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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-18
PERSONALS.

President Faurc, In his shooting II
cense for last year. was described as
getting gray"
Consuelo. duchess OF Marlborough.
Is loved by all the tenants on her hus-
bands estates.
Postmaster General Wilson viii try
the rural free delivery al his home,
Charles,own. W. Va.
Prof. Morris. Of the university OF
Melbourne. Is preparing a dictionary
Of Australian English.
The emperor OF Germany stands
twonty-drst In the direct line Of sue
cession TO the british throne.
A granite block has been erected TO
the memcry Of Prof. Huxley on the
southern shore Of tho Lake OF sis.
Sylyanus Dodge Locke. who has Just
died at Hoosick Falls. n. Y. was the
inventor Of the lrst grain binding ma
chine.
Johan Strauss Is working on a new
opere,ta on the text by William Buch.
binder. Tho work viii be finished al
the end OF next year.
Prof. Willard, OF The Paris Ecole Nor
male. has at last succeeded IN oombin'
ins argon and water. Il required
pressure OF 200 atmoophcros 20 do H.
Elea Gulhranson and Fritz Fried
rlcha. two OF the new singers who mad
sensation az Bayrcuth this season
have been engaged by tho Royal Opera
The Gaokwar Of naroda possesses
the most costly sword In the world tn
hli, Is co ret with precious stones TIA
the weapon IL worth at least f22o,ooV
DR.. Max wni. Of Heidelberg. ha
discovered fvo new asteroid on photo
graphs OF the heavens. This bring
] the number Of minor planets up 4
I t2a
William Thompson. c. T.. Of Lon
don. received the idea Of pneumau
tires from the pneumatic sprlng'
which were proposed for carriages =
1875.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-18

J. ". Kilaon. oolorcd. vas convicted
IN the circuit court Of Queen Anne'a
county. Nd. Of an attempted ieionioua
assault on a young white sifl The
evidence against the accused was %
direct that a verdict was aoon render.
Cd. Ki,son vas employed BY william
Roe, who resides about two niles from
Centrovllle. Mr.. Dill. the father Of the
girl. vas hts overseer. Kilson gained
entrance 70 the roam occupied BY Alsl
DIN BY placing a ladder under the uln-
dow and awakened her. she screamed
and the negro made hls escape. bat
not before be was fully recognized By
her. a. the moon vas shining brightly
through the window.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-18
veutlIating Churches.

The ventilation Of large number Of
churches Is VIGOROUSLY bad, aud the
ycnillatlon has frequently mere to q"
with sleepy congregations than even
'he dullneas or the length of the ser
mon. Wide Interest has been created
by the description Of now departure
IN the system Of combined warming
and ventilation. introduced by Prof.
Fischer. Ia the new memorial church
NJ Berlin. Germany. which, In ia gen
cml plan. resembles 81. Pauls cathe-
dral. IN London. To the height Of 30
feet from the floor the walls are trav-
crscd By hoi.alr chambers. 50 that
from the ground 10 the galleries. y
feet above. there Is no perceptlhle dif-
ference az temperature. The air being
kcpt constantly NJ 10 deg, g 600 deg.
~ The aid OF the engineer has been
tho removal from the space occupied
by the congregation of the paths fol-
iiucd by the currents OF air conveying
lie warmth from the sources OF heat
10 the rad.aiing surfaces, maintaining,
"a rfyrrfai Of the usual procedure, a
hi-hcr temperature In the upper pnr'
ton OF the building. and inierceriing
and raLcating the cooled air In is de
scent towards the lower part occupied
hy she congregation. There are thus
four strata Of air OF different icmpcra
lures Prof Fischer maintains that
the system OF heating ihe upper NOR,
than lhc DOVER regions Of the air Il tn
aniy proper course IN such lofty brild
lnrs aa churches; for, whereas, Will
the ordinary method. the air heated on
OF below the ground level u cooled OF
reaching the roof aud, foulcd by th'
7 products ~ respiration, descends agaii
on the heads Of the congregation, M
Z less withdrawn by an exhnusicr, u
hts system the fresh air IL warmed q
~ agreeable temperature IN iis pass
ace through the channels IN the walls
+ Furthermore. Is ascent Il encourages
hy lts being led through two sets o
heating coils. In tho dome there y
third SCI of coils. which although the
10 not contribute 10 the warming o
tho parts occupied By the worshlpcri
serve efiectuaily 10 prevent the ds
scent % the foui air By promoting II
continual ascent toward ana cscap
through the spcrtufcs IN the lanter
that crowns the edlace.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-18

