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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14


A Chicago inventor has devised
hree-eompartment pneumatic bicycle
tire. which. while not unpuncturable,
still reduces the liability OF injury 10
a minimum. because II the rubber In
one OF the compartments Is punctured,
the other two are still SUFFICIENT 10
carry the rider and keep the tire In
cylindrical form. The partitions are
arranged splrally. The tire is Inflated
through three ceparate tubes. each
chamber requiring separate pumping.
Benzoln. known In commerce as
Gum Benjamin" Is an odorlferous Of
balsamlc gum resin. an emulation from
the stem OF certain trees growing In
Siam and sumatra. II was formerly
employed In chronic bronchitis aud
dysentery, but Is now chiefly used In
the tiac,ure know as "Frlar's Balsam.'
IA n styptlo and stimulant to wounds
and old ulcere. Denzoie acid IA a slim.
ulant and dlureiic. and also a valuable
antlseptlc.
Is. Alme Glrard. OF Falsanderie,
France. has communicated anothe'
memoir to Academic dce Sciences.
Paris. on his experiments with pota.
toes as forage for cattle, from which
Il appears that the tubers are a frat
rate food. whether from the point OF
view OF fattening OF the yield Of milk
and butter. Sheep and oxen throve
much better on potatoes and hay than
on their ordinary food. and their flesh
was found to be superior In quality.
In casting aluminium bronze cara
should be taken not to overhead the
material, or some OF the aluminium may
b. oxldlEed. giving rice to spongy cast.
ings. Aluminium shrlnka very much
In the mold. and allowance should DO
made for THE shrlnkage by the adop-
ton Of large sinking head and r.sers.
A white object Of any size may be
seen In sunlight az a distance of seven
teen thousand two hundred and Atty
times Cts diameter Is TO say, n Il
Is a white ball foot In diameter. I.
can be perceived at a distance OF seven
teen thousand two hundred and fifty
feet. or over three and a quarter miles.
A medical authority states that for a
perfect sanitary diet alkaline water Is
needed for every person who eats mea,
heartily.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14

acted ca manaesress and dlroctress Of
that .gsort Tor one year. when she left
Tor America While making the yoy.
age the ship. Mariposa. took Gre and
put into Honolulu. II. l.. for repairs
remaining a week. during which time
Miss lie Vyne and several other per
formers who were on board gave an
entertainment for a charitable purpose
Arriving In America she made her de-
but In this country at the wigwam.
San Francisco. Cal. May "a. 1889, with
Gus Hill's Congress Of Novelties. She
then began a tour Of the variety houses
In the west, playing dates on the coast
and In the western states for three
years, opening at the Empire theater,
Chicago. H., with NJ d. LeavItt. for
the worlds fair engagement Of Spider
and Fly" She appeared with that CON-
pany for a season and a half. next Join
Ing the Germans, In The Gillhooly's
Abroad playing the leading role She
later starred az the head OF her own
company, In Little Ora's Claim"
through Canada and the west. after
which she Joined Raymon Mooros
company. playing leading roles In
Tuxedo" On March Of the current
year she made her New York debut at
Trocadero Music Hall. In the bur
lesque. ia seragllo." playing the sou
brette part Since ending her engage
ment at that resort she has filled sew
eral contracts with the leading variety
houses In the east. She will be seen
THE season as one OF the principals In
Manager Gus Hilrs new production.
Vanity Fair" Her professional career
has brought her wide experience in al.
most all branches OF her chosen field,
n natural talent for the work making
her valuable In whatever line she en-
cages. She is comely and has a pleas
ing manner. which adds greatly to her
success as performer.-N Yorh
Clipper.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14

Among the dramauzod novels TO be
,cen oa the stage this fall Is Mrs Bur
nett's "A Lady Of Quality" the Amerl-
can rights TO which have been OBJ
talned by Meosrs. Charles and Daniel
Frohman. The production In New
York viii be made at the Knlckerbock-
er Theater fcrmerly Abbey'O. and 4
has been announced that Miss Bessie
or Elizabeth. as she prefers 10 be
called now-Tyree will play the title
role. This Is strange news. and It Is
to be hoped that II Ia incorrect, for Il
would be hard to find an actress who
At FIRST glance seems more unsulted fer
the part. Miss Tyree Is pert and saucy.
very clever In por,raying the new
woman. and In boylsh or hoydenish
roles. Emotion. beauty. warmth. pas
sion. fury and fascination. all OF which
are requisites OF Clorlnda wildairs, she
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14

