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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-16

Secretary Hurry Of the Indiana state
board Of health returned 10 Indlanapo-
hs the other day from Bartholomew
county. where he investigated o pecu.
liar case Of diphtherla contagion. lie
refuses to give the names Of the par
ties. who stand well In society there
but his story Is Substantially as fol-
lows: severa. days ago one Of the
society ladies' OF the county was taken
with a severe sore throat and her suf-
ferlng was such that Ter friends be-
came very much Elarmed over her con-
ditlon. She was engaged to a young
man OF the place, anl ~ was hurrledly
sent for. and when he arrived be kissed
her several times. The disease dcvel-
oped into diphlhorla OF a malignant
type. and since that the young man
has been also attacked by the same
disease. Professor Hurry says this "a
the FIRST case on record where diph-
therla has been communicated by kiss
ing and he points 10 the fact as a
warning 10 all ardent lovers TO restrain
their tender impulses when either IA
suffering from sore throat.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-16
TmE nLuE nANunn
strauss Wrotc the UrIginni uustr
ON Tits Mics Guns

strauss wrote the Uriuiuni uuste
ON ITS Nifc's Guns
II WIS the linen Gun nud the quick
thought ~ the woman who wore II
TINT gave Ms one of the prctiicst of
the tuncful Strauss wallzcs Johann
Strauss and his wife were enc day en-
joylug a stroll In the park ut Schunau.
when suddenly the composer cXclnlm.
cd: MY dear. ] have waltz IN MY
head; quick give me a scrap Of paper
or an old envelope. must write II
down before forget &c." Alnsl After
much iumaglng ( pc kcts u WIS found
that they had noi a letter about them
not even u Trademarks hll.
Strauss music is considered light,
hut II weighed az heavy ~ head an his
brain until he could transfer Il 10 ia.
per Ills despair was pathetic At last
happy thought struck Frau strauss
She held out q snowy cnn.
The composer cluichcd u eagerly and
in two minutes that Gun was manu-.
script IT, mpie followed: slll the in.
rpitcilon WIS Incomplete. Strauss was
sunilc. AMI was about IL make q Wild
dash Tor home with tn third part of
his waltz ringing uncertainty In his
hoad-his own linen was limp. colnr,d
cnllco-whcn suddenly his frau he
th1ught herself of her collar. aud In
an instant the remaining har ~ THE
Hlue Danube" decorated It's surface. =
London Mall
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-16
NATURAL HISTORY.
IINNlLIlLIllNIIILLILILLl LllIlInu


A writer in the Revue Scienilnque.
Of Paris, says: II. Delboeuf has pub
liEhed a very interesting study OF the
Psychology Of lizards. a study that has
led him 20 the conclusion that there
exist among these creatures veritable
sentiments that We find among all the
superior animals; love. friendship. hate.
anger. devotion. courage, defiance, jeal-
ousy. craft. fear. malice, and even
pity"
These very interesting notes recall
fome observations that | made In 1898,
not on a lizard. although lizard had
something to do with them. One Of
our comrades had brought TO the Mar
settles Scientific School a lizard. an in
divldual OF the genus Laccrtn. those
great lizards that reach thirty OF forty
ccntimetres twelve or fifteen inchesl
IN length. colorcd with many brilliant
hues. and banded with blue. green and
gold, which are 80 abundant in the
south Of France. When the lizard was
given TO ua. II had not eaten for sew
eral days thought that would
collect different insects for II to eat,
especially some Of the cockroaches so
numerous In most cellars and In kit
chens. The lizard. as may be imagln-
cd. did not hesitate to accept this Of
fering. and the terror OF the eockroach-
Is was great They cast themselves, In
their fright, in all directions In the
glass case where the saurian was con-
fined. And we .ould observe In the
Insects real sem ments-the sentiment
OF fear; that was not dimcul, TO recog-
nize; It ia found also among all AMI
mails, and perhaps often confused with
the instinct OF self-preservatlon; the
sentiment Of craft: also the sentiment
OF pity, and as a consequence OF this
sentiment Of pity. the sentiment OF DO
yotion and courage.
This ls how We were permitted 10
show the existence Of these last sonti-
ments: We had placed In the reptiles
glass prison a porcelain cup full OF
water; We ala not wish our guest TO
suffer from thirst Now. IN their con-
fused movements Il happened several
times that one Of The co,kroaches rest
ed on the edge Of the cup. and In bis
haste lost his balance. We cav him
tumble into the water. almost always
on his back Tho poor insect then pro
tented a lamentablo spectacle; stretch
cd out In the water on his back. terri
fed by the thought that the lizard
was so near him, he waved his six legs
In the air despalrlngly. This accident
happened az least flyo or six times.
And each time. without exception. some
Of the other cockroaches. intorruptlng
their flight. went TO the edge Of the
cup TO aid their companion; forgetting
their own danger. they actually sue
ceeded In saving him. aiding each other
In reaching their unfortunate brother.
end always showing the same agita.
ton. We tried the experiment sever
Rl times. and always observed the same
facts.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-16
Narolean,. mearl IN . No, nolr.