Invertebrato creatures able 10 ny
without wings are extremely rare.
vertebrates which can ny are. on the
other hand. numerous. They may be
divided into I've classes: Fish, batra-
thians. reptiles. birds and mammals.
Ameng the batrachlans the nyein arc
represented By tho Rclnward;s' rha-
,ophorus. Il is n strange looking frog.
Or rather green frog, for the feet are
Immense. Spread out they cover
larger area than the whole OF the rest
u the body THANKS TO this parachute
like attachment the rhaeophorus can
M from branch 10 branch and pounce
without dlfnculty on the small insects
which form his food. Il Is pretty
little beast. bright green on the back
md orange colored underneath. dotted
with black or blue spots There Is
something curious IN watching the dlf-
iCrent ways nature takes with various
creatures TO achieve a similar end. To
enable crustaccans. hsh and frogs TO
support Themselves ia the air she has
simply extended each ones means OF
locomo,lon. With reptiles she FRO
seeds differently IN taking the skin
from the TANKS and extending It by
means Of false ribs umbrellawlsc. An
example OF this kind Is found In the
lying dragon Of the Malayan archl-
pelaso In reposo the dragon sits quiet
ly on a branch. but as soon as ne secs
an insect he llngs himself At u and
rarely misses his mark. Thanks ia
The spreading TANKS Of his skin the alr
upholds him. he alights gently on q
lower branch and Is ready 10 renew
the chase indefinitely. In prehistoric
days Aging reptiles were very numer'
qua. II Ia only necessary to meatior
the dragon and the Fsychozo!e Iona
eephalum. and In geological times the
gigantic lying onorthosaurus. which
has completely disappeared on the fac
Of the earth.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-18

when the pig Is not only a domestic
animal. but a family friend. as he ap-
pears 10 be In the MarQuesas islands.
he develops unsupported clovorness.
In the South Seas" one Of Robert
Louis stevenson's last books. gives
many instances by way OF proof. MANY
islanders live With their pigs rs We do
with our dogs" Mr. Stevenson OBJ
served: both crowd around the hearth
with equal freedom. and the island pig
IL a fellow Of activity. enterprise and
sonoe. lie husks his own cocoanuls and
I am told-rolls them into the sun to
burst; he Is the terror OF the shepherd.
Mrs. Stevenson. senior, has seen a pig
acolng to the woods with a lamb In bis
mouth; and I saw another come rapid
ly-and erroneously-t the conclusion
that the Casco was going down. and
swim through the nush water 10 the
rail- In search Of an escape II was told
us IN childhood that piss cannot swim;
have known one 90 leap overheard.
swim i've hundred yardn TO shore, and
return to the houso OF his original own
Or. I was once. at Tau,lra, a pigmas-
ter on a considerable scale AZ ars,, In
my pen. the utmos, good feeling pre-
vailed, A little SOW with a bellyaehe
came and appealed to IA for help IN tho
manner Of a child; and there was one
shapciy black boar. whom we called
Catholicus. for he was a particular
present from the Catholics OF tho VII
lage. and who early displayed the
marka Of courage and iriondllness. No
sther animal whether dog or nig, was
suffered to approach him az his food,
aud for human beings he showed full
measure OF that toadylng fondncss, 50
common In the lower animals, and pos
ably their chief title to the name. One
day, on visiting my plggery, ! was
amazed 20 soc Catholicus draw back
from my approach with cries Of terror
and II I was amazed at the change,
was truly embarrassed when learned
l,s reason. One of the nlea had thai
morning been killed; Cathollcus has
: neon the murder. he had discovered h
was dwelling IN the shamhlcs, and from
,, that time hls confidence snd his deilgh
! IN life were ended. We oiill reserves
him a long while. but be could not en-
dure The slsht Of any ,ws.legged crea
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-18