First varnish the wood once with
white. hard 1nleh. then cut on the mar
Ems OF the print, which should be On
unsized paper Wet the back OF Il with
a sponge and water using enough
water TO uasurato the paper. but not
70 as TO be- watcry on the printed de
Then. with a flat camol's-hair brush,
give Il coat OF transfer laloohon var
nish on the printed side. and apply Il
Immediately. vanished side downward
en- lhe woodwork. placing a sheet Of
paper on Il and pressing Il down evenly
with the hand till every part adhorcs,
After standing a short time gently rub
away the back OF the print with tho
fingers. an nothing but thin pulp re-
mains. Il may require being wetted
again before an that will come Cor
rather ough, TO GOMEZ on Is removed.
Great care Il required In this operation
that the design. or printed side. be not
disturbed. when this Is done. and
quite dry. give the work q coat Of white.
hard vnrniah. and It will appear e II
printed on lie wood
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14

sendorod By fatigue. some interesting
experiments have recently been made.
Magriorl and Mosso. AZ well a. We'd
ensky and others. have found that II
the blood OF a fatigued animal be in
iected into another animal that IA fresh
and uniatlgued. all the phenomena Of
fatigue will be produced Wedensky
has made a chemical analysis Of the
poison. and has found Il TO be similar
TO the vegetable poison "curare," into
which the Indians used to dip their
arrows; and a most deadly poison Il
proved to be. II the poison Is created
more rapidly than can be carried on
BY the blood. the organism suffers 90.
verely.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14

For many years an opinion existed
imong seamcn and others that a fall
IN the sea-surface temperature implied
nearneas Of ice. Nothing, says the
Nautical Magazine. can be more re-
note from the truth. though shore folk
still perpetuate this fiction In books
and newspapers A sudden fall In sea
urftee temperature ls likely near the
AgulhNs, the japanese current. the
3ulf Stream. while running the East
ng down 10 the South Indian Ocean.
n tie South Atlantic about 40 degrees
iouth. 20 degrees west. and elsewhere:
and this. whether lcehergs be near or
hundreds Of miles away. Capt. s. T. s.
-ecky. q. N. r., 10 whom the nautical
profession IL indebted for his "wrin.
ties In Practical Navigation" Was
probably the first TO draw the attention
II his brethren 10 this fact. In the
linth edition OF his book he points on,
hat "allied to fog Is the question Of
LANCER from ice. II Is a popular de-
usion among passengers on board ship
hat, by taking the temperature Of the
water at short intervals. the approach
o ice Il unfaillngly indicated. unfor-
nnately such Is by no means the fact.
lnd Il Is time the idea was exploded.
More than ordinarily cold water merely
lhows that the ship Is In a part Of the
Scean where ice may possibly be en-
,ounlered. and not that It Is actually
present" shlpmasters Of repute freely
confess. with Captain Evans OF the
rainui. that they have never found
sea temperature fall lower when near
Ice than when several miles away"
from the danger
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14

Half Klng" Ia the title Of the new
comic opera by Ludwig Highlander and
Harry d. smith. In which Francis VIII
son viii appear at the Kniekerbocker
Theater. New York. In q few days.
The opera Is In three acts. the scene
being laid In Paris In the sixteenth
century, Miss Lulu CHASER. the dainty
soubrette. will remain with Mr.. VIII
sons company. Another new opera Ia
An American Beauty" In which Miss
Lillian Russell will begin her tour un-
der the management OF Canary 4 Led
erer. Il has been said that Miss Rus
sell will make her entrance on The back
Of an elephant Why not bicycle OF
buffalo. Il It Is an American opera3
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14
Ns,ss Of the s,.r.

Hamilton Clarke has composed much
cf the new music for the production Of
"Cymbelino" at the Royal Lyoeum,
London, aud Alma Tadema has fur
nlshed the designs for the scenery and
costumes.
N. W. Hanloy has decided not 10
send out his new farcial company,
Fun In Shanty,own." until after cleo
ton Mr. Hanlcy has bought the
rights to the play from Edgar Sclden.
author Of "MeKeuna's Filtration"
Madrid theaiers must hereafter close
az midnight by order OF the military
governor Of the city. II has been Gus.
tomary for some OF them to keep IN
their performances al o'clock In the
morning.
Margaret Dlbdln. the leading actress
Of the In MlzEoura" company this
season. IA a daughter OF Henry ". Pitt,
well known actor. at one time an Inn
portant member OF Ausustln Days
company.
The statue Of OphelIa on the monu-
ment 20 be erected IN memory Of Am
broIae Thomas reproduces the features
Of Christine Nilsson,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14

