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The evening times., 1896-10-19

drinking and his mother is good woman;
So / shall ask you not TO be hard ON the
boy"
.'Bean-shooting,'' 'observedthe judge, clear
ing his throat and scanning the wretched
boy on the stand, 'is a dangerous practice,
most dangerous. Iwould rather have boy
throw a stone at me than shoot me-
Then turning to the boy, he said: You
have been here before?'
Indeed, haven't" answered Edwards,
the tears running down his checks.
Your face is very familiar. l think you
have" and the judge seemed doubtful OF
the truth Of the boys answer.
lie has never been arrested in his lie,
said his mother
Then I'll take his bonds,' decided the
Judge, cautioning Eddy never to shoot
bean shooter again.
The evening times., 1896-10-19
ANOTHER ..CURFEw" CASE.

The "curfew'' edict was read to Andrew
Williams, a colored youth, who is employed
at the Hotel vendomc, and who was ar
rested under rather peculiar circumstances
at 1 O'Clock this morning by Policeman T.
8. Wheeler, who used his pistol in making
the arrest His suffering from insomnia
caused all the trouble.
Wheeler was patrolling street, when he
heard fowls squawking. He made bee
line in the direction of the noise.
He saw a man disappearing down the
street, and, taking 1t for granted he was
n chicken stealer, fired to stop him. he
fired three times, so Williams said, and
one of the bullets whistled by his knee.
Wheeler was mum about the shooting on
the stand. He Ia tall, op-sl,ouldercd'
carelessly dressed man. with Southern
accent. After specifying the time and
place Wheeler said: 81 heard chickens
nolierin' an ran hard as / could to the
place. On my way I stumbled over tin
cans Wheeler sighed at the recofrec-
tion But when / did get there 1 seen
this man runnin away from the other
side of fence. so I arrested him."
Are you sure this is the mani" said
the court. "How did you identify him."
"Oh, he's the man." replied Wheeler.
positively. 81 know him by his clothes"
ledge" said Wheeler. an honest look
| ing, neatly dressed lad. II works at the
vendome Hotel, and Sunday night called
ON some ladies at Thirteenth and B streets.
We went to fire outthere of an old church.
We staid so late / missed the last cyar
home Twas on my way to the hotel, where
I live. when this gentleman pulled me in. y
What made you rum" asked the Judge.
Somebody shot at me- explained VIII
| iams, "an' Of co'se 1 ruined; didn't want
/! to be killed.
"How about those chickens?''
..'peed don't know nothin' bout cnfcE.
i ens,r was the indignant answer from the
defendant what could l do with chick
ens9 4 was goin right straight home. I'm
certainly sorry I'm here. I've lost a days
work and maybe my place"
"You get after chickens and you will lose
| your job" remarked his honor. I'm future
| get home before the cars stop running. You
] are discharged"
The evening times., 1896-10-19
THE STONES EXHIBITED

Vanderscharf handed the judge some
stones he said he found in Halloran's pocket.
"Your honor" said the defendant, Il was
at Robey's wharf with some fellows and 1
staid there pretty late. So coming home
picked up the stones to protect myself in
case anybody tackled me. I had been
drinking, judge, and was little mixed
when the policeman met me. l was try
ing to give him the address of my boss
house"
Ever been arrested before?" questioned
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-15

Mother lbrahlm, formerly ylvandlers
Of the Second Zouaves, possessing the
cross OF the Legion OF Honor, the
medal for military yalor aud the med.
ais for the Crlmean, Italian. Mexican
runis, and TonQuin campaigns has
Just died at the age Of Is In the hospl,
tai at Vichy. where she had gone "a
have a surgical operation performed
She was the daughter OF a Marsellles
man named Drum. who had followed
Bonaparte to Egypt and stayed there
She married anatiye non .commlssloned
officer In the Turcos named Ibrahlm.
by whom she had a son. who was a
drummer boy at the outbreak Of the
Crimean war Husband and sou were
both killed at the taking Of the Mala.
eoii tower, and Mother ibrahlm herself
wounded. She Joined the Second Zou.
ayes, waa with them at solferlno.
where she received three bullets in her
body, was left for dead on tho battle
field and carried, prisoner to stettln.
In ronquln, where she received three
lance thrusts at the Halphong flght.
She had retired three years ago and
'ved near the regimental headquarters
Ill she was sent to vlchy.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-15