wiIn sElr a.~fa -l-.l .'..s7'
4 chanccd 70 be Dfeseni. remarked
q trained nurse to q group Of proles-
slcnal friends. according TO the Ciefe-
land Leader. when a little girl 3 years
Of age, Just returned from the vest,
was being put 20 bed. Il was the last
day OF August and I noted that she vas
sunocatlng IN a heavy hish-necked.
long-slcevcd flannel shirt and under
drawers. long. thick stockings and a
flannel skirt. besides the full cotton
outfit: and this would. know, BE- gen
orally accepted ns quite the proper and
rational way to prepare a little child
for a long journey. To me Il seemed
little less than cruelty. On the other
hand. am watching with great inter-
est a little child Of . montha old who
has never had o shoe or stocking on /
or had iis little feet covered In any |
way during the day. Whenever the
weather Is chilly the nurse gives them
an occasional brisk rubbing. but argues
that since its feet have never been COW
cred they are no more sensitive than
the hands. and Il Is true that the little
one has never had a cold. During the
hot weather. too. Il was dressed IN
comparative comfort. which. TRANSMIT
ed. means az little clothing as possible
One o. the leading specialists In chill
dren's diseases In America. a most dis
tlngulahed man. by the way. never al
lows his children 20 wear shoes and
stockings except when out OF doors
in midwlnter until they are 5 or 9 years
old. All through the spring and early
summer they may be seen In park
and public garden. walking about with
their nurse. exquisltely frocked, but
barefoot. Later come the long country
rambles and even In the winter they
never wear shoes IN the house. The
result OF this experiment In his own
family has proved more than satisfac-
tory 10 the famous physician and the
general ruggedness and ylBor Of the
children is bis most powerful argu-
ment when using The whole weight Of
IFS influence TO prevail upon other par
cnts 20 30 and do llsewise.
1T Is 70 Be hoped that sancr notions
IN regard to dressing children IN hot
weather may. IN due time. pereolaie
al classes Of society and that those
Who would hesitate before the barefoot
idea may At least 90 50 far as 70 IN
burden their children Of that heavy
weight Of clothing which Is more pro-
ductlve Of colds and weakness than al
other causes combined
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-18


Most Of The inventions OF man have
their counterpart In nature. The swan
Is The model OF the stately ship. deep
sea fish arc found TO carry with them
incundcscent lamps 20 light them on
their way. and instances may be null
tiphed indefinitely. And now comes
species Of dragon ny which used the
twin screw as a propeller long before
Fultfa thought OF the steamship. This
Ia not an imaginary creature, as some
might suppose. II f., however. one Of
the most extraordinary creatures In the
world. and the only one Of its kind.
its owner, a former governor Of Port
land prison. was a keen collector Of al
sorts Of beetles and winged Insects.
Once during his wanderings In Brazil
he CHANGED upon what seemed TO him
dragon ny Of unusual shape. Catch
ing Il In his net he found 70 his as
constituent that IN addition 10 It's
wings II had twin archimedlan screws,
one on each side Of Us long body, which
revolved IN the same manner as q
ships screw. On his return 10 England
he was offered $500 for Il by the au-
thorlties OF the British museum. Being
man Of wealth he declined the ofor
and made Il the center ornament OF q
beautiful collection Of tropical insects.
Unfortunately. In capturing Il two Of
the blades we're broken on one Of the
screws; otherwise II was IN perfect
preservation.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-18

7, has been said that the French pro
fcssor. Moi. an. g. the aniiihcsIs OF his
English fellow scientist. I'rof. pewar.
They work az opposite ends OF the
thermometer. while ncwar delves In
search OF absolute zero, Molssan scars
after fabulous temperatures that bat
lie the Imagination. With n dynamo.
a couplc ~ blocks OF qulckllmc and a
pnlr of stout electrodes. he produces a
temperature Of 3J0l degrees ccnth
gnde-a degree OF heat which may
perhaps. be eOualcd IN the bowels OF
The earth. hut Is never approached Ia
the arts. The idea % making diamonds
seems 10 SAVIOR Of the sensational hut
n becomes tame when compared with
The actual process as shown by ".
Molssan 10 the scientific societies ot
New York recently. Some horings Of
Swedish iron wcrc placed IN the little
carbon cruclhle ard covered with sugar
chatconl-ihis hoing the purcst form or
carbon a,talnahic When tbs hearth or
the furnace had icon sprinslCd with
magnpsia % prevent the formation OF
calcium carbide by thc action ~ the
lime of the furnace upon the carbon or
the cruclhlc the electrodes we've ad-
iustcd. and thc cover placed On There
was nd nfsi a tremendous spuucring
as the heavy electric carVni caused
the almost lnrnncrlvnhlc beat 90 surge
Within thr cavity. which was scarcely
large enough Co. hold un egg but after
awhile lhc oumhusilnn and lncandca'
ccncc 81 ynlailgcd carbon and other
products of the furnace proceeded
steadily. The most Intense heat that
science hrs yet been able TO attain was
being generated. Yet. 10 the astouish
mcni Of an present n about hliccn
minutes NJ. Molsgn deliberately laid
his hand on the top OF the furnace 70
show that It's outside was not Yet hot
and lhgn With both hands coolly hfici
the cover nif aud throw u sizzling Int,
vessel Of water As he raised ihe lit
80 that the audience canld see Va
slomc.shnped recess. which had consti
iutcd the roof OF the tiny rcyerator,
furnace. every eye was dnzglcd as bl
the sun ITSELF aud an Involuntary cx
elamalloL Of surprise ana rain ARISE ol
all sides. Tho lecturer had piotccic'
his own eyes with colord glasses. 90
n was necessary Tor him Ia look VI
rsciiy into the furnace. Seeing tha
everything was tlght protecting HI
hand against lhp millant heat with
wei towel. be- rraspld small tong
and with 4 iifiei thc lliile cgrclbic on
81 is more thar fiery hath anu plunl
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-18