when Napoleon died his friends
asked permission to remove the re-
mains 10 Europe. that they might bo
buried on the banks OF the Seine. ac-
cording 20 the wish he had so often
expressed. This privilege the British
authorities refu ed TO grant Even
Nine. Berirand's entreaiies 10 allow
the heart to be taken home to France
were ignored. Strangely enough. how
ever, when the body was being em.
balmed the heart disappeared. Tho
basin In which Il had been placed whllc
the emhalmlng process was going on
was quite empty. OF course Il was
the lrsl though, that some one OF the
dead emperors friends had alolen Il.
Search was made everywhere. Finally
some one noticed n trace OF blood lead.
ing 10 a rat hole IN the corner OF the
room. There. stuffed tightly In the
hole, was found the heart OF the man
who had made all Europe tremble.
The rat had taken Il from the basin.
but could no, set Il through the open
Ing leading to Us Pittsburg Dis.
patch.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-16

Living specimens OF the strange
fr.lled lizard OF Australia, scientifically
named chlamydosaurus. have recently
been transported to England whore
Photography has most convinclnglY
proved tho lruth q the legend that
these animals, which sometimes attain
length OF three feet. are In the habit
Of running about on their hind legs.
The lizards are furnished with a broad
irlll or collar around tho neck. which
lies folded unless the animal Is threat
ened. Ia that case q Immediately
spreads rs frill Ike a suddenly open
ed umbrella. to scarce Ia enemy. When
running on It's hind legs.with It's long
tail swinging In the air. n presents an
irrcslstihly funny appearance.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-16

Ex-Mayor Pearson OF Allegheny has
Just returned from the hunt. and his
experiences were exciting. While
shooting In Washington county the
other day n hawk passed over the hor.
lion. Tho mayor Immediately pointed
bis gun. and with a steady aim brought
q down. However. he failed 10 KIN the
bird Of prey. lie merely wounded H.
'ul the bird dropped to the ground
4 Hoped around. Mr.. Pearson wen,
-. the bird. whios was as big as
~. and while handling Il, the
o. caught the cx-mayors fingers be-
tween bis bcak and cfunchcd them 10
TIC bone. Ills hand Is nov seriously
swollen. but he doesn't expect blood
poisoning 70 oct In. With the ex-may-
OF was q man from Cecil. Frank Rob
lnson. and the bird. after loogcning lis
lalons and allowing the mayors hand
10 40 free. quickly inserted ltl pointed
lcak Into Roblnscns rigat limb ani
ripped a piece Of nesh out Il was
some time before tho hawk was killed
b. the two men. Il was no sooner kill
cd than another few by. and Mr.. Pear
son, Notwithstanding his wounded
hand, again took aim and fetched the
second one down, having shot Il
through the heart Mr.. Pearson has
the two hugo birds at his Allegheny
place Of business and prizes them as
trophies Of war. lie says the people
who live In the vicinity Of his hunt
thanked him for having killed the
hawks, because recently the birds had
been making sad havoc among the
chickens on the farms.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-16
ELECTION RoNFlREs.
rhey Are Prohibited In New York. but
nlase on rxcrv uio,h