Her conversion to the Irish cause was
due to dramatic inc!dent which she
witnessed the night after her return
from a long sojourn as schoolgirl IN
England. Near 10 the Come homestead
was the home Of Land Lacquer named
McGrath who had won wide tame
through his long struggle against ne
ing eyicted from his farm. McGrath
was a sort Of Land League hero. and IN
the middle OF his fight took sick oil a
fever aud died. Along with his home
less wife and children Maud Come saw
him walked
From that time on the Land League
had no hoariler supporter and little
later no more lavish contributor than
this Orange girl. In 1856, When she was
Just twenty years old. her father died.
leaving her a snug fortune and the
mlstrcss-shlp OF her own self. Her
mother had died when she was a mere
clip Of a girl Immediately she threw
nerself into the work and rapidly ac-
Quired fame as platform speaker in
the home rule campaign Of four years
ago she was In the thick OF the fray.
She was everywhere. speaking In the
morning. In the aflcrnoon-perchance,
too. at night and then consuming the
rest Of The night riding TO the next
meeting place. ofso generous a nature
herself she could not understand the
strange bitterness and hatred that ex-
listed between the English AM Irish
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-15
THEY SAW a GHOST.
Jersey Iowa Il Greatly EEelisd ever
ths Appearance 81 an Appti.tun.

Jersey Town Il Greatly Excited ever
tho Appearance Of an Appui.ion'
The crew OF freight train No. 40. OF
the Amboy division. Pennsylvania rail-
road. firmly believe that they saw o
ghost while on the run from jersey
City on Thursday night The train left
Jersey City at II o'clock on Thursday
night. and. having freight for Wood
bridge. N. j.. stopped at tina, place be-
tween and 2 o'clock In the morning.
Fireman Bender went forward to nag
any approaching train, but his hair
stood on end when he saw a white
form. apparently woman. seated on
stone wall covering a small stream ana
rapplng the stones with a click. lie
mustered up courage and asked the
ghost what 4 wanted. In response the
spook gave a blood-ourdling cry. Al
this Brakeman whitehead. who had ar
rived on the scene. hurrledly took 10
his heels and sought shelter In the
caboose. when Engineer Campbelfs
attention was attracted to the spook he
exclaimed: mo ghosts for me. opened
the throttle and rapidly carried his
train away from the haunted spot
brakeman Sleinmetz OF this city
youches for the story. and says fire.
man on another train saw the ghostly
figure at the same spot about a week
before. Several Woodbridge people
also faw the ghost. and the town is ex'
cited over the strange apparition.-
/ New York World.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-15

fu.e and all the helghth above. TAX
ca together. TIE picture Is too big for
convenient eight The impression It.
sell moves unwicldly to the cramped
brain. a building almost 500 feet
high produces a inonstrous effect upon
the mind. Set down In words. a de-
script.on Of &, conveys no clear con-
ccp,lon; seen for the first time. the Inn
precision produced by Il cannot be put
into language Il Is something like a
slocS TO the lntcliiecncc. perhaps. and
not altogether a peasant one. Carried
beyond the limits OF a mere mistake.
cXaggeration becomes carlcature. but
when It is magnined beyond human
ily's common measures Il may ac-
quire an element approaching terror.
The awe-siriking giants OF mythology
were bu, magnlned men. The first
sight Of ST. Petor'G affects one as
though. In the everyday streets. walk
ms among ones fellows. ono should
meet with a man forty feet high.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-15
To cl.im ~. nrld..

Fifteen years aso Luther +. Ash. Of
bennington. Mich. then lad OF 10
was compelled to so to Montana In
search OF health. In his letter home
he!nqu.rel about ais neighbours daugh-
ttr. Eliza spangler. whom he used to
carry on his back TO school. When
Eliza got elder she correspondea with
the Montana cowboy. Benaington's
beaux used TO wonder why she seemed
10 care nothing for their attentions
The other day a young man six feet
tall. strong and robust. was seen riding
a pony through the village. No one
knew who Il was until they saw the
stranger rein up and diamount In
front OF Farmer spangler's home.
lie proved to be Luther Ash. who had
Travelled all the way from OK Bow
Mount on horseback 10 claim Eliza
Spanrlcr az his vile He and Eliza
went 70 owosso and were made enc BY
1rsllee RyeFle
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-15