Lolue LeVyno was born In Dunedin.
New Zealand, and In 1852 made her
professional debut at the Princess thea
ter. In that city. as Little Nell. In Chris
and Lena" with the American actors.
Baker and farrCn. She afterward
loinod the company supporting Alice
Cunning Llngard. playing small parts,
turing a tour OF New Zealand She was
next with George Rignold. playing
small shakespearean parts. and later
Joined the company which supported
Bland Holt. in THE World" during a
our OF New Zealand. Going next TO
Australia, she opened at the Alhamhra
Music Hall. Sidney. New South Wales.
whore she allod three years engage
mcnt In the vaudevilles. Joining ThoS
hudsons Surprise Party. she toured
Auslrfila. India and China. and re-
turned 10 Melbourne for the pantomime
ensoa With Mamie Horton. playing
coiumb!ne. She aftcrward leased the
Empire Music Hall, Melbourne and
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14

Verdi Ia again In Milan. having gone
there from Genoa. where he makes his
home. He sees Arigo Boito his init
mate friend. every day. and almost as
frequently receives Camille Bolto. the
poei-composer's brother. who is an
architect and Is now supervising tho
erection Of the asylum for artists found.
cd by Verdi Verdi stops at the Hotel
DC Milan. and upon his arrival the
daughter OF the proprietor handed him
a beautiful Tyre made Of flowers which
she had plueked herself In her garden.
Verdi took the Tyre and smilingly
thanked her In tho following words:
Il thank you very much. my dear Olga.
Your Tyre is worth a great deal more
than mine. for mine Is broken and has
no more chords" II Is not generally
believed that the old masters Tyre has
bccome mute for good. for not only Ia
Il known that the old man Is hard at
work again, but his appearance would
indicate that HIS IS years do not rest
very heavily upon him.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14
NonwAY's STRANGE nAxk.
"a L. the Most Independent Financial
Institutioa In the MsFld.

" - NNf AoHN NuMNneMuHNN NNNH9NAaN
fnstitution In the world.
The most independent and aristo-
cratic hank In the world Is the NOrgcs.
or National Bank Of Norway. Socially.
the hank Ia OF considerable Importance.
The directors meet twice week. and
these friendly gatherings are said 10
bc most enjoyable Affairs. Leans and
discounts form the chief subjects ~
conversation. No loan or discount can
be made without the approval Of three
Of the directors. The directors are 10
hold a meeting one day. and you want
to borrow $1,000 on Monday. You APP
ply 10 Norges Bank. and are told that
the matter will be taken under consid.
Grafton at the dirVtors' meeting on
Wednesday and you may look for an
answer 60 your application on Thurs.
day. II does not matter Ia the least
that you want the $1,000 on Monday,
ami not Thursday you simply have %
walt.
The origin of this Institution Is ns
peculiar as its management IA unusual
Soon after the nominal union ~ Nor.
way and Sweden, Ia 1911. the latter
NhNNlA1 NfkuN ~ lffi Astt htNN ~
greater money facilities 10 meet the
demands of the rapidly increasing com
mercc. The problem Of securing the
necessary capital for great national
Institution was very simple one for
the Norwegian government. II raised
stockholders for the bank Just as Il
raised soldiers for It's armies. Every
well.to-do citizen was compelled 20
take ~ much stock. lie was always at
liberty 90 take more u be chose. but
always Ia amounts dlvlslblc 10y Eve.
This national hank Is also a national
pawnshop. II Is authorized by law 90
lend money ON any non.perishahlc
goods. provided they can b. deposited
Ia the bank and kept under lock and
key. For this service II charges rather
less than the usual pawnhroker's inter
est, which may. perhaps, account for
the rarity of private pawnshops IN
Norway. York Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14