They Are Prohibited In New York. but
niaEo on Every Block.
The moment the polls close the
liquor saloons open. but the excessive
drunkenness and brawllng common in
former years are not now seen. Five
o'clock editions Of the newspapPs are
issued. but have little to ~ for
every where the clerks are still buslly
counting the votes. The streets over
How with boys who hardly walt for tho
earliest darkness to institute their pic
turesque part Of the days dolngs. The
New York citizen begins TO brealF cleo
tioh laws as soon rs he can toddle
about the block Bonfres are Strictly
prohibited, yet thousands OF them red
den the air and set all the windows
agioH before o'clock. Antiquarlans
Inform as that this custom Is nothing
but survival IN America of the old
English celebration OF burning Guy
fawkes on the 9Th OF November. in
recollection OF the Gunpowder Plot OF
1905, which the children have trans.
ferred to the movable feast of our
election day. Maybe So Al any rate.
for weeks beforehand the lads. large
and small, rich and poor. have begged
borrowed or stolen every burnable
thing they oou.d lay their hands on.
and have ker. their treasure as we'll
as they could Knowing by sad ex-
perlenee the untruih OF the aphOrism,
There is honor among thieves" they
usually persuade some one 70 let them
store these combustibles In his back
yard, or still safer cellar. From hun.
dreds OF such repositories the lads
bring their treasures. heap them up In
tho middle OF the street. and fight on
raiders until they are safely blazing
Women and children swarm out OF the
hugo ;cnements and cluster about the
scene where the youngsters are leaping
and v lcoping and waving brands. like
tAc tue fre-worshippers they are. The
sma lest boys and girls have saved a
box and a board or two, or beg some
fuel from good-natured big brothers,
ard start little blazes Of their own.
with hcadless ash-barrel for a chin
nty. Everywhere are dancing. merrl-
niCnt, singing and shouting. The great
Heaps throws out a terrific heat. glare
upon the highest windows. aud lllumln-
ate the whole sky. while showers Of
sparks whifl up and down the narrow
streets In the autumn wind, yet rarely
do serious damage. But boxes and bar
rels are slight. and the flames die
down long before the enthusiasm OF the
boys, and their applaudlng friends Is
exhausted. Now begins criminal for
aging and senseless waste. Lumber
piles. scanolding. new buildings. kitch-
IN chairs. wheelbarrows. and some
times even serviceable wagons. are
seized by maraudeFs and thrown on the
fires. unless carefully guarded. so that
each year sees not only a great waste
Of good fuel among the poor but the
destruction Of much valuable timber
and household furniture. This work
Of hoodlums cannot easily be stopped.
because just then nearly all the police
are In the polllng-places watching the
canvass. - Election Day In New
York" by Ernest Ingersoll. In the No.
vember Century.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-16

THE annual report OF the Interstate
csmmerce Commission covers the year
ending June 30. 1895. Al that time the
total mileage OF the railways OF the
United States was a little more than
10000 miles: and the increase during
the year was bui little over per
cent. the smallest since the organiza.
ticn OF the commission. About 70 per
cent Of the aggregate amount Of rail-
way stock paid no dividends during the
yUar. and about II per cent OF the
funded debt paid nointeFest. These un-
usu4lly dlscouraglns figures reiecl the
depressed husinee conditions which
p1esailed duIK iho year covered by
sas irslsAs =. lssrsa.sd. esd ~
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-16