A seeming anomaly f. found IN he
fact that In The Uniscd States ~tin-
plate" Is the iavorlie roonng, the usa
Of sheet zine for roofing being almost
unknown. and YET In England. the
home Of the tln-plaie industry. and In
an parts Of Europe. zinc Is now the
most favored material. A roof OF good
TN. properly laid and painted thor
oughiy, At least once In every shrea
years. win last from twenty 10 thirty
years. The life Of a slate roof may
be from thirty 70 nfty years. While The
life Of a zinc roof may be estimated
from the fact that the irst Hlne roof
ever put up. In isii. exleia to-day IN
good condition.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-18
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I NATURAL HISTORY. !



The cocoanut crab is one Of the odd
eat specimens OF the whole crab family.
lie lives IN the South Islands. and
makes a diet Of eocoanuts This
species has a pair Of front legs ter
Minated with a strong pair Of pinchers,
and II n with these that be huaks the
nuts and breaks through the weakest
portion Of the shell. The crab begins
BY tearing the husk. hbor by hber. and
always al the end where the eyeholes
Of the nut are situated. that being the
weakest place In the she'll. When tho
husk has been removed the crab COM
mencea hammerlng the she'll with his
heavy claws, and soon makes an open.
Ing. through which he extracts the
meat OF the nut. Mr.. Darwin. writing
Of this crab. says: Il think this Is as
curious a case OF instinct as ] ever
heard Of, especially In structures 20 re-
mote from each other In the scheme OF
nature az a cocoanut and a crab"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-18

Il ls related Of the Rev. George
smith. a missionary chaplain IN Natal.
that. though he asa not bear arms
aealns. the Zulus IN more than one al
TACK. nc did essential service by coins
round the various posts and distribute
ing reserve cartridges. On one occa-
sion one o. the men. In The heat and
excitement Of battle. vas cursiag hla
enemies and using most proianc Ian
euage. The chaplain. coming behind.
heard hls words and said you should
not speak like that. nay friend. Don't
curse them Then. showing a packet
n cartridges into bic hand slnol
thcml Shoot themi'-E xeha1go.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-18


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Aihoil memories o. people no
names never knew and WHO ga not
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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-18

Prof Brewer Of Yale university IN a
recent address called attention 10 the
interesting fact that at the beginning
OF this century not single city in
chFistendom had 50 many as q million
Inhabitants In 1890 Paris had $4,000.
and in 1901 London had $4,000. Great
cities could not exist then as the ac-
vance Of science has enabled them 70
exist to-day. Science has helped the
cities not only by conquerlng pesti-
lence. and teaching the laws Of health.
but by enabling them 10 draw their
supplies from the remotest quarters u
the earth, Instead OF being dependent
for food. as was the case at the opel
ing Of the century. upon the region u
country Immediately surrounding
them.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-18


Jacob Fisher. a son Of a resident Of
Underwood. near Camden. n. j.. whil'
walking with his mother about tive
years ago. felt something ny into hli
ear. Immediately the ear began "a
pain him. and he was nearly driven
crazy. His parents tried In every way
to set the object out. but they were
unsuccessful. Finally the boy began
to show signs OF becoming deaf. and
tacn Il was decided that an operation
should be performed 70 remove the OBJ
slacie from Jacobs ear. The surgeon
who conducted Il succeeded In remov'
ing a bug. which had Town into hil
oar
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-18
BREAD STORIES.
Tho breton Peasant believes In tho
Power Of Crumbs.


