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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-14

There grows IN the interior Of Cuba
a peculiar uoc. with q winding grain.
The wood Ia remarkably tough. and 10
split It b. ordinary means Is almost an
imp0ssiblll,y. when wanted fer mill
tary purposes the tree Is felled. q sec
ton some five feet In length and oac
foot IN diameter Is selected ana cut,
the bark Is removed. and all knots aud
uneven places on the surface dressed
down. The embryo cannon Is then
placed on rude trugscs and a bore
burned In It with whltehlt crOwbaf8
Or round iron pipes from the sugar
Nilla This burning out OF the interior
lcryes TO stlll further tougher the
GOOD. while the bore "a beng burned.
IIeen OK hides are cut into long strips
by commencing In the centre ANA work.
ing toward The outer cdge. as you would
peel an apple.
When an is In readiness, one end o.
this rawhilc band. which Is about three
inches In width, is spiked to the wooden
cannon. near the hroech. A lever. or
bar. Is attached to the butt. Two or
three stout negroes grasp the arms OF
the bar and slowly turn the followed
log on It's supports. The baud Of green
hide Is kept under a strain. and In this
way the core OF the cannon Is wound
with one Of the toughest materials
outside OF wire. In the world
The FIRST layer OF hide Is tightly
wound to the muzzle OF the growing
gun and back toward the breach. again
TO the muzzle. ard back until number
Of successive layers have thus been
wound on. and the promising piece OF
artillery has grown several Inches IN
diameter. Il Is then placed In a
draugh, Of dry, hot air and allowed TO
harden. when the hardening and cur
Ing process % complete the perscrver-
Ing patriots have really scrvlceabie
weapon. which VIII stand greater
strain than manufacturers Of mcdcrn
artillery would readily b9.sess The
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-14

Truly. from the way simon lcapcl
hlthcr and thilhcr. iiing as he sped. II
seemed as though q body Of defenders
must be- amhushcd ON the helghu
Charge the iocl.s. children of the
Prophet howlrd the Kurdish cap
tain. waving bis scimctcr. Instantly
the troopers began % swarm up the
prccipitous Graz hat Simon was
ready for them. TO and fro he sprang.
loQscnlns 10y a touch the myrlads OF
stones and small houlders which h.
had spent hours arranging along the
cliffs edge. Thcshower of missiles
proved too much for the kurds Down
they rolled IN scores-somc never %
rise again. Then sparing tlrm
net. as they had not spared his com.
trymn continued TO pick them Out
with his rifle
Al last the Kurdish captain fell. and
the troopers. with yclls Of despair,
turned tail and led. The rout was w.
tcscrihlblc Men and horses mingled
madly Ia race dowa The rocky de-
hlc- Simon dlscharging his last cart.
ridges after them as they disappeared.
Then the boy, utterly spent with IA
iiguc. his face srlmy from the effects
nf powder-fell fainting on the rocky
wall which he had held SO well
Yussuf. the old soldier. and his fol.
lowers missing Simon. went forth TO
cock him about the noon hour Long
they searched. until the scene Of car
rag,-thc dead aud wounded Kurds-
IN the glen arrested their attention.
Here has been signal victory"
said Nussut what brave men have
done this dccdT
One 81 the wounded Mohammedana
pointed gloomlly toward the heights.
ard az the same moment the hoyish
figure Uhat OF simon was outlined
against the sky, lie waved the rifle
Ia his hand. aud cried ioyously 90 his
father: Il have conquered, oh. my
father. win the poets make q song
about me. think yuuy'
Tho poets ~ Armenia did Indeed
make songs about Simon. son of us.
SUI. aud Tor leagues around Argadoun
you may hear them chanting the fame
&C his wonderful rifle and the story u
how. single.handcl. this brave boy
heat back a whole troop OF kurds.-
Philadelphia Inquirer
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-14