A curious story Is going the rounds
OF the European press concerning
Prince Nicholas OF Montenegro the Ia
Their OF the future princess Of Naples
A few years ago the prince. who Is Tar
from being wealthy. found Il necessary
to borrow 10000 forms from the Lloyd
bank In Cattaro. A few days before
the debt became due TIE prince saw a
peasant, driving a pig. pass by his pal
ace. Hc rushed out and asked the
countryman where he was going. ITO
Cattaro. prince" replied the Montene-
grin. can right" said the prince, you
can do me a great service II you will
leave this at the Lloyd Office" and he
gave him a package 81 bank notes,
which the peasant carried faithfully TO
The cashier Of the bank.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-16
"lNTERylEwED AT LAST.
Mr. chamhcrion's Opinions on Cycling.
What Tie Thinks 81 cur CITY"

As be- read his look Of evaporation
gave place 10 a smile Tor he was one
~ those fortunate ones who can ENJOY
joke az their own expense. I'm finally
be- hurst into a laugh 80 hariy thai
his fellow passengers wished they
could uui0y the Joke with him.
''rhc iltllc Jade" be- muitprcl. III
ever trust woman agaln. IN be"
Tut the expression was so utterly IN
Ike what one would expect from
celebrity that Il Ind better remain nm.
rCcorlcd.-New Orleans Times Demo.
craL
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-16

The rcglsiiauan Of music has Of lao
ycin made much progress. The latest
registering apparatus l. virtually a
mechanical stcnographrr OF musical
THOUGHT u gives the COMPOSER n
means Of lnsiau'ancously fixing IN Inn.
proylsaiion and makes IL 4 ISL lhle for a
professor 10 show his pupil by graphic
mhulaiiun what errors In execution he
has committed The apparatus. ln.
closed IN q wooden box. II placed AN.
der the kcyhmul Under each key Il
an aperture for the passage of "a rod
that transmits the musical thought ia
pen through "a spacial mechl nism.,
This consists OF a cluckwork mnvE
mcnl which causes haud N paper %
unfoll 40 Il uniform spccd ~ ialilcles
minute. The hand Is hraurht inio
contact with the pen when aav partir.
MAR note n pressed. After the hanl
has received The skins that nra auto
mallnlly Inscribed upm o.. u winds
around o receiving cylinder whence II
n only ncceSsary 90 unwind " In order
% frld or ciiticisc the finished Ina.
provlsation The reading of this Now
method Of musical Inscription Is dome
very mitch IN the same way as thai of
ordinary music each note occupyinr IN
the two scofcs an identical place ON
the slave; only Oats ard shar,s an, de-.
itrmlncd by the position that they of.
cupy and noi IS ia, aid of "a particular
notation, and they are always placed
Va the inicrllncs. Every note thai tho
performer touches win he iusrril,ed
upon the hand &c paper In the form az
dash, who's, length win determine
the duration. \ measure lar. which
Is moved 10y rW LETT font. X uscd NV
the beginner "a facilitate the trlMis2
Of the scroll. hut tie dcclphclne W liz
music soon hec0mos so east mar ths
can he dispensed With. The hand IL
2ld feet long, and will. therefore. laft
an hour The clDkwork movement
that aciuaies the mechanism needs IN
hc wound up every twenty 90 thirty
minutes.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-16

Gays he felt as " something had hrok'
en- In his head. With his right eye h9
saw the LETT optic hanging down hi.
cheek DR.. Hesdy replaced the ey,
rnd applied lotion 10 the muscle Tn
eye was thea bandared 50 Il could nei
fan orl again Dr. Heady believes tn
eye 20 not destroyed.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-16

AZ a wedding IN a small town neai
Liberty. Mo, Charles Grimes kissed
Miss Belle Adams without her permits.
sion. This made her mother mad. and
she stuck him with a hairpln. Then
he forcibly kissed her, and she scratch.
ed him In the face. whereupon he
promptly knocked her down, was ar.
rested and fined 81.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-16
NEM 40 ION REINpEEn.
Yukon Miaers Wish to Use Them A.
Draft liaracr