Some half a century ago the late DR.
scoresby. formerly Captain scoresby OF
the Arctic seas. used 10 tell story Of
solree to which he had once been In
yi,ed In Paris at the house Of the eele'
brated savant. NJ. Arago. The company
embraced an extraordinary group Of
travellers. Scoresby himself had at that
time been nearer the north pole than
any navigator. 20 that It was quite nat
ural that he should be introduced 70
the sailor who had been nearar TO the
south pole There we're present like
wise the aeronaut who had reached the
highest point above and the mining
engineer who had penetrated 10 the
creates, depth. below the surface. But
the star OF the company was lady
the only lady at that time who bad
clrcumnayigated the globe,
In accomplishing this fea, she had
ehown remarkable pluck, She had
been married to commander In the
French navy, who. almost Immediate
BY after. was ordered on on a two
years cruise around the world. The
regulations OF the service al that time
forbade any woman TO be on board,
though they must have been relaxed
since then TO allow Miss Gordon Cum.
ming TO give rs the story OF "A l.ady'a
Cruise In a French Man-of-war,"
Madame. however was determined not
10 be baked Of her marriage trip,
When the ship had made some way she
aetonished her husband one morning
by appearing ON deck. Loyal 10 his
orders. he was obliged TO send bet
ashore, which he did at Medelra. and to
make all sure he committed her 10 the
charge o. the French consul at Fun
hal. hut new surprise awaited him,
A few days later. when the ship was
Fcll on It's way. my lady appeared on
deck again, How she achieved Il We
10 not know unless she had changed
clothes with one OF the GallOra, The
captain was now helpless and com.
PEELED to surrender, and, in spite Of
the navy regulations, his plucky wife
oircumnayigated the globe, Black.
woods Magazine.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-15
MUSCLE VS.. MACHINERY.
Facts showing the Man Power a Modern
Prime Mover Represents

What a puny thing Is muscular pow
cr whether animal or human. when
compared with the vast efforts exerted
nowadays by machinery was illustrated
recently by an English scientist. Sir
Frederick nramwell. Contrasting
galley. for eXample-a vessel propelled
by oars-with a modern Atlantic liner.
and assuming that prime movers were
non-exlsiont and that this vessel was
TO be propelled after galley fashion. he
proceeded thus; Take the length OF
the vessel as COO feet. and assume that
place could be found for as many as
400 oars on each side. each oar worked
by three men. or 400 men. and allow
that six men uadCr these conditions
could develop work equal TO one horse
power. We should then have 400 horse
power. Double the number OF men and
we should have 500 horse power, with
1850 men at work. and at least the
same number In reserve II the journey
IA 10 be carried on continuously. Con-
trast the puny result thus obtained
with 1880 horse power given forth by
a larg, prime mover Of the present day.
such a power requiring on the above
mode OF calculation ii7.000 men at
work and li7OOO In roserve. and these
20 be carried In a vessel less than 600
feet In length Even we're Il possible
TO carry this number OF men In such
vessel, by no conceivable means could
their power he utilized so as to impart
10 Il a speed Of twenty knots an hour.
This illustrates how a prime mover
may not only be a mere substitute for
muscular work. but may AFFORD the
means OF attaining an end that could
not by any possibility be attained by
muscular oxertlon. no matter what
money was expended or what galley
slave suffering was inflicted.
Take. again. the case Of a railroad
locomotive. In which from 400 to SOC
horsepower Is developed In an imple-
ment which. oven including It's tender
docs not occupy an area OF more than
af,y square yards, and that can attain
4 spoed OF more than sixty miles an
hour. Here again the prime novel
succeeds IN doing that which no ex'
pendlturc Of money or OF life could
draw from muscular effort.-New YorA
Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-15

and when, that year. the union Of
hearts idea was sprung she became its
ardent supporter. To unite the two
races IN a common bond OF sympathy.
TO make them understand each other
this was her consuming Idea.
or tho amnesty campaign she has
proved the very life and soul and has
shown an exceptional gIasp OF de-
tails and executive ability In her con-
duet OF Il. while she has but just ic-
turned from the West OF Ireland. where
she has been initiating a movement TO
celebrate the landing there OF the
French under Gen. Humhert. Her idea
In the latter movement Is. u possible. to
put new namo and ardor into the ma
iional cause Miss Come has not con-
lned her crusade TO the three king
doms. She has addressed meetings in
France and Belgium. and her last lee
ture tour on the continent was most
Gucce ssful.
This Jeanne dare OF Irish politics IL
described as rather above medium
height. with a classic brow crowned
with a wealth Of wavy hair. She has
large. deep. lusirous eyes, "A mobile
fece of rare beauty. slender supple
body. a qucenly carriage and admEa'
tis t1zfc in dress what wonder that
kEe rhoula Be among the mosi soasa'
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-15
SOME AIDS TO LIvINo.