ille famous weapon: which sim, how
ever. remained In lts hldingplacc.
Al the council Simon held tight
grip upon his fathers flowing gar
ments. and listened eagerly to all that
was said. Some Of the villagers. Nus-
sur Of course. among them. advised
resistance To the advancing kurds.
1--WE beat them hack. before" they
raid. we can beat them back again.
Let ~ stay In Argadoun aud preserve
our homes"
But the majority was opposed 10 re-
distance. The kurds were coming IN
overwhelming numbers. To stay
would mcah death for themselves and
r'avory for their children. Flight Co
the mountain businesses cried those
frightened people. was the only chance
of safety. Reluctantly al last. the
priest Isaac. was driven To admit that
the force NJ opinion called Tor flight.
Then Il was that old Yussuf arose
from the strne seat be- had occupied.
his stern. war-scared face set ana
firm. I'VE can do as ye will. my broth.
ron" he said: hut l-cvcn l-shall
stay here In Argadonn. and guard my
hearth against the u.qRuders. | have
spoken"
A brief silence fell upon the listeners
"A silence broken 10y the voices Of lit
de Simon. crying bravely; And ! win
STAY IN Argadoun with my father
The villagers looked from one 10 the
other with shamo-faced eyes. while old
Yussuf. a Hush OF Joy lighting up lis
face. turned 10 throw his arms around
the lads neck.
The Lord hath raised up man 20
be my SON. he shouted. Take heed.
Oh Christians OF ArFadoun. We are
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-14

Young Student writes TO MS for some
particulars In regard TO the battle OF
Tours. Answer: The battle Of TourS
was fought on the eleventh day OF Dc
togor A. d. 732. II was the great death
struggle between Christian civilization
and Saracenlc barharlsm for the en-
pire Of the world. and has therefore
been considered an event Of the highest
1lgniiicance The Christian hosts were
commanded by Karl Martcl Tor Charles
the Hammer-a name given him for
his prodlglous prowcss and crushing
blows In battlol. and the Saracens by
Abd-el-Rahmnn. chieftain OF great
talent, courage and experience. Up
to that point, the Mosolm hosts had
swept the world. victorious over all
opponents, and their proud chleftalns
insolenily boanied that the crescent
should wave from every church-spire
In Chrisiendom, and that the followers
OF Christ should become hewors OF
wood and drawers OF water for the be-
loved Of Mohammed. Flushed with vic
tory and laden with incompatible
spoil Abd.el-Rahman led his countless
myrmidons TO pluck from the Chris
tians their riches, Treasures. collected
In the Baslllca OF 81. Martin OF Tours
"a shrine Ia which the profoundest
yenoration Of the church was also cen.
tered. The cupldlty and fanaticlsm Of
the Mosloms combined to make them
lcrcely desire the pillage and over
throw OF this illustrious sanctuary.
They Therefore took their way thlther.
and Karl and his shaggy giants OF the
North met them near Tours. For
eight days the armies were In sight OF
each other slight skirmlshes keeping
alive the ardor OF either host. until at
longih. on that memorable eleventh OF
Oe,obor. az earliest dawn. with one loud
caout OF Allah-Akbar God Is greaD
the wild Moslom horsemen charged
Ike tornado upon their foe. The
Koran and the Bible lslamism and
Christianity met In that terrible
shock. Each antag0nism put forth It's
best efforts. and fought It's brayest and
lbs hercest All day long the impetu-
Gus charges Of the fierce horsemen wero
necessarily renewed. and an day long
the brave Franks withstood their on
sets without illnchlng hair. Abd-el-
Rahman's ringing battlc-cry unceas-
ingly pealcd above the horrld din OF
battle. and Kafls pondcrous battle-ax
tell necessarily upon the turhaned
heads OF his foes About four o'clock
In the afternoon. the saracens we're
thrown into confusion by an attack
on their camp and In their rear. ana
then Karl ordered his iron lcgIons 10
advance In solid phalanXes. They
obeycd. and bore down all opposl-
ton. In vain dij Abd-el-Rahman rage.
hls fiery horscmcn went down before
,he Christian warriors like twigs before
the avalanche. Three hundred aud
scyenty-hyo thousand saraccns fell
that day. but only fifteen hundred
Franks Europe had driven back Asia.
and once nero triumphant o'cr the
Cresccnt waved the Gross
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Tho nsnrsreu. Arm, Rln..

