBJ
slaclo. Then the conductor inlorfered
Approaching the man he requested
him 10 draw In his foot. but the re
quest. was promptly refused. I'm put
you of the car n you don't" expostu-
later the conductor. "Youwont do
anything OF the Kind" was the spirited
reply. Hot words followed, scufllC
ensued. and the obstinate passenger
was finally landed In the street Il was
then discovered that he had an artin
cial leg. and rather than acknowledge
his aflilctlon he had run the chances
Of a dIsgraoeful Philadelphia
Record.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-27

The veteran Sig Ardltl Is about TO
celebrate the siXtloth anniversary Of his
debut at Milan as a boy viollnlst by
Issuing volume OF "Reminiscences. 20
Many funny stories are told about the
famous maestro and his efforts at ex-
preston In the not too familiar Eng
llsh tongue The best, perhaps, re-
lates bis impromptu speech some years
ago at the promenade concerts, when
Mdlle dc Lido had been detained BY a
railway breakdown aud. having no time
TO put on evening attire. she sat for the
moment In a private box while the con-
ductor begged the indulgence otAhe
audience. who naturally would haVe
been asionished 20 see her IN travelling
costume SIG. Arditi boldly took the
plunge. Ladies' and gentlemen" be
said. "Mdllo de Lido Il undressed IN a
box. hut she win sing u you wecsh. +"
And the wicked pr0menadors laughing
y shouted an immediate afnrmaiive.-
Exchange.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-27

natives then appeared with pals. and
the ditch was filled with water. II slz-
zled and steamed as Il struck Goals
which had rolled into the ditch
The heat WAC terrific, and Il was I'M
possible for the average person to APP
preach near the blazing Goals. Within
the temple the eight men were prepar-
Ing for the sacrifice. Prayers were ut
tered and the goddess was bcsceched to
make the suffering Of the men as light
rs possible. As the hour approached
Tor the climax, the eight men were al
mcot frcnzled. and their shrieks and
bowls could be heard for a long dis
lance
Suddenly they dashed out Of the tenn
pie and approached the heap OF Goals.
They we're drcf ed In loose. lemon-col-
ored garments. and were shrleklng as
II mad. The wrlthed and groaned and
made hldcous con.ortlons. all Of which
was supposed 10 be the spirit Of the god
Gcss within On n. Suddenly they
jumped into the water In the trench,
where they remained for a few seconds
almost enyo!op,d In the steam which
was arising They leaped onto the
led OF Goals and began dancing and
leaplng back and forth. All the while
they yelled and the crowd set M a
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-27

tho number Of the candidates for mar
t,tdom Is increasing daily.
One OF the leaders OF the movement
IA Delaware has explained the cause OF
the present troubles In Dover. Two
general conferences Of the single tax
people have been held Tho nrst OF
these was at New York In 1890. and
the second In 1892 at Chicago. Al the
latter conference Il was proposed to
concentrate the movement on some one
state and 10 make an attempt TO car
~ the theory into practice. This, as
Will be seen at once. Is not easy OF ae-
complement Il means that the work
OF propaganda 0hall be carried on ex-
tensiyely and a sufficiently large num-
Der OF converts be made TO enable tho
state TO try land reform on a largo
scale. Rhode Island and New Jersey
were suggested as available states for
this important experiment The ma
jcsity. however. believed that Delaware
would prove the easiest OF conquest.
This state has a population OF less than
100000. and In It's constitution there
Is no objection TO a single tax, outside
OF provision for a poll tax Delaware.
too. ls In closc proximity to the great
city OF Philadelphia. In which there ia
a strong single tax club. The first sten
taken was one to attract attention 10
ths reiormers. The Philadelphia club
ADOPTED ullform which consists OF an
army .lonch hat. a blue flannel shirt
black belt. leggins and armleis and a
knapsack inscribed. Single Tax"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-27
No rneonrar.msn, for Her

so you're the Eccentric Young Man"
observed the farmers wife In tone
that would split a grlndstone; you're
walking across the continent on a
wager and you rely on peorle along
the route Tor entertainment. 10 youy'
Yes, MADAM. and u you will kindly
r1as, a chick"
seems To me there's something rem
.uisccat about your talk. have heard
language very much Ike that before.
But the mon who sung that song didn't
cali themselves any fancy names; they
were Just plain. UPSTREAM willies. II
would be much better for you, young
fellow. u you had Joined the union, for
10 you had you would have noticed a
mark on the glle-post, which stands
Tor a husky woman and big BULLDOG
sin the place the go-by.' No. don't
think will encourage any esthetic
ilenemnts to-day"-Buffalo Express.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-27

course. that similar soils should grow
the same kind Of crops.
There Is also a Bedford steam laun-
dry. which. after being broke down
four days is again able TO get out
hrst-class work" There are other CO.
medicines, but one can nSntlon only
two: People got married there and u
rains sometimes. Married. az the
home OF the bride. Noah Glrdley to
nealio Kinder, Rev. Alexander Wag.
gonor officiating" names that are
truly picturesque. THE bride wore
white lawn dress trimmed with pink
ribbon and white silk lace"-slmple bu,
effective. As for the rain, In about
half an hour NJ street from Sixteenth
10 Fourteenth was one solid sheet OF
water It's full width. and the water.
backed up over the basement as far "a
stoessel's barber shop. poured through
the coal holes into Gus Ellis cellar.
and ran into several stores over the
front doorsllls. Such are a few gllmpses
of life In a far distant city where the
people delight 10 style themselves Bed
fordians. DO they ever think Of Bed.
ford In the old country?
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-27

