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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-31

glncerlng skin; while above and around
Il will BE chill Sahara. q desolate
and deadly waste, unwet with show
crs. unprotected by any veil Of cloud,
its lmpotent atmosphere scarcely suf-
ficicnt to drift Us Astounding dust All
over Il viii be scattered the unvisited
remains Of the cities that We know,
and as plains win be furrowod with
the half obllterated channels OF our
great rivers. Il will have but one re-
naming uae-it will have become the
cemetery Of the world. both the old
and the new. The great valley below,
which Is 10 us the bottom Of the sea-
will be dcnsoly crowded with a popula-
ton which will admit Of no Increase.
How the people Of that late and de-
clinlnP are win solve the difficult prob
lens that win confront them Il Is hard
/ Is possible even 10 conjecture, but meet
them they mrs,. or perish. A highly
patcrnal form OF government would
seem to be inevitable. for the water
must be parcelled out with the utmost
wisdom and lmpartiallty, and no waste
can be tolerated. Navigation. Of course
win he q thing OF the past; even the
fishes viii become almost or quite ex-
Huct. More than this. man will doubt
less have suffered actual physical mod
. incauons. gradually brought about by
ne changes On his environment Some
or there will be dno to atmospheric
changes. for the air. besides being
much diminished win almost surely
be impoverished Ia as most vital ele'
mont ltisaveTy suggestive fact that
to-day the proportion Of oxygen Is only
about enc pert Ia FIVE: we are pretty
safe IN assuming that the proportion
was once considerably greater. 0xy'
gen "a an extremely active element
eagerly entering into combinations o.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-31

The hlgh-water marks Of several
extraordinary high tides have been
kept at Easton Point. 81. Mlohaers and
oxford What Is known as the cen
tcnnial tide" Of September, 1876. has
held the record Of the highest water
mark, and stlll holds Il, although last
Thursday mornings (Oet. u tide was
within an inch Of the centennial mark
The recent food had 4 singular eject
on the flow OF the arteslan wolls on
Tllghman's Island. These wells aver.
age 400 feet In depth. and many Of
them have a surface overflow, which In.
creased fully double In velocity and
more In volume when the tide was al
Us highest. It has been noticed before
that any unusual high tide Is percepti'
bic In the effect Il has on the Cow Of
the wells.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-31

end the HEX OF water viii presumably
De tho prime cause Of its nnal d.sgn-
pcafsucc. Let us now cudcayor to
trace the series OF ohangra by which
ths win De- brauch, about cod their
gioFre .yc influence unoa man and hu-
man Institutions. Ouiy thc drained
Geiis oi what is nov me led Of lae
ocean wlll De- Suitable Cor occupation
ty The human race. EtCn there little
water viii remain. though .n The love
c1t depths q tev intensely sll.uo lakes
win unrcU ,acr desola,C llusa crust
cd with anlt. their Wa.cf5 moro iato,-
cradle than those OF the Dead Sea. Jus.
as the waters win have become sclnt
80 the air viii have become thin. Such
apparently IS the care on Mars to-day;
and the moon has no air 90 an. or has
an atmosphere so SLIGHT that we cannot
detect o. and owning TO tAis thin
rcss Of aif there win be few clouds. ard
little if any iam; even The winds viii
8uhsldc into ins.cn.leance Al tho
poles. however oni on the heights.
snow VIII sul IAN. end on the , .'''N
snow win stir igll. or 90 any rate fros,
ril be deposited IN large quantities.
aud the melting OF the Gee caps thus
formed viii furnish the whole available
supply Of water The sir1oms from
ihis source which viii bo fairly atun1-
sut On seasoa OF Good. viii ~ care
fully guided through an iniglcso sys-
ion Of cnaals and stlnf'ly boarded m
hugo ic-ewo.r,. whence u win De
drawn Tor lgr.gation end other noces-
ssiy uses Gold and silver win MOI
lo haii 30 prec'ou' aa This beautiful.
transparent liquid 81 which we are so
lavish; wealth wan De measured On CUBE
ic icol Of water all q srsius CO ioun-
tain win 20 more valuable taan any
mine. Ncr can ihi1 Be called a mere
fancy picture 10 ad appearances Il
is exactly the state Of affairs which OBJ
tales er Nsrg at the present time.
Ihe whole uccsn zen. therefore. VIII
b l.le q tafi fp'iay oi iha Nile
fertile. Indeed. but rendered 80 only
By ince,gsat care and the highest en-
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Observation-Disclosures.
/ STORIES OF BAD MEN. (
Observation-Disclosures
no RaIscd Thom