Tho breton Peasant believes In tho
Power OF Crumbs.
It Is aupposable thgt )sfead. home
made or bakers. being free from adul-
terations. would be a Eingularly simple
and honest substance and therefore
have no power IN regard 70 the evil eye.
but Il seems that Il has. Gays the New
York Times. Nothing can be more
beautiful than the act Of the Breton
peasant who. before cutting his loaf,
makes the sign Of the cross on H. II
he stopped there. expressing his thank
fulness for food. that would be we'll,
but superstition carries him much
farther. II n child Is born TO him, q
crumb Of that bread, especially II Il DO
rye bread. Is put into the Infants
sleeve and then the chances Of the
baby's having the collie are diminished.
II a COW shows signs Of sickness or q
horse II lame a crumb Of the bread Is
supposed 10 benefit the animal In
Bavaria, when you 20 into the woods.
especially that portion infested BY
spirits. only put a crust Of bread In
your mouth and no ghost. spirite or
witch can trouble you. Somehow many
retain an Idea OF the peculiar sanetity
Of bread For instance. Il is all right
to leave a BIT Of meat on your plato,
but Il Is wicked TO leave q piece OF
bread. Very good fathers and moth
era lnculcate that idea and little chill
dren believe then that there 10 some-
thing particularly sacred about bread
which n potato does not possess, and
this is sheer nonsense All waste Is
to DO avoided. but there IL no more
special goodness In bread thnn there IL
Ia "a nnwnnua
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-18
POLAR MIsERIEs.
Oas Explorer suffers from Thirst and
Annfher from Cold.


Oas Explorer suffers from Thirst and
Another from Cold.
Tho arctic explorers complain OF dir
fereni causes OF misery which they en-
counter IN the far north. says the New
York Journal DR.. Nanson says the
thirst. induced by the terribly lrksomo
labor OF Safeguarding. gave him most
trouble. Though tho polar world Is
covered with frozen water there r.
none for drinking purposes save that
which Is thawod and on the march Il
le almost impossible to get this with
cut haltlng 70 thav H. other explorers
eompaln cf the effects Of the wind and
the sun. Il a well known that very
low degree OF cold can be borne With
out discomfort 90 long as the air "a
s,ill, but the moment Il gets IN motion
Il strikes the skin like the blast OF
furnace. It's ehe,ts have often been
described as precisely rlmilar TO those
OF q bura. The sun. when Il Il Wis
lblc. Is hot and peels and blis.ers the
ska. But perhaps after all the great
est evil and misery which confronis
the polar explorer spring from the fear
full depression. mental and physical. Of
the long nights Of two and three thou
sand hours OF gloom and semi-dark-
ness. Under its influence men seem to
suffer like plants deprived Of sunlight.
A week or co VIII often completely
change their characters and the en-
forced ldloness. universal gloom and
bitter cola combined reduce life 10 IA
lowest terms and make u so miserable
that many have found refuge from II
In insanity or suicide.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-18

Mrs. Furbish-What an admirable
man that Mr. Hunkley L. Always
thinking Of hls wife and looking for
her comfort. She has everything she
wants. even II he sometimes has TO de-
ny himself"
AIR. Furtlsh--Ye1. ne told me yes,er-
day that his wlio weighed twenty
pounds moro than he and could hit
out Ike a prize fighter Cleveland
Leader.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-18

Among the thousands Of kilograms
received By the Duke and Duchess Of
York upon the birth Of the young
prince was one from the captain and
crew Of the Faiaiay. which was az that
moment In the middle Of the ATTAIN
llc. engaged Ia laying a new cable 70
America. The end Of the cable on
board waa attached to a signalling In
strumcnt. aud by this they had re-
oclyod the nows Of The birth Of an he'll
A tho fhrone
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-18
Tho L.r.s., rs,s,eopic Ten.


Tho largest telescope lena in the
world has just been completed In Dos
ton for the new observatory erected
Tor Chicago University a. Lake Gene
va. wis. The focal distance Of the
lens Ia 6i feet, while the extreme diam
eter Of the clear aperture Is ii&
inches. The flint diameter Is Il 1900
inches. while tho crown Is about three
inches thick at the middle and III
inches thick o. the outer edges The
crown weighs 2.5 pounds and the
fint weighs 80 pounds Tho lens
ana lts rlns and cell together weigh
about 1000 pounda The ring Is OF
Iron. and was made In Cleveland. o..
where the tube b being made. The
raw material for the large lens COS;
about $4,000. and as the work upon q
has eonsumsd greater part Of two
and a hair years. during which time
several men Esss 5ssa al work upon
the lens, at least IN the early stages
AID one man during the latter days Of
lts growth, the entire cos. 10 estimated
TO have beoa not less than 100000
The lens will be carefully packed and
viii Be shipped to Lake Geneva in q
parlor car.