The great "coppcred peas" care has
come to an end with learned and ex-
haustiye judgment by Mr. S0mea The
question was, Il will be remembered.
whether a wholesale provision dealer
could legally sell preserved peas con.
tanning sic grains Of sulphatc Of cop
per TO tho pound. The evidence OF the
analysis differed as TO the amount, 60
Mr.. Somes took Il as three grains. and
he decided that In the absence OF sclon.
tihc testimony TO the conttafy such an
amount vas dangerous 10 the health OF
the consumer. The Importance OF the
decision may be gathered from the fact
that no fewer than s0.000.00o tins 0g
these peas are consumed In England Ia.
a year. This fact, however. seems 10
us only TO render the ofiense greater.
To use u as an argument In defense IA
very much as Il a man charged with
selling meat unfit for food should strive
TO evado punishment on the ground
that he had 1000 carcasses OF Il. Many
kinds OF timed provisions, foremost
among them being lobster and salmon.
are notoriously dangerous 10 health
and wise housekeepers avoid thea.
After Mr.. somes' judgment the brlral.
uoen "copDercd pea" should disappcar
from tho menu. aud after awhile an.
one who Ia offered the verdans veeaI.
Die VIII decline Il on the ground u.
10 does not care 10 pariake Of -.
rraln Of blue rlnnu with hll helping
tSndon chvoulr.c.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-27

n0AAAkE = 4 AaAN ~ WV eANs
Just fourteen months ago the club
invaded the state OF Delaware. and
held meetings everywhere. placing It's
best speakers on the stump and pre-
pairing the people Cor the arguments
by flooding the mails with single tax
literature The great macs OF the com
mon people liked tho logic Of the sim
gle.taxers. and readily adopted their
philosophy. They were opposed chief
~ by the professional men and specu-
lators In land values. The FIRST trouble
was met In MlddletOwn. The single
takers claimed that their opponents
hired bad boys to pelt the speakers
with decaying eggs. Then began the
trouble In Dover. II eliminated In
the arrest. during the last week In
May. Of George Frank Stevens and
william Horan. Mr.. Stevens Is an
artist. a member OF the Philadelphia
Art club. and wealthy man. Mr.. Ho-
ran Is a resident Of Wilmington and
A well.to-do citizen. They were charg-
"a with obstructing the streets and
With Advocating single tax. Alderman
Cooper wisely dropped the latter ale
CATION. The two men were sentenced
10 thirty days In jail. Koran had
served eight days and Stevens three,
when Governor Watson, unsolicited. h.
sued a pardon for both. He declared
that their arrest had been an unpar-
donablc piece Of political trickery and
an attempt to suppress free speech
Then the mayor called a meeting 20
decide whether the slngle-taxers
should be allowed to speak In tho high
ways. but the matter was laid on the
table. Tho reformers were Informed
that they would be permitted to speak
on the green. a dark spot most fire.
luontCd by the pople In the evening. Il
& urged by the friends OF Mr. George
hat Il Is impossible to reach the peo-
Die from the green. and that the ordi-
nance which Is being used to prevent
their meetings especially points out
hat the meetings to be prohibited shall
be noisy; turbulent, rlotous or dis
orderly.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-27
ARTHUR n. STEPHENSON.

cents a day for each one OF his prison
trs. The city authorities say they will
continue 20 arrest and send TO iau all
slngle-axors who violate the ordi-
nancCs by Speaking In the publlt
threats. The city has nc concern about
the opace limitations OF the jail. It.
rulers Say n the sheriff cannot take car,
u the Offenders IA the jail provided by
the town be mus, take them 70 bic
house Al an events. he Is responsible
Tor their sale-keeplng. This does not
worry the sheriff al all. Tor be Is per
fccsly sure OF hla prisoners Not one
q them would escape q the door Of his
prison were thrown open aud be wert
sermliied TO run away.
Habcas corpus proceedings were
taken In an Of che single TAI cases
Chancellor Nicholson denied the mo-
ion Tor a writ IN on the cases but one
ana this exception was owing 10 an err
ror made IN the commitment BY the
low d alderman. Peter l. Cooper. TIE
,flaonrra we're therefore remanded. II
h believed that the disturbance are
sou bocomlne serious, and that uniefa
one Of TIC parties 20 tho arhf hacks out
phirh ia more thAn improbable
tlanf ~lii b. shed. Recruits lroiA
Wilmington. Philadelphia and oiheT
stiIlT1 aFl poprlng inio ne ten, ana
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-27
HE REFUrEp THE LIE.
Turned over Oniy Fys Time. AFTER lie
dumped.