ne nalatu NhoMs
A few nights ago a miner from the
north who had lately sold claim. had
money to burn and was In an incen-
diary mood, came down TO Spokane
to make the currency bonfire. He was
rather rusly-looking whom he struck
Spokane, but he was hungry, and, be-
fore going to a barber shop or BATH
dropped into an uptown restaurant TO
getsomething to eat. There was but one
walter and he, busy carrying cham
payne TO n party at another table, paid
little attention to the hard-looking
miner Finally the waiter was called
over, when the miner said
"See here. Kid Do eatg"
Sorry can't wait on you now" was
the prompt reply. but the gentlemen
there have just ordered ffty-dollaF
dinner"
"Fifty-dollnr dinner be damned
Bring me 500 worth OF ham and eggs
and be quick about ~ Do | look Ike
guy who can be blutfcd by mess Of
popinjays2" He was waited upon
promptly.-spokano SDokesman-Re
view.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-31
ARSENIC IN CIGARETTES.
No, an Agreeable rlece Of knowledge
To smokers

Co smokers.
Tho announcement that arsenic IL
employed In the eolored wrappers In
which cigarettes are sold will hardly
BE- received with feelings Of aatisfac-
ton by those who are Ia the habit OF
lndulging In this particular form OF
smoking. says the British Medical
Journal. That arsenic Is contained In
wall paper. In the bindings OF our
Jocks. In advertisement cards and In
many articles Of daily domestic use II
well known. but that Il should contain
mate our cigarettes is a much more
serious matter. We have long been
accustomed TO receive a eolored photo
graph ors0me similar ineonsiderate tri-
Ne with our purchases. but that In adj
dltion We should be presented with an
apprcclable quantity OF an active poi
son certainly exceeds our expectations.
Il Is true that the arsenic Is confined
10 the CASE or colored wrapper. but Il
has been found oxperlmontally that Il
readily rubs on on the fingers. ospe-
clally when moist and that from them
Il Is equally readily conveyed TO the
cigarettes themselves. Arsenic. when
inhaled In even small quantities, gives
rise TO a chronic cough. splitting Of
blood. progressive loss Of losh- and
other symptoms which We are accaGa.
toned 10 associate with the carly
stages Of consumption. DR. Murroll. as
the result OF the examination OF a
large number Of specimens. both Of
cigarettes and tobacco. reports that
arsenic Is present In more than a third
Of the brands in common use. u IL
by no means confined to the cheaper
specimens but Ia mot with In oven
hlgholasa cigarettes In Germany and
other countries the use Of arsenic by
paper manufacturers Is prohibited and
60 seems desirable that some restriction
should be placed on lie employment by
British and American firms
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-31
Bu,lns on a Road Agent.

