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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-12
why Gen. crooE ou,t.

When Crook started after Geroni.
mo 10 the '70s. he took only a small
force Of soldiers but a large force OF In.
dian scouts. When he got down TO So
nora, Mexico. 20 where Geronimo had
reiterated. these scouts turned trait.
ors. They threw away the provisions
allied up all the water holes they cana
across, and In other ways heightened the
hardshlps OF the campaign. On account
OF all this, when the men finally over
took Geronimo they we've half starved
and nearly famished. Crook saw this
and 10 did Geronimo. for the scouts
had told him. It's all right to curse &c.
ronimo. but no man who knows any,
thing about him win deny that he was
a shrcwd, clever scoundrel. He was
quick to take In the situation. and. aft
or surrounding Crooks small force
told the general he would either have
TO make terms or be annihilated
Crook. under those circumstances dc.
cldod to make terms and. according 10
the diciatlon OF Geronimo. promised. "a
a United States soldier and a gentle.
man, not TO make war upon the In.
dians any more. Crook. thinking Of
his mon. and not OF himself. for Crook
was not the man 10 think OF himself
very much, made the promise. end was
allowed TO escape. When he came back
he was retired al his own request. and
Gen. Nelson A. Miles succeeded him
Phoenix tArizl Gazette.
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ton Of the cannonading and Dutchy'
was seen to stagger and partially fall
once or twice. but he reached the knoll
and when he picked that little young
ster up In his arms Il seemed as though
The whole gray-ooat line jumped up and
waved their hats and eheered him.
Those fellows knew what bravery was
as well as we did and as Pau stag
gered back 10 our lines with the little
wounded drummer In his arms there
wasn't a shot fired.
"'Poys, here's shonny again. he
said. as he laid the moaning little fell
low In the arms Of big sergeant then
he fell In a faint. weak from loss OF
blood. When the doctors got him into
the hospital and had taken on his
clothing Il was found that he had nine
bullet wounds. some pretty severe. but
none fatal. The poor fellow died a
few months after that Of swamp fever
and was buried just out Of camp with
more military honors than are usually
paid 10 an enlisted man"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-12


TIE edible dogs IN China bAss bias
torrucs
Ab9ai trn peslons commit suicide
everi Gas in rar.f
Tie --'n oi .he rhlaocsros. Ia Sonic
parts. ls two incfcs thick
Pinsarpifs ara slli IN Madagascar 81
the rate ~ four f1r = cent
a Chicago vocalist earns hftF dollars
day By siHginE fnr monographs
HOLSTERS afo fffsIa sf fhn1iHr ana
aeek deep water 1nnsr taundeI-atnrm1
Plum pudding was almost unknown IN
England before ne middle 81 thf laat
century.
The eleven cables now 10 operation
across the Atlantic have cost upward %
so. o1o 90
Fifteen girls about Sen years oi aas
form fhe choir IN q Congregational
church N Atchis1n
The homes ~ lhe hIImaa BODY become
brittle AZ age advances This ~ because
aged persons have ~ exceas of lime IN
their bones
Applicants f1f enlistment In the
United States Army are anbitrted q 3
slsf1 examination. and only about one
ID twenty-five l. accepted
In some 81 TIE schools 81 Germany
the pupils acquire 4 knerle1Ec os enc
weeds which lniure FaEef1b.ea The
weeds are pictured o. wall maps. 10
natural coi0rs
SOME or the female slueenfs IN ihs
University n Michigan have decided 70
wear knlckerbockefs hefeafier ara
hope h influence ihe rest Of ne girls %
% ihe same
Ihe dfa 3 inHaliahIF After 6orElng
itself. and observing anotAel ehancc -
feed. d elects tfc contents Or ia st0m-
acb. aud attacks a fresh rlciIm, Or a.
90 tiaiim IN a new spof
A school-tcachcr Ia Akron. Ohio
Cynthia T. Wall. saw two 81 her femala
pupils struggling To the cuyahuga
River. and likely 10 be drowned. She
plunged In. and rescued them.