Thomas \. Edison believes that In
the next three or four years there will
be- radical aud immense changes In
he manners OF heating and lighting,
The latest invention Is the asbestos
towel when solled II is thrown into a
hot fire and may be drawn out perfect
ly clean and whole. This Is what the
busy housewife hae long been locking
for.
II a high fever comes on a; evening
battle the Zee, and wrap In blanket,
put warm irons Ia the feet and give
aconi,e In water every hour tlll tho pa
tient is In a good sweat" then keep
wen covered.
A Yankee has Invented a clever
means OF Kidding a house OF rats and
mice. ne makca imitation cats Of
cardboard or tin and then coats them
With a luminous paint that shines In
the dark. This fierce tabby Il said 10
rid house OF yermin q week
4 Canadian Is said to be the paren,
OF mes, remarkable gun. which pro.
ieciG missiles without the use OF ex.
ploflvcs and by means OF some secret
mechanism concealed In the gun. The
gun is said to be capable OF dlscharg.
ing 26o, 900 bullets a minute at a range
Of 5000 yards.
A new burglar alarm has been put
upon the marke, that Is a sure cure. Il,
consists Of an electric button In the
h6adboari Of the bed, which may be
reached by sliding the hand under the
pillow. Then while Mr.. Burglar Is
busily engaged In his professional
duties the person being robbed can lie
In bed thinking with satisfaction tina,
every minute brings nearer the helm
from the police station. where runs the
wire connected with the button he has
just precscu.
Narrowness Of mind Is often the
oas.ae Of obsllnaey. We do not easily
lsiieve beyond what We zee. Roche.
icucauld.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-15
MRS Il b ROBERTS.

for this deception. Laid on with Tine
brueh and then coated with a prepa-
ration OF glue and other substances II
viii successfully resist the action OF
alcohol. which 10 ordinarily relied upon
by diamond dealers TO uncover frauds
Of this kind
That this deception Is not more ex-
tensively practiced Is to the undylng
credit Of the diamond trade. This ie
n business which FIRST. last and all the
time must proceed upon confidence.
Importers get their diamonds In pack
ages direct from the European cutlera.
and the goods are never known TO
fall below the grade inscribed upon
the parcels in which they come.
Il will easily be comprehended, how
ever. that an expert coloriat could
without fear Of detection so manlpu-
late inferior stones as to realize large
profits from lnexpert but conid!ng
customers
There "a a story current that mum
Der or apparently magnificent waite
stones we're once purchased by the
Shah Of Persia. who. when they were
brought TO him. was engaged In the
discussion OF an American cocktail,
His majesty. while holding one OF the
stones between thumb and finger, for
better scrutiny. inadvertently dropped
n Into the cocktail When Il was hshed
out the dlAmcud was observed to have
changed its neautliul white and blue
tint for q alekly yellow. The wise men
who explained TO tho Shah the cause
cf this transformation are said to have
received the lash But after that the
ruler. whenever he received a cons.ga-
ment Of diamonds invariably took the
precaulion Of dumping them into a
howl OF crude alcohol. which was neal
at hand.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-15

while James Merrlck and Enos
Knowlon. OF Coopersyillo. Mich. were
picking blackhcrrle5 the other day they
heard some one call for help. Think
ing Il was some boys calling for some
sport they at nrs, paid 40 attention 20
Il. but the cry kept up and they finally
concluded that some one was really
wanting help. After passing through
the woods for about 80 rods they found
VIM. Thlrkotlle. OF Berlin, pale as q
ghost In his right hand he held the
neck Of large black snake which was
colled around his left arm. extending
from his hand 10 his shoulder After
the snake wgs removed from Mr.. Thir-
kettles arm aud killed II was meas
urod and found to be just i've feet In
length. Mr.. Thirkettlo oaid he stood
near a tree picking berries and felt
something against his arm. but though,
nothing Of Il illl all al once a snakes
head head appeared In his face. He
quickly seized him by the neck when
tho snake frightened bis grip on his
arm. and Mr.. Thirkett could not get
him OH. for the harder e pulled on the
snake the closer the sn, ko gripped his
arm and held Il asif NAV &c. Then.
Gays Ar. Thlrkettle. = relied. for J
lad 70"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-15