Something for sporismen to consider
seriously. II they intend 20 get one OF
the new 30.calibrc army rifles. Is the
ggea' penetration OF the bullets. One
Of the bullets would Kill a man through
a f5ur-loot spruce tree. or a COW a mile
and more away No ordinary tree can
be depended upon to stop one Of these
bullets. and Il might easily travel hall
a mile through denFe woods aud HIT
man Tar ont OF sight with deadly effect.
Field and Stream says that the next
legislature 81 our great game states
should pass a law prohibiting the use
Of jecketcd bullet. because Of the dan
ger TO human beings. Another argu-
ment Il cfers In favor OF such a law
will have great influence on the mon
who do not wish 10 wound without
killing the game. This class OF bull
lets Is useless Ter large game unless
soft pointed" II says. ms Il rarely kills
Instantly, but allows the game to die
from Internal hemorrhage and In ter
rible agony out OF reach" When such
rifle Is used for big game a bullet
that mushrooms should be employed.
The mushrooming bullet will kin any
thing. as u goes clear through an ok.
moose or deer, and the force OF the inn
pact would knock a running grizzly
down. New York Sun.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-14

psychologist and probably the foremost
man IN his line In America. lie jumped
into local fame In a single day In the
case Of DR.. Buchanan. the New York
prisoner He was a witness for the
prosecution In this case. all his pre-
vious exploits In the courts having been
on the side OF the defense.
These two sets OF legal opponents
rummoned 10 New York the foremost
chemical and medical experts In the
United States These included DR..
Victor II. Vaughn Of the University OF
Michigan at ann Arbor His testi-
mony was for the prosecution. and OPP
posed to him the defense brought for
ward DR.. Williams. who has the repu-
talon OF being the best expert with scs
ever seen on the stand In this country
The testimony OF these two men threw
light on the particles OF poison found
In the sediment In the pitcher which
contained the clam chowder and also
on the poison which was found In Mrs
Bliss stomach In the possession Of The
state. Scienoe was called as an aid
In this ease In an altogether new form
randy: The photography Of cry.
a;als.
Mrs. Fleming was a known moral de-
gcntmic but she was not on trial foI
h'r o.. Is. The accusation against
her was murder. and the evidence was
circnmsiantial. II Is not known that
any feeling Of unpleasaniness existed
between the woman and her mother; i
a. not known that their paths crossed N
their various lOy,6. Mrs Fleming vas
woman who wanted money, and one
who would b, willing 10 take steps pro
duc,ive Of undesirable note TO gain Il
But she never appeared 10 be ylndic
tive woman. She loved herfelf hear.
lily. but she does not appear TO have
haiel anybody. Furthermore. Mrs
Fleming loved her children. trait
vh.th Is not often found TO be the cas-,
among women OF her reputation. u
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lNaAhAllANAANI W IN Mo-
she were capable OF killing her mother
using her own child as a tool In the ad.
minlstralloh Of the poison. she surely
would have hoen capable Of smoiherina
her children. for children are an IT,
cun.brance TO women OF her character
Furthermore. Mrs. Fleming Is supposed
TO be a woman OF intelligence. and u
does not seem that che would brew and
administer poison 60 clumslly. and
leave so many avenues leading TO hei
detection On the other side. Il Is q
Zee. that her mother. Mrs. bliss. wal
poisoned. In the case Of the daugh.
ter there existed possible motive. No
one elto had such a motive aud mons
other has been implicated even re,
motely. Out Of this trial blossomed q
romance which reads like a novel ant
upon which a novel may be writer
SOME day. Day By day there sat In the
courtroom a man. manly man. whl
stood ready and willing to marry her
should she be found guiltlcss This
man Is Ferdinand Wilckes. lie hai
loved her for Eve years. She has love D
him and has been constant TO him. She
says so and he believes.
Five yeaM ago Ferdinand Wicker
lived with a family named Kersey. IN
Harlem lie had lately come Of age.
Tie had been educated at the college G!
the City Of New Yogs. lie was a hand.
some fellow. with good manners. Mrs.
Fleming then lived with the Bliss lam
lily at No. s03 Wost One Hundred and
Thlrty-elfhth street. Ono evenln;
young Henry T. Bliss took Ferdinand
Wilckes to his home. lie introduced
him to Mira. Fleming. Then there were
I4any girls IN Harlem who would have
been clad to have Ferdinand Wnckoi
as a prospective husband. lie devoted
himself to Mrs, Fleming. Her admir-
ers saw that she preferred him. and
their attentions ceased. Wilckes and
the woman became inseparable.
Soon after Mrs. Flemlng's arrest tho
police learned OF her associations with
Wilckes. In the earnest and proper
endeavor TO solve the mystery OF this
crime they visited Wilckcs' house and
seized letters written to him by Mrs.
Fleming. On the strength Of these .et-
tors he was a witness In the trial Dur.
ing Mrs. Flemng's Imprisonment much
was made Of her by the matrons and
others, all Of whom she cap,iyated
speedily.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-14
IiGo2'S UiQoTy