Ayoung man in Louisville has an 800
watch. which was made expressly fof
him. 90 commemorate his twenty-nfth
birthday. The twelve letters % hs
name are used Instead Of figures On The
dial The case bears bis monogram IN
diamonds. and also a bird studded with
diamondA. with fudies 90 eyes
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NOTES or THE DAY.


More fatal prostrations occurred IN
Philadelphia during The late hot spell
than Ia any other city.
one Ninalhaven. Ne. firm has toe9e
Holsters m a slnsie pond fallsnlns ilr
the hSyion market They coss TIE frm
cents apiece
II g. said ne population y Iowa under
the new ctnFus Wi foot up Ia etl40la
THIS ln an Increase on go go from the
popuiailou OF 1880.
New York newspapers report that aIi
the siaiero0rsq 90 the iransallanlIe
steamships have been engaged Cor sew
eral weeks ahead
Criminals executed AZ Ss~sale prison.
Englsrd. are placed "a cog1mol burial
shells. IN which qulckilme has previous
BY been dtpasi.cj.
Camsls are perhaps tire only animals
that cannot swim. Immediately after
entering water they turn On t1tIf backs
and are drowned
The smalics. U0mau ~ EuroQe r. be-
ncged 10 ne allie. Pauline % Holland,
who Is only tweuty-onc inches hifn and
weighs tut ten and onc-haif pounds
Itlsa strange fact ttal the fishi hand.
which b. more sensitive 10 the touch
than the left. e. lass sensitive than tne
latter a the Effects of heat OF cold.
The latest aidiiien q the small parks
81 London b. TIE nethcrAl Green gar.
dens. an Au % nine acres IN 0e heart
OF q quarter that has been rcql lm.
mcmofiaily.
PLACED end 90 cnd IN 4 continuous iln'
the streets % London would extend
from the Mansion house across The en-
tire continent OF Europe and beycna th'
urai mountains into Asia.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-12

you can't tell how far a m, a.,
jump by the curl OF rs tail" s.ld an
old regular army officer al the Ebbltt
last Saturday night to a Washington
star reporter. and you can't Judge NJ
mans bravery by looking al his face %
The remark was called out by A atory
tina, had just been tod Of sailors ae.
lions during a fight az one Of our south
ern seaport towns IN the late war.
We had a German named Pau in
my regiment along at the first Of tho
war" continued the speaker. "whose
usually pale face would turn 10 an ash
en- hue AZ the firing OF musket. vet he
had more cool bravery about him than
Is often found even In born soldiers
The boys used 10 Ere Jokes al him on
account OF his nervousness at FIRST but
after standing up beside him In one or
two engagements they dropped the fun.
ny business and Il wasn't long before
the entire regiment got 80 they swore
by 'Dutchy.'
During the seven days fight one cf
our little drummer boys. who was hit
with a piece OF she'll. was lying ON a
high. exposed point on the Geld. when
the regiment fell back little. Pretty
soon there was a cross fire Of light ar
tillery from the rebels at our right and
left and the little raised spot Of ground
where Johnny was lying was right IN
the center OF the cross. Johnny was a
great favorite In his company and
many a sigh went up from the boys as
they looked over the field AZ that spot
and realized his danger But there
seemed TO be no way TO help the little
fellow and the only thing to be done
was TO pray that the iron aud leador
hall might not touch him
Then a ten-pounder shell plowed
through the dirt on the knoll. bound.
ing over toward our left and burst
among the 9ist Pennsylvania volun.
teers. A groan went through our
ranks as the men saw the dirt fylnr
on the knoll. for the drummer was ur
there and Just then 'Du,chy dropped
his muskct and made a break across
the open field for the little summit. Elg.
tagging right toward the rebel lines
There was a moments lull In the rat
tilns Of musketrv. an insiant'a csssa'
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less hope nIffu his eyes. The pulse or
life beat strong and IRISH around him:
the busy swarIns thrilled with sweet
freedom. elect % all living things In
the settling exhalatlons stood the how
u many colors. eternal tokens Of Gods
covenant with man.