Guernsey Ia well enough II you stick
last "a the coast line especially IN the
south. aud are not worried by unreallz.
able ambitions. Ruined forts and cast.
les stud the rocks and excite 10 retro.
spect. Moulin Huct Ray Is the n0blest
nook or cllff and reef scenery combined
IN all the islands, and the Water Lane
leading 10 Il was charming. even IN
winter, with n glaze of thin Ice over
the unfathomahlc depths OF mud. The
islanders are really n soft.spoken PEG.
pie well disposed toward the stranger.
whether or not he II interested IN early
potatoes. ] wonder how many times
received the answer. Yes, please.
sir, !" when ] asked II was going right
for my destination. The little girls,
though seldom beautiful, c0urtesled
beautifully. aud the little boys did not
un winter, at all eventsl poster for
pence. | like the gorse hedges In the
Interior ronds. and the more when they
glow with blossoms and hide the glass
houses behind them. ! like, also, 10
see the calm-eyed Alderny cows az
tether In the very small meadows al
lotted 10 them, with magpies fitting
over their horns from hedgcrow 10
hedgerow, Aud, hest Of all. I Ike the
view 81 llerm. Iethou, Sark and their
satellite reefs, rs | saw them from my
hotel window In 81. Peters Port AZ
sunrise or 10.
There are points In which Guernsey
the proud, as a tourist resort. heata
Jersey the more favored. This nearer
prospect OF the other Islands n distinct.
ly one OF them. Another Il the pleas.
ant hut mysterious fact that you Ree
thirteen Guernsey pennies for a shll.
ling | have tried 20 face this problem
OF finance, but give II up. From the
time when. early on arrival In ST. Pc
ters Port, ] paid for q shilling book
lno discounO with half a sovereign out
OF which I received twelve francs
change. TO my last moments IN the lei.
aud spent In settling a hotel bill with
mixed currency, II was evident that 10
live shrewdly In this island a man
must keep his wits well exercised.
Also, the Guernsey air Il more oxhllR.
rating 20 breathe than the Jersey air.
Genteman'a NagaHlne.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14

Tough story Aboat a rounH Mas
wtth = Peculiar 1inu.
Franklin Hart, twcnty-six years OLD
whose father lives IN Trinity county,
Cal, came 20 Portland on n visit last
June well supplied with funds. which
he spent freely. lie suddenly disap.
peared on the morning OF July !, ana
oil efforts OF the police to trace him
failed The suicide and foul play theo-
ries ran out A large reWard was
offered as a stimulus for the detectives.
On July - the fact was essabilshea
that young Hart. on the afternoon OF
July 4. bought tourist ticket 70 Chl.
cago. Chicago was ransacked without
locating him. To-day q letter was ne
celved from Hart. Sr., In CALIFORNIA
saying that when he returned home
he found telegram saying that his
son was In n Chicago hospital. He
lost no time IN reaching Chicago hnd-
Ing Franklin IN the county hospital
convalescent. Ills son arrived va Chi'
cag0 July II. stopping at the Palmer
house. ON the second night he at
tempted suicide by asphyxiation win
gas. lie was sent to the hospitai, anu
though his life was saved MS hiiu
was left In n peculiar state.
while Franklln's physical condition
Is 80 good that he VIII be- able to leave
the hospital IN day or two writes
Mr.. Hart. "hls mental state starties
me. His mental vision II supernatnr-
ally prospectivc, instead OF being re-
Irrespective and the physicians here
tell me that there Is no parallel case
on record In any part Of the civilized
globe. They claim that the phehoih-
| enon demonstrated In my sons men
tallty Is one OF the many hidden FORCES
IN human nature.
"In ordinary conversation Franklin
IL as lucid as ever, yet Il II a matter
difficult for him 10 recall past events
/ without hard study. For Instance.
when | referred 10 his Portland VISIT
and his departure from there. u took
him two days TO recall even the more
important facts aud features OF those
events. MS they had altogether passed
/ from his memory since the almost
tragic death affair at the Palmer
| house"
The other peculiar phase Of his case
| Is that he seems 20 see Into the tut
/ ure.
For Instance. the day prior TO Mr..
Harris arrival IN Chicago Franklin
almost verbatim repeated to the doctor
attending him the conversation he had
with his father forty-eight hours In nj.
vance. with the same clearness that
the healthy. normal mind conjurcs up
/ the past.
Another remarkable condition OF
Franklln's mind. writes Mr.. Hart. II
that after the contamination OF an
event which he has foretolh he II Ut
terly unable 10 remember II.
Last Friday" continued the writer,
Franklin told me that he had on that
day received a letter from his mother.
| knew Il was a Authorization, but |
asked him what Il contained; ~ he
repeated to me what he Imagined had
been written to him. The day follow
ing he indeed got letter from his
mother without the slightest variation
from his prophetic revelation. Every
hour In the day my sou siartles me
and the doctors by some evidence Of
his wonderful mental vision"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14