Draft iiorscr.
llcv. sheldon jackson. United Strtcs
government agent of education ia
Alaska. returned 10 Seattle recently.
Mr.. Jackson lcf' sltka June !. Tor
Point Harrow, hut Il was not until ihc
latter part Of July tina he arrived iherf'
owing to tlc ioc. which was unusually
late In melting this season.
The cyonuc cutter Pear made Tour
attempts 10 rcach Point harrow. aud
finally tied NJ NJ n point i've mlles
from the settlement 10 an Ice Zoe HiN
miles long aud two miles Wide thar
had grounded Ia October Of the prcvl.
Gus year uno whalcr WIS crushed hy
the ice AMI totally wnckcd. Her crew
was brought down by the Bear The
steam tender Jennie WAS crushed hy
the lee. bui not wrecked.
The reindeer az the four siatinnl
were found 20 have largely lnceasci
in numbers They are To- splendid crn-
dliion. Mr Jackson says hr has r.,
crited requests from Yukon miners for
reindeer 10 he used In transportation 10
the gold mines adjacent 10 that river.
lie cannot supply them for three years
unless courrss n.ves him O biz appn-
prlaiion. lie hci.Ncs the government
could help the country q great deal by
nppruprlailug few iluuqnds Tor this,
rather than for millions forrTYT-f'-T--,-
against seal poachcrs ns rulniccr viii
De- of lncalrulahlo value 90 illner. I'M
the Nukon hasln. Then they could
cnch rich country now inaccessible
New York Mail ANA Express
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-16

ceiling. remaining IN that position for
hours st time. Physically he Is AZ
1.-THE and agile as a cat He imaglncs
be has turned into a Wild beast. Ho
was taken to the insane asylum IN
able 10 put clothing On him. the at
PENDANTS cut . hole IN a blanket and
ran his head through it.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-16

-Four Philadelphia ligges recently
had a thrilling experience. Ihey
we're at work on a new standpipo at tho
Bristol waterWorks. when the scanold
gave way. leaving them imprisoned on
the top OF the pipe. one hundred aad
forty feet IN the air, One OF the rig
gers, more daring than his companions,
Slid down a small rope aud reached the
ground In safety. but the other three
were afraid 70 venture There they
tat ior hours When dinner time
came, their pals were sent up TO them
by means OF q pulley attached 70 the
rope by which their companion had de.
seconded. and they made a meal under
circumstances which would take away
the appetite Of an ordinary mortal. II
was not until nearly dark that block
and tackle could be attached to the rlm
I'M : pipe, and then the workmon
.f-=ea from their periloua
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-16

Charles Doran, business man OF
Glendale Ohio. took a pinch Of snuff
for a cold. So severe was the sneezlng
that followed that the inferior obliquo
muscle Of the left eye was ruptnred and
ns he continued to sneeze the oxertlon
forced the eye out OF lis socket. Doran
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-16


fine new pipe. for which he said he
paid g. William Krokinosky wanted
the pipe. and as none Of the crowd had
any money. be. with others. offered TO
trade things for t. He offered a pair
Of boots. his breast in the Empire
mine. or a Dayy safety lamp. but none
Of these things tempted Makllnsky.
Krokinosky finally said: We'll. II you
give me the pipe / will give you my
wife" Maklinsky agreed TO this and
the following paper was drawn up:
4 sell my wife 10 Stanley Makllnsky
for n pipe, ] will have nothing to do
with her again. He can do what he
likes with her"
Each man signed this, and Krokin-
tky agreed to deliver the wife next day.
Mrs. Maklinsky, who Is somewhat more
Amerlcanized than her husband. OBJ
iected vigorously 10 the proposed plan,
and told him that she could have him
arrested II he married another woman.
Makllnaky. finding that n second wife
"'oAo " ahhhtANua uuu tmohAana
Ing encnmbrance. searched about for a
chance to trade her on. Il was not Ions
before he met George Kopchlnski. a
young miner. The latter readily agreed
10 pay $40 for the woman. and paid 50
down and promised the balance In
monthly installments. He was not to
get a wife 20 easily. however. When
he went 10 Makllnsky's house the wife
refused TO recognize the validity OF the
sale, and said she would not 90 with
him. Kopchlnskl showed her the pa
per he had received from her husband,
and argued that the sale was proper,
and she was legally his wife. but she
would not rec II IN that way.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-16
MISS NELLIE WEBER.