Although she summit % Great Ara
rat. which has an elevation II 1876
feet. Yields In height % the peaks Of
the Caucasus IN the north and 20 Dem
nvend 30. 40 fecil In the east. nearly
go miles away. yet. as Bryce IN hts
admirable book has Ohserrcd. there
can h. but few other places IN the
world where n mountain 80 LOFTY rises
from plain ~ low. The summit 81
Great Ararat has the form ~ domc
and l. covered with perpetual snow;
this dome crowns an oval figure. the
length OF which Is from northwest 10
southeast; and 4 Is, therefore. the long
side ~ this dome which you see lIom
the valley Of the Araxes. on the
southeast. A. you follow the outline
further the slope falls AZ a more rapid
gradient ~ from ~ to 81 degrees.
ends IN the saddle between the two
. mountains, at height Of nearly 90oO
feet
From that point Il Il the shape az
the Little Aramt which continues the
outline toward the east; Il rises IN the
shape Of graceful pyramid 70 the
height % 1850 feet. and it, summit
Il distant from that 81 Great Arauit a
space ~ nearly seven miles The
southeastern slope Of the lesser Arlrlt
corresponds TO the northwestern slope
of the greater mountain and desctuds
10 the floor VI the river valley IN long
AMI regular train. The unity Of the
whole fabric. the intimate correspond
ence of the parts letwetn themselves,
In word. the architectural qualities
Of this natural work az once impress
The eye and continue tn provide a. IN
eyhaustlhle fund Of study. however
long may b. the period o. your stay
Scrihner's for Fehrmry.
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lock for Year Natal Month ana See
Yourself ~ Others see Yea.

Look for Nour Natal monfh and See
Yourself ~ Others see Yea.
An English authority Is responEieis
Tor The assertion that a mans destiny
depends upon the month " his birth
A man born IN January Will b. a hard
worker, lover VI good wine. q ilne
singer, = manager ~ great enterprises
A woman born IN that month will BE-
affable; win have domestic tastes and
will be- capable OF great endurance.
A man born In February viii love
money much but women more. lie win
b. stlngy AZ home but pro.lieal abroad
The woman win b. an aifectionate
wife and good mother.
The man born Ia March VIM b. hand
some. honest aud prudent Yet De will
die poor The woman viii b. tall. stout
aud witty.
The man born Ia April will not nee
essarily be a fool even II bis birthday
Is the next day after March "a Tho
woman VIII be a chatterbox and viii
have advanced IDEAS She will BE- a
leading member Of the shreking sls
,erhO0d.
The man born In May will b. amlable
and will make his life partner happy.
The woman will equal him IN amlabil-
ny AMI the other above named deslr.
able quality.
The man born IN June VIII b. Of
small stature and very fond OF women
aud children. The woman win be
highty and a high liver. but wiz repent
and sober down at forty.
The man born IN July viii BE- ~ mill
tary tastes, tribe pompous. but 3 good
fellow withal The woman win have a
sulky temper; she win b. proud and
handsome.
The man born In August viii be an
bilious and courageous. The woman
viii b. what Americans call capable.
She viii b. equal 10 running a farm or
editing n newspaper
The man born In September win b.
strong aud wise: he win make few mis-
takes and live and die rich The won.
an viii h. loved by her ffiends. have
many Euitois end die an Old maid.
The man born lu October VIII write
poetry when young. then be- viii dabbie
IN politics aud wind up as a refOriner.
/ The woman VIII be pretty. and tate in
life an apostle OF total abstinence.
The man born Ia November viii have
q tine face, great address. and II nol
careful be- viii b. a gay Lothario The
woman will be- large. liberal-minde,l
and fond OF novelties and novels.