After Arizona I'LL had held up three
or four OF the stages on the Deadwood
line the manager sent word TO him to
meet him at certain point for bust
ness talk. and both were on hand at
the appointed hour.
Look here. Blll." began the man
nger, how much are you making out
Of this deal?"
Just fair wages" replied Bill. Il
think got about 5000 OF the four
stages and that's nothing TO brag
about. Some OF the boys on the other
lines are raising $1,000 at a clip. It's a
poor line Of passengers you are sending
out. colonel"
They are afraid TO travel with
money and this thing has got to stop.
The sheriff says he caa't hant you
down In a week
Hes a dunor colonel, and you
know H. lie can't hunt me down in
year"
but I can hire four or Ave men TO
track you down and kill You"
you can hire ON. Of course, but
they'd want big pay and then they
might no, ind me. Take Il all around.
colonel. I've got the bulge on your line
None Of the drivers can shoot for
uhucka and. as for the passengers, they
couldn't hit a red barn a rod on. It's
q reglar soft snap for me"
Say. Dill" continued the colonel AZ
ter a while. you've always had the
reputation Of being square kaas.
"Yes. reckon | how"
And I want you to be on the square
about this matter. I'm wiling to meet
you half way"
"As to how"
"As to buying you OF. How mueh'l
you take to lo, our line alone?"
Cash down and no dodgosg"
"Yea."
Mus, let every stage pass?"
"You must. What's your figure,
Bill? Make It a. low a. you can"
wal, colonel" said Bill, after think
Ing Il over. "rve got a purity good
thing Of Il. but don't want 20 &C,
mean or play tho hoe. Gimme 900 ard
IN haul or"
make Il $500, D!n. to ob.lve me per.
uonally."
wal, say $500 then. though IT'S do7
cheap. It's only tur your line, though p
only my line and here's your money
and shall expect You to stick to tho
agreement"
Bill vowed he would. and he ala
That r., the frs, time he tried TO hol,
up a stage on the opposition line h
was ridtlod with huekshoi and buried
alongside the road.
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Meaning IL. own yelaeI,,.

ny means OF an electric device OK
perlmontcrs. acting for the United
States board OF ordanec. have recently
succeeded In obtaining Photographic
records OF the motion Of a projectllc
while yet inside the bore Of a cannon.
The projectile carries q rod Of wood at
tnched TO So front end, and copper
rings, enolrcling this rod at hxcd In
toryals, successfully form electric con-
facts as the rod 80 driven from the gun.
Each OF these contacts produces an au-
tomato record on Photographic
plate. The Scientific American, In de-
scrlbing the apparatus and experiments.
says that the shortest distance travel
cd 10y the pujectlle between two sue
cosslye records was 81 eontimotres,
which is a little less than an inch and
a half, and tbs some OF the time in
toryais between the records were only
ono two-thousandth Of n second.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-31

Ths Hand TO Mouth Existence That
Was Led ~ Leigh Hunt.

TINS nan" 70 Mouth Existence That
Was led ~ Leigh Hunt.
Leigh Hunt had no sense either OF
time or OF money--a grave fault, PERI
haps an objectionable vice. IN a mar|
who had a wife and children depend Z
Ing upon him. says Temple Bar Az
long as he lived he was thrlftless and
needy. a lender and @ borrower, 80
generous that he could mover AFFORD to
be just. bringing upon those whom he
loved sincerely q constant burden OF
ieb, and care. How reprehenaiblo this
LAS he seems never to have felt, though
he blanca himself freely and light
heartedly. and II the reader OF bis au-
photography Is disposed TO feel sorry
FOR Mrs. Hunt Il ls not because her
husband Gets him the example. This
was Leigh Hunts one vice. never
amended nor actively ropented Of. Yet
he had had his warning. II Is patheuo
TO compare with each other the two
following passages and TO see how
clearly Leigh Hunt foresaw his danger
sud how incapable he proved OF eseap
Ing Il:
Il have seem" he writes In 1908. so
much OF the irrltabilities or rather the
misories, acerulng from want OF SUIT
able income. and the best woman on
her time was 30 worried and finally
worn out with the early negligence OF
others In this respect. that II ever ! was
determined In anything Il is to be per-
fectly clear OF the world and ready TO
meet the exigenclos OF a married life
before do marry. for will not see
wife who loves me and Is the comfort
Of my existence afraid TO speak TO mo
OF money matters. She shall never
tromble to hear a knock at the door
or to meet a quarter.day."
And In 1892
Il never hear n knock at the door
but I think somebody Il
coming to take me away from my
family. Last Friday was slttinF
down 10 dinner when ] wal
called away by q man who brought ar
execution into my house for 40 shil'
llngs."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-31
A Cheap Meal