lie Weber. IN attractive looking girl. %
years Of age. dropping dead after COM
pleging n dance. She had gone TO Zlm-
marman's hail with her parents 10 wilt
ness the gymnastle exhibition OF the
Turnvereln. Miss Weber had been
subject 10 epileptie fis. Il was Jus,
half past ~ o'clock when the young
woman's parents told her 20 get her
wraps and come home with them. Miss
Weber started across the floor toward
the dressing room. smiling az the
friends near her. until she was IN the
middle OF the noor. Then. without the
slightest warning. she suddenly stag
fercd and fell downward 90 the loor
Her mother hastily asked Ter doctor.
one responded quickly but Miss Weber
was dead when he reaches he's side
She had died In her mothers arms
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-16
EUROPE BEATING US.
nlE cities % the Continent Growing
More Rapidly Than Our..

nlE cities of the Continent Growing
More Rapidly Than Ours.
II will surprise many people TO learn
that the big European cities have been
growing much faster than those Of the
United States. says the New York
Journal This fact Is pointed out by
DIR. Albert Shaw In n recent book on
the municipal government In Europe.
In 1870 New York had 10000 moro
people than Berlin; In 1850 Berlin had
outstripped New Yort, and Il stlll
maintains. In the tUSaty-hyo years
since the war the increase In the p0pu-
lation OF Borlih has tually been as
great as that Of Chicago. Philadelphia
was bigger than Berlin thirty years
Ego; since then Il has only grown by
100000. Americans viii say that Ber-
lin Is exceptional: that lts growth Is
due 10 political causes. But how are
they TO explain Hamburg7 In 1875
Hamburg had $4,000 people and Dos
ton $4,000; In 1890 Hamburg had $780,
26O AMI Boston i4S.fA Baltimore was
once as big 40 HaS5urg. but II has
long been dlstanced. Leipzig has
grown from $4,000 In 1875 to S55 900 In
1880 and has distanccd San Francisco.
Even St Louis has not grown as rap
Idly Braslau used TO be smaller than
Cincinnati; It has now dlstanced t.
Cleveland and Buffalo ana Piltsburg
were all In 1850 bigger then Cologne.
but Cologne was much the biggest In
1890. Dresden is growing more
quickly than New Orleans and Madge-
burg than Milwaukee. Hanover,
though a sleepy place enough. Is grow
Ing as quickly as Louisville or Jeruey
City.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-16

The small group Of sun spots which
nri hccamc visible on Sept. o on the
western limb, gradually Increased un.
III they came completely into Wow
about Sept n, when they were seen IN
extend in long. straight stream tho
spots IN some parts being so close IN.
gciher rs almost 10 form n single rlft
Ia the solar surface. As seen ON Sent
III, the group extended over some IN.
oNo MILES, with hrcadth Of aboui M.
200 miles, aud u took two comnlfln
days for the long procession 10 mass nv
The principal axis u the grnun WINS In.
clincd at an angle Of about Is derr,cs
10 the suns equator; IN the nflefnatt
OF the gOup decided tendency ~
segregation was noticeable ana Nv ,he
10Th deep, dark nuclcar snot lad
formed a. iha head Of the rrnun. ANA n
second large spot with large douhle
nucleus about onc.thlrl Of the wnv
down the group. Although ihls IN ono
OF the longest continuous strcama az
sun spots which have been ohserVoF
the phenomenon was not attended,
any great magnetic disturbance.
Just before the last spots cra<
meridian them was a disirf
nnce, aud saurom hor
,wcrc noted IN some NJ
lry.--i.0ndon ChWn