"In two instances OF stitfened joints
where the inability TO move the limb
has appeared to arise from rigldlty Of
the tendons and muscular sheaths, {"
says Sir w. u. Richardson. Il have In
jected SIMULTANEOUSLY olive oil into
the structures. and with some success
find that fluid drachm Of oil can be
injected round the knee-iolnt without
causing any Decentralization or dis
comfort In one instance where the
elbow was operated on In this way,
the patient. a young woman. obtained
for the first time some degree Of move.
ment after six months entire fxation
from rigldity."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14

week. The effect Of this has been most
dlsheartening to both managers and
performers. Another reason for the
poor business done by the roof gardens
Is the fact that last summer the per-
tormances were usually OF an inferior
quality. and many songs and Jokes were
allowed which would not be tolerated
In a theater. Although an Improve
nent has been observed this year. the
managers have had to suffer for tho
equation they gained for their prevl-
gus laxnoss. There Is perhaps one roof
garden which has not lost money this
year. another may have come out even.
but the rest are all losers. Variety
entertainments are tiresome at best.
and when the program "a extended over
three hours the cleyerest performers
'annot please: but-and this Is where
he important difference comes in-the
tleyerest performers are not seen on
The roof gardens.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14

With a bright pin and a bit OF elastic
such as Is used in a congress" galter.
aided by the focusing OF a few rays
Of light. you may produce a very pretty
Illusion. Stick the pin through the
elastic and twirl the latter vertically
between the thumb and the foreanger
OF each hand. separating the hands so
as TO t.csten the elastic. and you give
the pin a sufficiently swift rotation to
make II present the image OF a drink
ing-glass.
Much depends upon the brightness
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14

jaspar-"Lcnd me ten dollars. will
you. Old chap"
Jumpuppe-"ln gold or In sllver9"
Jaspar-"Eilher don't care which q"
Jumpuppe-"Ge, out won't lend
a cent to a man who straddles on the
financial quoatlon In these troubled
times Puck.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14

THAT must be a very distinguished
man" said Kilduh TO Shopper
The latter looked at the person In
d.cated and replied u see no mark OF
distinction about him"
Look again ana you win see that
there Is no campaign button or en-
hem OF any sor, about The lapels OF hi
coat. Judge.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14

Mira Walker don't see why the
doctors all recommend bicycle riding.
II Il makes people healthier Il Is loss
10 the doctors"
Mr. walker-"l know; but they hg-
ure that one sound. healthy rider will
disable At least ave pedestrians per
Week."--Puek.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14

Of tho pin. the light II shines In and
the darkness Of the background. In
the illustration the operator Is sup
posed TO be In a dark room. with a ray
Of sunlight falling through the shutter
upon the pin.
With a little practice various objects
may be Initiated. II the pin tends to-
wards a horizontal position II should
be- tied to the elastic with a bit Of
white thread. which will not interfere
at all with the experiment.-Ex.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14

served at the little village OF offham.
Ia Kent. and shown In the sketch be-
low. Formerly almost every village
green IN the country had It's quintain.
and on holidays Il was one Of the most
popular sports Of the English. DIR.
johnson. quoting from Minshew. de-
fcribos the game, 1T ls." says he. "an
upright post on the top Of which a
cross-nost turned upon pin; at one
end OF cross post was a broad board.
al the other a heavy sand bag. The
play was TO ride against the broad end
With a lance, and pass by before the
sand bag. coming round. should strike
the filter 10 the ground"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14

fapidly. especially about the gllls OF
this fish, often as soon as Il Is taken
out Of the water. The poisonous pin
ciple that has been extracted from
mackerel IL called hydro-eollidine, a
very violent poison. so powerful tha,
the seven-thousandths part OF a grain
will cause death in a small bird. From
beef and other fesh-meat. when bad.
a poisonous body known as vendino
has been extracted. Sweetbread. when
decomposed, yields a principle named
colllndlne. Putrescine Is another pol
sonous substance that has been OK
tracted from meat-nesh and nsh when
putrld. Mussels are a common article
Of diet largely eaten by some classes.
and they frequently occasion fatal
cases Of poisoning. This Is attributed
TO principle which has been extracted
from the mussel called mytilotoxine.
also powerful poison. a grain and a
half being a fatal dose. Cheese that has
become rotten often causes serious Ill
moss MIX, that universal diet OF uaily
use. may also produce. In hot weather,
The same poison Its symptoms arc
nausea. vomiting and fever. followed by
great prostration. and II often causes
diarrhea among infants. sausages, an
other form Of common food. often give
rise to hurtful efIect0 due TO animal
poison. being frequently composed OF
lmperfectly cooked and old pork and
beef. In which putrefaction has al
ready begun. they sometimes produce
very alarming effects after eating.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-14

"rop." said Japhct Il can't Ind that
pcsky pair Of Ileas anywhere.
"Ncvcr mind. my son." answered
Noah. "iney are probably taking din.
ner Ia the monkey cage. New York
Press.