During the past few years. Mr.. Ice
Jones, honorable secretary OF the Liver.
pool Food association, has laborod un.
,lringly to rid the seaport OF under.
feeding and starvation, and every day
he feeds some thousands OF school chill
eicn. Each child Is given one pint
OF thick soup and one slice OF jam and
bread. For this they pay one-half pen
ny-one farthlng deirays the cost OF
tho food. and the other farthinE pays
the working expenses. The meals pro.
vldcd are, We are informed. practically
vegetarian. Mr. Lee Jones conceived
and began the scheme. and IN view Of
the anticipated development OF the as.
ISOLATION. no has been appointed hon.
orable director.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-31

An Indian Journal says that the &C.
lres Of her exports modestly offered by
Japan In 1855. aud again ten Yeas
later, speak with a voice that drownt
all snoors at the output OF people
who wear grass clothing and use paper
handkerohiofs, Her total exports and
imports for 1855 came to s77,300, 900.
In 1895 they reached 1895 100000. The
increase. S2iS70O.0OO Is about three.
fold In the ten years The ceatrast
offered by some Of the figures for ex-
ports alone is almost dramatic. Tex
tiles rose from SSH 300 to 22,i77 sec;
mating from $685. to $500, 500. In
ten years the export Of cotton UNI
brollas was multiplied by 40. and the
total value OF the "Satsuma" and Kaga
vases and other cheap curlos went up
from over two million to over eleven
million dollars. Tho secret OF Japan's
enormous strides In textiles has been
that the great proportion OF the work
Ia domestic. Last years returns show
over 100000 woayers among the PEG
pie. a large proportion OF whom are
women. who work at home at what d
their additionally natural occupation.
The employment OF children has
hitherto been winked at, and the little
ones are taken from school to earn two
sen day at rug and mat making.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-31

hls bcathing denunelation Of the sin OF
gambling and lts associate evils.
When the delegation arrived from
Fargo. headed by Poker Pete, a notori-
Gus gambler and tough. there was a
manifest uneaslness felt. as he was
known TO be a bad man. quick on the
trigger and somewhat deaf, which de-
feet had more than once ended disas-
trously TO some one whose Language he
had misunderstood. Poker Pete had
dropped into the meeting. When the
crowd was seated he got upon his chair
and said:
Nov, partner yer hov spoke yer
piece n I'll speak mine. Yer ney all
said yer wanted ter so TO heaven not
on flowery beds Of ease like tender
foot. but yer want ter sail through
bloody seas. Now. I hain't a man to
stand IL the way Of any pilgrim. DO
you SOC these gpnsg They are gettin'
rusty but kin accomordato any man
as wants to 10 to heaven. Now. all
who wants ter be an angel will 81 up
A quick trip and no stop-overs Is what
you'll get"
As the rovolyers clicked ominousiy'
the evangelist made a dive for the back
door and the audience crawled under
the benches. Poker Pete held the win
ming cards.
well" said he. II am glad yon was
Mt In earnest: no more was |; hut the
blum went an I'll rake IN the pot. This
meeting will now adjourn" And adj
journ Il did. The next train east car
rled the evangelist back to ST. Paul
and the two towns were left TO worl
out their own salvation.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-31

unclothed with vcrlurc, and appear
like a ragged mass Of hardened Stag
Such 70 a persisted world IN as last es-
tate. the result Of the complete digap-
pcarance OF water from 60 surface;
and, II scientific reasoning o. OF any
value. there IS little room for doubt
that the earth r. on rs way 10 q condi-
ton equally deplorable. For the teach-
iugs Of geology and chemistry lead 10
the same conclusion There Is no
doubt that there was once far more
water on the earth than now-iar too
much, In fact. Vast oceans OF hot and
turbld brine rogod over almost rs en-
tlfe surface Tho murky air was torn
with storms OF which VIC can form but
tho falnioat conception. Over Whist
little land there was tho acid laden
rains poured with incredible violence,
eating end wearing The hard rock un-
40 finally O coil was formed capable Of
sustaining vegetable lie. Then tho
waters slowly cooled and cleared and
Euhs.dcd.
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a strange ceIneIaenee.