The man born IN December viii have
passionate temper. yet viii be ths
first to forgive The woman VIII b. 4
Lady Bountiful 10 the deserving poor
Observation-Disclosures Press.
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A ST. Louis exchange calls attention
10 the slngularity Of % custom Of
placing the dollar mark before the ig.
ares Instead Of after without giving
he real explanation. A high authority
ays that the explanation Is found Ia
The fact that IN the colonial times.
when the word dollar was American
lied, Us equivalent was the Spanish
piece % eight" or eight reals later
known as the york shilling" At inst
the abhreviation for a dollar was the
irure between two strulght lines
0sp. and then the two lines were
drawn through the eight. After
while the : Itself was changed Just 4
little. making the sign stand az nOw
10 use. This j. a highly probable *
planatlon. Ia all civilized countries
money marks are In use. aud our 81
Louis exchange throws some interest.
ing light on the custom when Il says:
''ln every csimiry which has writ.
ten language and system Of coinage
the abbrcyiaiion FOR the unit Of value
precedes the figures. In England the
pound mark ~ i used In the same
manncr that the dollar mark Il used
u this country. whlli the same pecu.
/ iaHiy IL noticeable In Germany. where
he Authorization m. Der mark appears
preceding the number just ~ the
French Authorization n for frame II
used In France"
II the authorizations ar not used the
legend X more APT 10 be- correct. We
aud that In Mexico they have a - II
pesos instead % D. L." ~ one
might expect. aud In New f0undland
they lave a plain twodolar iiece so.
too. In France. where the Authorization
- not used. We find such pieces as 40
francs" 80 francs" aud 80 francs. {"
IN Germany they have a pietp marked
y thaler." which Is all very plain.
but the moment clerk. bOokkee 9er or
other person makes an entry 90 lots
Town memorandum be tells yon that
"a Is "th. y" The English pound
/ Sign. which ls believed 20 be the Oldest
monetary ahbrevlailon aow IN use. Is
/ the old initial letter by which the 70.
mans expressed pounds" Just as we
ase the -lhs" II has been suggested
thar we use our money ahlHeviatlOn
backward because the Romans. IN ex-
pressing pounds" always said libra
/ iccem." instead o. "decem libra" the
/ first being pounds ten" and the latter
-tcn pounds When their initial let.
ter or character was used Il always
preceded the figures. thus, "fiO." In.
bfead Of the reverse. Thus the who'll
world has got In the habit OF doing
these Things backward. bankers I'm
yclopedla Monthly.
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ms country from Copenhagen nineteen
years ago. lie has followed the sea
since he was twelve years old. and he
Is now forty.
Two years ago Mr. Flint read an ac-
count Of flying machine and Il gave
him an idea. He worked on tho idea
until he had constructed a boat twenty
feet long. three feet wide and four feet
ieep In which was a bicycle attachment
connecting with a big ny-wheel and
propeller. Mr. Flint launched this boat
IN the Passalc River al Newark. and
get aboard lie began TO work the BIZ
cycle pedals The boa, moved ahead.
Mr. Flint said that he made thlrty-one
miles an hour In the boat.
1T went 70 fast that had to ease up"
he said yesterday. II was an open boat.
and when ! went AZ the rate OF half a
mile a minute II cut under the waves
and had 10 slow mp or swamp her"
This boat was destroyed by Ere
month after II was made Now Mr..
Flint wants to build another boat on
the same plan. but larger. He has con-
Etructed the model. and claims that
when the new beat Is completed he
Fan easily make iorty.hve miles an hour
IN II The new boat will be forty feet
long. five feet beam and eleven feet
deep Il will have a fy-wheel seven
feet In diameter and number OF
other wheels connected by gearing
chains from The pedals TO the propel-
lef
Il calculate" said the inventor. that
By my arrangement a man can get ten
horsepower out Of each leg. making
twenty horsepower altogether. That
VIII be sufficient 10 send the propeller
around fast enough 10 get a speed Of
foriy-nve miles an hour. and Il won't
be any harder 10 work than a bicycle.