Tho largest block VI stone ever quar-
lied Is probably the one Jus, obtained
q, Fourmles. Belgium. by a civil en-
ginoer named Latte. The block meas
uiea about 1880 cubic feet. and ils
weight IL over 100000 pounds. or $500
tou0. As Il stands now In the quarry
this pebble" Is worth about $4,000
After Il has been cut up Il will repre-
sent q considerably larger sum. aud is
sure 10 furnish work for about forty
s,ouecu,tors Tor the next three months
/, was quarricd by means Of a band
Jaw worked by a twenty horsepower
engine. and wla broken from the solid
rcck by a charge Of ~ pounds Of pow
der. which was allowed to drop into
the crack made by the saw. II IL stated
that THE block OF stone now holds the
record, as far rs the size and weight
arc concerned, and will probably con.
tinuc to hold It for some time 10 come.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-15

A peep into the heavens through q
modern telescope Is peep into the
very depths OF mystery, with such an
instrument one may gaze upon 100. OOO,-
900 stars. each Of them burning. blaz-
ing sun. From what little we know
OF creation we canno, but believe that
each OF those suns Is giving light and
heat TO a train Of planets, just in the
same manner that our sun gives light
and life to his own little flock OF
worlds. Beyond those iOO,OOO,OOO sun5
there may continue system after sys-
TEN and worlds without end" Verify,
we may say with Richter's dream man
who was taken on a voyage by an ANGEL
through the depths Of space: End
there Is none. neither was there a be-
ginning"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-15
NAV 90 rwo MILES a MINUTE.

kind OF running. The track wheels are
held In position by side bars, which
hinge around the center middle wheel
The Ringing renders the trucks fiex-
iblc aud provides for the engine a sort
OF endless track OF moving wheels,
which are always smooth. II Is said
that the vibrating motion commonly
impaired to the locomotive In high
running Is done away with by this de-
vice. Each truck wheel has a large
and small diameter and works on the
cog principle, but friction takes the
place OF cogs. The larger rim rests up
on the rail and the small rim extends
outwardly over the tires. At It's trial
this engine made a speed Of 100 miles
In one hour.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-15
rarrp pY A MoMsrsa soAa.
VIVA Hogs OF califsraia'a not.on Lads
Are very Foroeious


Hon. Theodore Roosevelt. OF New
York. Is fond OF talking about his ex-
ggrienoos In California, and during one
Of these variations. he said:
The most exciting and risky hunt
ing on the Pacific coast to-day In
among the wild hogs. down on the bot
tom lands OF the Colorado river. ATTY
or sixty miles south OF the old town
Of Yuma. A party Of us was down
there last year. and believe we had
adventures enough 10 thrill our sports
men friends for a full generation" A
great many hunters In California In
dorse every word Of Commissioner
ROOsevelt's opinion. and no hunting
ground for big game Is probably be-
coming more popular than this In the
winter time. when the climate along
the lazy. muddy Colorado river Ii like
that OF July In the eastern states. Two
years ago an experienced sportsman
from Southern Illinois was spending
the winter In Yuma. lie had a pair OF
very nne. large staghounds. which the
owner claimed could run down and
KIN any wild hog along the Colorado
river. One day he took the dogs and
rife and went down the river nice
little boar. Just right for the oven. lie
had not gone thirty miles. and land
ing. before he found a band Of hogs
and little pigs. and turned his dogs
loose on them when out Of the tules
near by jumped an enormous boar,
monster. who, with mouth wide open.
paying no attention to the dogs, made
for the hunter. The latter drew up his
rife and fred. but on came the boar.
the dogs nipping him at every Jump.
The hunter fred a second shot. but on
came the beast. The hunter turned
and ran for a mesquite tree few
yards distant. the hog close to his
heels. lie dropped his gun, jumped
for life. grasplng a limb Of the tree.
just as the hog grabbed his pants. and
tore one-half OF them from him. but
he was safe just out Of reach. The
dogs all this while ran grabbing the
hog by the hind legs. to which the
beast paid no attention. The mad boar
seized the bark Of the tree In his
great tusks and tore Il into shreds.
Finally he turned upon the dogs In
stantly killed one. wounded the other
so that II died soon after. Then he
turned his attention 10 the tree Where
the hunter sat lie guarded him until
Il was dark. Twice did the man got
down and try TO get his rife. but his
foe was on guard and drove him back
up the tree During the night the boar
left. Daylight came. and 20 did help
The men had hardly reached the riveI
and got In their boat when down came
the old hog after them. In vain puT'
suit.-St Louis Globe Democrat