A certain peasant and hts wife, In
Germany. were married on the same
day as the emperor and empress. the
peasants Christian name being viii
liam. Their FIRST child. n boy. WIS
born on the same day as the crown
prince, after which they had Eve other
sons. each OF whom was born at the
same time rs the Eve younger boys OF
the emperor. The royal couple were
Informed OF this and were exceedingly
interested In the very strange oolncl-
dence. but this interest was intensified
when. on the last occasion OF q royal
birth-vlz, the little daughter OF the
kaiscr-it was learned that the peas.
ants wife IN question had also given
birth 60 a daughter on the same day.
SO aston,shed were the emperor and
empress that they stood as godfather
and godmothcr TO this little girl and
hays we'll provided for her future
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-31

ours OF not his smaller size. By causing
hlm 90 cool moro quickly would nee
csar.ly age him faster.
"nul ns q planet erows old iis
oceans. in en- probability. dry up. ihc
water rstrcating through cracks and
cavities into its interior Water thai
.diarrsan from i;s SUFFICE % sny
nath n uhat Is continually impris-
e-.f hr chemical combinations. signs
having thus rartel With lt oceaas
w. eco in the case OF tAe moon, whose
eo-causd seas we're probably seas Ia
tho'r day. but have now become old sea
bottoms.
A. on MARI.
ION Mars the same process 10 going
on. hut would seem not yet TO have
nrovrorsoi 60 far. the seas there being
midway in their career from the real
seas 10 grli and depressed deserts no
longer eaier surfaces. they arc sam
ths lowest portions oi The planet and,
Therefore. stand 10 receive what fcant
MHIIN may Nft tA"NfA wv ts'N se'-
fiars. pp. i2e-ia2l
Here. then. are not ono, but two, im-
nresslro object lessons and any care
fnl reader win readily perceive that Ar.
Lowell assumes as unluostionod that
this analogy ls strictly applicable 70
The earth. Mars has gradually dried
aray. until its surface g liko a dc-ori
ihrourh parts Of which The streams
from Tho melting Ice caps ntili descend
An foods as esf,a,a ioasoas, making
system o. irrigation rosslbici and j. ir
q veil known fact that the teiclco07
reveals what ar1oars 10 De o noiror.
III canals aii over tha planctf ajax. Tho
moon. tolng much srialiaf has reached
a am more advanced ciuge Naifr %
rs c.scnilal 20 the lie OF q weird as
blood IL the ito o. q man; cad The
mon Il Hisc q fiiod and shrlgsilei
mummy. dead i0r frot itf almost ar.
As atf-sl. fly & can be- railod~'i
.tsoui ca1l CT f.i1; 90 basins 81
az lakes aod tie a'is Of iis ancic7i
.asu arr cmriy. ~ parebsd rocks are
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-31

Is the earth drying up7 Il lsa staa-
ling question; and. what Is yet moro
startling. the answer given by science
Is undoubtedly Affirmative. Not that
there Is any occasion for alarm. The
terrestrial water supply is adequate for
A long time TO come. It Is not In our
lay that the fountains OF the deep will
tail; neither we nor our children. nor
our children's children. are likely 70
suffer from a general water famine
The question Is a real one. none tho
less, and most serious: Tor upon the
answer depends the ultimate fate Of
The human race. And this answer
based upon stgict scientific reasoning
aud The most just anaioFiea accessible
20 rs. is, as has been stated. anrma-
i've. Our earth. On very truth. i8 slow
ly drying up.
OF an the planets % The solar sys-
tenn Mars bears the clososi resemblance
10 the world on which wo dwell thia
d conceded. Further O. % "a ovorg
Nay probable that Mara is. or has been
covered With vegetation; there Is much
rcsser 10 believe that q Is even now,
lre llr own orb. a tholicF OF life
llui d ll. oldcr-in effect. much Older
than iho earth. Listen 20 what FER
cl,al LoToll. one Of the highest au-
thorlllcs on this subject, says Of d.
present condition. After a careful sur
vcy Of an the evidence be summarize
The matter thus
II follown that Mars Is very badi5
on for water. Such scarcity
Of water on Mars Is just what thoorl
would lead us TO expect. Mars la {
smaller planet than the earth, ems
therefore Is relatively more advance.
In his evolutionary career. Ila Is olde
IN age II not IN years; for whether hi
birth % a separate world antedate,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-31