Tho machinery will weigh about 700
pounds. and there will be 500 pounds
OF lead on the keel. She will have a
displacement Of seven tons II viii be
an easy matter for three men to cross
the Atlantic In her IN about seventy
hours As the boat will be all decked
over. she cannot be swamped. In
smooth water can take OF the matches.
Then. too. | will have water-tight bulk
heads In her"
Afr. Flint says Il would be easy 10
run her by some motor. but that he
prefers the man-power idea. and that
q Is perfectly practicable. The only
thing In the way Of completing this
boat and getting 10 Europe In less
than three days. or over there and
back In less than a week. Is that Mfr.
Flint has not the capital that he re-
{ Quires lie says he can build the boat
Tor 500. bat he Il working for the Bar
ney Dumping Company. and gets only
SIS a week and has TO support a wife
and two children.
The model OF bis boat Is shown In
the illustration. and also some Of the
arrangement OF the machinery. To the
lay mind u seems pretty hard for a
man TO send such a big boat through
the water az the speed contemplated
but Mr. Flint says that he is certain
Il can be done.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-12
Bosr Grit

From the Feuile Hebdomadaire
Hollandalse: On Dec. q. when the
news came TO Pretoria Of Jameson's adj
vance. the Hollandors and Germans Inn
mediately assembled to form a corps Of
volunteers. Guns and ammunition
which they needed were given them
from the government magazines. one
hundred and fifty Germans we're an-
thorlzed officially 10 roquisitlon horses
They formed a squadron. with Neu-
mann for their chief. and Messrs
Krantz and wygel for lleutenants, who
assisted by some Hollanders, under
took the duty Of keeping order In Pre-
torla and the neighborhood.
on the next day. early IN the morn.
ing. a column OF Beers appeared. num-
bering a few hundred. commanded by
Frlchard. They had Travelled for ten
hours upon their little horses without
quitting the saddles what solid Eel.
lows these Beers are Among them
there were men OF 70 years. who were
determined to show their sons that
there was stlll plenty Of fight In Mem
One Of them forgot his coat 4 only
had time enough" he said. TO grab ny
vest and my trousers and reciie a patei
with my wife and my children" Hans
noiha. who IN 1881 was wounded By
nine English bullets. was also one Of
the party. and he accounted for his
presence 10 Gen. Joubert by saying "a
him with a good-humored smile: Il
have room enough between the scars
for another ball or two"
After a short rest the column gallop.
cd toward Krugerdorp. where there
were about 300 Beers Three hundred
Of them watched the rear OF Jameson
Iliders while the rest drew him 70.
ward the dehle OF Krugcrsdorp. on
Dec 81. NJ o'clock In the afternoon
lnmeson's column met the first patrol.
Of the Beers. but Il continued ia march
up to the denle Of Krugersdorp. There
% would have been easy TO annlhllats
the entire column with artillery. bui
The artillery OF Joubert had not YET
arTived. Al precisely Z o'clock the iirsi
shot came from Jameson's troops In bis
attack upon the Beers. who had poste,
themselves behind the rocks. A we'll
sustained Gre burst forth and the hrs
Beer wounded was Botha. the man viii
the nine bullets lie was fortunate
however and was hurt but slightly
That makes ten" be- said Til,
number Ia even now"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-12

fffN MAHAhNha ANNNaA EANtes
A dispatch from Washington 10 the
effect that Gen. Winfield Scott Han.
cocks remains viii he removed In May,
1890. from this place 10 Arlington Gem
eicry. Virginia. IL received with much
doubt and dlsiavor. says the Norris
town (pal Post Not only are individ-
uals protesting against II but societies,
including the Montgomery County His
torlcal society. Daughters OF the Amer
lean Revolution. aud the Valley Forge
Memorial association. oppose such &C.
ton. which would be- regarded as an
outrage against the expressed wishes Of
the hero OF Gettysburg.