Turned over Ouly Fivs Times After lie
dumped.
Bill Haw was an awkward. ungainly
young man. whose life was spent on a
Kansas farm. says the New York
World. lie lived near the little station
OF Hackney. and on one occasion came
fiom a nearby town on the train. II
dashed up toward the platform at a
high rate OF speed. The engineer tried
TO apply the alr-brakes 20 stop the
train. but they refused 10 work. lie
whlstled for the hand brakes. and the
brakeman and the conductor began
twisting them as " their lives depended
upon stopping the train.
lie saw that something was the mat
ter and concluded that he was the
cause Of Il. The train was past the
station and he feared he would be taken
past his home. Standing on the lower
platform he gave a wild leap on the
train.
In describing Bllrs descent after
ward the postmaster at Hackney. who
had seen Bills flight through the air
said: II thought some one had thrown
a saddle OF the train. Blll rolled on all
In bunch. When the dust settled
down Bill emerged from the confusion
with his clothes nearly torn OF him
his face and hands skinned and an ap-
pearance Of terror on his face. He ac'
tually turned over eight times after he
Jumped before he stopped"
THAT Is a lie~ exclaimed Bill. who
had listened TO the narration. Il never
turned over eight times. turned over
Ave times. Ireckon | ought to know
counted en-"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-27
A nh,.l for rltt.rn nla.r..

The latest thing on wheels, r. Quln-
dccuplet. or cycle for Is riders, Is to be
built for a New York club Of 10 enthu-
siaats In England a vehicle to carry
y riders has already been built. aud in
thls country an enterprlslng firm turns
them cut Tor six riders. Thee are not
bicycles. but tricycles. with ono wheel
In front and two In the rear.
The newest machine Is 10 have one
scat In front for the steorsman and
then seven pairs OF seats behind, aide
BY side. The gear will be i6S, which Is
enormous, and every revolution OF the
pedals will drive the machine ahead ~
feet inches Special tubing will have
TO be ordered and the stoutest Of pneu'
matte tires. Exchange
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-27

In western New York novel target
shooting match took place recently. In
which the contestants were mounted
upon tandem bicycles. The partlci-
pants In the match occupied the front
seats. while their assistants occupied
the rear seats and managed the wheels.
Targets we're thrown into the air from
traps In front Of the wheel. and so ae-
curate was the aim Of the winner that
he scored rs on, OF 20. This Is probAb-
~ the first tandem shooting match On
record, although there are a number Of
trick riders who make a specially Of
breaking glass balls while Ia motion
on their wheels-New York Press
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-27

Sunday. The Methodist church In that
place. containing about eighteen or
twenty people OF the community as
sembled In the capacity OF Sabbath
school. was crushed to the earth by an
electric cloudburst. whlrlwind, or a
cyclone, as different parties have named
II. which came without a moments
warning. Mr. w. w. Cochran was In
stantly killed. the Rev. j. J. Colfon, the
pastor. and the Rev. J. w. Van Trease.
the Methodist pastor OF Palestine cir
cult. In Brady county, who was present
TO assist In the protracted meeting Just
commenced were seriously wounded
Uncle" Jack Simpson. Mr. George Nc
Dougal and Miss Lena Colson. and sew
eral others received slight injuries. A
cloudy evening had caused small
turnout among the teachers and pupils.
and Of the eighteen or twenty assem-
bled more than half Of the number
were more or less painfully injured.
The disaster is fraught with profound
mystery when taken into consideration
the circumstances surrounding Il.
Storm indications were not threatening
at the time. The wind was blowing
with apparent but little force. when
suddenly from natures elements. with
out a moments warning. an electrical
cloudburst or whirlwlnd wrenchod the
building from lis foundation. leveled
II to the ground. and disappeared with.
out doing any other damage IN IN,
community. except twisting the tot
from a large tree standing near the
church and destroying a few panels o.
an adjoining fence Mr.. Cochran. th'
good man whose earthly career close,
80 suddenly. Just before the calamity
led In prayer. He prayed that Go,
would cause something to happen tina
would awaken His children TO a sens
OF their danger. lie said he was read
and willing to lay down his own life
II need be. for the salvation OF his chill
dren. The good man was at the foo
OF the cross when death came. Stand
ing In front OF him as he fell was In
Gle Jack Simpson. venerable iaihe
In Israel with an open bible IN hi
hand. from which he was about 10 real
a lesson and open Sabbath school tn
Revs. J. J. Colson and J. W. Van Treas
we're also near the altar. and the ful
force Of the disaster seemed to ecnie
on the spot occupied by these four goo
Christian workers