In Nice, France, there "a a society
called The Friends Of Treos." The
forests and mountains being almost
completely doyasled and dcnuded IN
,he maritime Alps by the AK Of the
peasant price Is given to landowu-
crs who plant trees on vacant spots
and an annual Alpine fete destines n
donation OF 500 to the society OF In
dividual who plants the largest num-
her.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-31

They are sin subgIdlng, though the
process Is Go gradual as TO be impor-
ceptible to man. Just a. OF old. some
portion OF moisture 81 constant
" sinking deeply into the bowels OF
The earth, mover 10 roapponr while nn-
other portion IS every moment entering
into chemical c'mbinail1ns which con-
vert Il into solid substance. and lt.le
OF this Is ever released. The world
now 10 IN a transition state, and prob
ably Is near that stage OF evolution
most favorable 10 the existence and de-
volopment OF intelligent beings In
the remote past the conditions we're In
compatible wlih lie; In the remote fu-
ture life viii again become impossible,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-31

Prof LiverSidge Of the Sydney CAus.
traliO university has made chemical
experiments which. he says. show that
there are over i00.O00,O0O tons OF sold
dissolved In the ocean water OF the
world. II tho rate OF one grain per ton
which be found on the Australian coast
holds everywhere New York Tribune
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-31

or guil form Nitrogen. on the con-
various kIuds which lock Il up IN solid
u6,y. ls remarkably inert. entering in
90 c,mbiuouon with reluctance, and
freeing iNcll win extraordinary facll-
.ty; as compounds ere notably unata-
Die. often 20 The extent OF being yio-
l-ntly explosive. and q Is % useless
f'r the maintenance OF life o. ashes 10
feed q Gre.
our Dead Earth.
We conclude. therefore. that the at
mospherc. while u becomes less IN vol
umc and density, win AZ the same time
iotorlaraio IN quality. and the lungs
OF man must needs accommodate them
selves 10 tho change by gradually en-
lagrlng their capacity. ghua the very
constitution and aspect Of the human
race viii ln tho course Of ages suffer
marked alteration. And what win be
ihc GnM outcomee Il is O disheart-
enng picture, Even the acsniy supply
OF water which w, have thus Tar as
sumcd mus, at length bosin 10 fail; Il
wan no longer tl sarisicnt Ter the en-
tire ropulatiCn. Unwoiiah,y some mus
perish. There a. no Imaginable alter
rauyc. and who she'll % be? Il Is Inn
possible 90 conceive az any other solu-
ton than O s.rusgla for bare existence
forccT than anything which history re-
cofds--a conflict In. which the strongcsl
and mos, tasompuloua will constantly
prevail Such a condition Of things
noara. az c9nr.e a rapid reyerslon to
ictascry and that. n turn, win bu;
hasten tbe end. for tho elaborate sys-
lem OF works necessary 70 make this
dccadea, world habllshle can be main
isincd only hy O strong and wise gov
crumoul under o high civilization. II
lhls fails. the last degenerate remnant
OF the race VIII soon be oxtingulshod-
lhe soonc, the better. when that sad
stage IL reached And what nexi1 -
iqet poor moiher earth dry and
shruutsn WITH are. the bloom Of flower
and leaf quite faded from her cheeks,
her face Scared and pi,ied with tbs