Gen. IlancOck's body was Inferred 10
Montgomery cemetery here Ia Feb
ruary, 1856. In a vault built by himself.
and In which his only daughter had
been previously laid to rest The To-
cation OF The tomb was an undesirable
one. and this Joined 10 the character
OF the material OF which Il was con-
aiructod. has assisted In Fastening "a
disiniegration. For a long time Il has
been 10 such condition as 10 be a source
OF sorrow 10 the surviving friends OF
Tho distinguished soldier. and this fact
led 10 the movement Tor the transfer OF
the remains 10 Arlington.
The tomb Is located on a knoll over.
looking NoFristown IN the east. Bridge
port In the south. historic Valley Forge
In the vest and 10 the north Is the
stone Hancock homestead and near hy
the sprirg house. where he loved TO be-
IN bis boyhood IN the same cemetery
IN close proximity 10 his remains are
The dust and ashes OF Ex-Governor John
.. Hartanfi. Gen Adam slemmer Col
Edwin schall and other local heroes Of
the rebellion. who. while not milltar,
men by training. by their military
prowess and ability won Hanooek's ap.
probation.
The generals wife o. buried at 81
Louis and neither OF his two children
j. surviving Two brothers. Hlllar,
and John. d daughiCr.in-law and tive
grandchildren comprise the relatives
Of the deceased soldier These hav,
frequently been conferred with durlna
The last year by officers OF the Assocla
eiation OF the Second Army Corps ana
az have given their cordial consent IL
the projected removal. with the excep-
ton OF one brother Hillary Hancock
Louis w, Reed, surgoon-reneral Of
The national guard Of Pennsylvania and
an Intimate friend OF the late Gen. Han.
cock as well as being a member OF N,
Loyal Legion, recently awarded a con.
tract for siS5 to have the front Of IN,
Hancock vault rebuilt
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-12

Edison can remain awake a week II
his mind Is wrapped up IN a new dis
covery. There Is a famous doctor In
New York city who sleeps only foriy
wlnks at time, DIR. Joseph Howe. Of
The same place. slept the last twenty
years Of his life IN a Turkish bath. lie
could sleep nowhere else. DR.. Depew
has lately acquired the habit OF taking :
sleata, and finds Il beneficial. Webster
could never stay awake later than 8
o'clock. Many a time he was caught
standing behind the door fast asleep.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-12

The death rate In British prisons i
eight per 1909
In 1880 there were TITS printers IA
this country.
II takes 1000 insects % make ons
pound Of cochIneai
London pawnhrokrrs average . pr
cent Interest on the money borrowed
The cabmen % Paris are forbl6dsn
20 smoke pipes while driving a FAIRS
Hematite. a variety % iron ore q
quality "a Tor iewelry. exists IN eet-
eral states.
Mail bags can now BE- taken On and
delivered from trains running az sixty
miles an hour
One Of the valuable treasures IN ne
f.enox library. IN Ncw York. Il an VI.
broken hle % the Lerdon Times from
1896 o. the presef ,irle
Doctors have e "a that the heart
Of Zimmerman. famous blcycI.
rider. . fully twcll ra i1nger than lAt
average size 81 hfll,A
The drink BIN az most London hqspl-
tails u much less than u used % b..
Al Guys. Tor instance. the sum yearly
expended On alcoholic iiquors ior The
patients Il az the rate ~ ahllllnFs a
bed. In 1883 Il was no lcsa than q -
Not until Henry NIii.s time were
either raspberries. or strawberries. %
cherries grown In Eneland. and sc 40
not rad % the turnlp. c1uli1oVer and
ounce being cultivated before ihe sir
tenth century. or the carrot before
the sevcntceaih century.
Wind d TIE flowing q air from
regions o. hlEh o. Fesiong Qf loW press.
urc where the difference in pressure
Is very marked the wind IS SERGE and
where bat low Il d mild Thus arlHs
cyclones. tiizzaris and hnrrlcancs. aa
well AZ the gcntieat zephyra