All dry long the hamlet Of Arga-
doun had remained IN a fever Of un-
rest News came from the north and
south-that the terrible Kurds were up
IN arms and that the Christians Of
Asia Minor might look forward 10 tort
TIRE aud death In this small village.
rerched among the mountain spurs. the
Armenians knew that they need ex-
pect no quarter. Had they not. only .
twelvemonth before. headed by Yus-
SUI. the old soldier Of the Greek war;
beaten back a plundering body OF
Kurdish hrlgahdsY Had they not
steadily refused 10 pay more than their
Just taxes 10 the hey who governed
Tint province for Sultan Abdul-lla-
MIDI
old Yussuf had explained 10 his 1T
tie dark-eyed son. Simon, all the mys-
tcrics surrounding n certain long bar
relied. bright. shining rife (gitt of an
American traveller which lay hidden
IN his hut. Little Simon had even been
allowed 90 fire five shots from the Won
tlerful rife. and with one Of them he
had triumphanily brought down n
blackbird on the ncighhorlng peak.
The smooth-horc rifle was much
talked OF among the mountains. and
more than one Kurdish spy had
brought news Of Il TO the brlgands'
camps. Indeed. the attack from Ar
radoun. the year before, had been
mainly prompted by a desire to seize
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-14

Col J. v Brewer. Minnesota State
geographer, has made the sensational
discovery that the source Of the Mis-.
souri, river Is not Red Rock lake. Mont,
as has been stated Col Brewer has
explored the whole region Of the upper
Missouri, and now makes public the re-
suit OF his discoveries. he says the
longest upper branch Of the Missouri
does no, now through the lower Red
Rock lake In Montana. but comes from
a hole In the mountains. volcanic In
It's character. at the summit OF the
Rocky mountains west OF Herley's
AXE, Idaho. and at point bordering
The boundary between that state aud
Montana.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-14

Death Of Sou Of William q. Marcy
William G. Marcy died at an early
hour March Z at the Croker old Pco-
pies home to which he moved with Ia
family on Nov 30 last 20 spend the
remainder Of his days. The Alameda
Argus SAYS OF the deceased: william
George Marcy had been prominent
figure IN the history OF this state. lie
was born In Troy. n. Y. In October.
ISIS. After finishing his education he
engaged In the banking business In
Albany and New York Al the agc OF
u he was made paying teller OF the
Bank OF Commerce "a New York. In
/ 1876 he was commissioned n captain In
l the commissary department % tao
United States army and was assigned
TO duty with and accompanied the fI5t
company OF New York volunteers
| (Stoyenson's reglmenu to California.
ole arrived AZ San Francisco March
90 1877. Monterey was the military
headquarters Of the department Of INC
I Pacific. and he succeeded Gen. sherman
In his duties at that post. lie remained
In charge until after the close n the
Mexican war. lie was secretary Of the
first constitutional convention. which
was held nj Monterey. and was asso-
ciated with the late Washington Bart
lett. at one time mayor OF San Fran
cisco and afterward governor OF Cali
lornia In the FIRST state printing Office
Of California. In 1853 Capt Marcy war
appointed paymag,er In the United
States navy by President Pierce. lie
hllcd this position for seventeen years
teeing service IN various parts Of the
world. One Of HE cruises was IN tho
old frigato Cumberland when she was
the flagship Of the African squadron.
The Cumberland was sunk during the
civil war by the confederate ir0nclai
Merrimac In Hampton roads. her crew
firing n hroadslde while sinking. When
he retired from the service he engaged
Ia the grain ana commission business
In san Francisco until 1875. Ills homc
was In Alameda. whore he was greatly
respected. having been a member q
the board q city trustees. Capt Marcy
was a son q William l.. Marcy. who
curing President Piorce's adminls,rn-
ton was regarded o. enc Of the ablesi
statesmen aad brightest politicians IN
the country lie was a justice OF the
CuprCmo court Of New York. afterwnrd
becoming state controller. and was then
chosen senator lie had not completed
his term as senator when he was urged
10 stand as a candidate for the gov
Crrorship. lie did so. was elected and
held the Office three consecutive terms
. lie was secretary OF war during the
/ Mexican war and during Prcsidcn,
picrce's administration was secretary
Ct state. with additional lus,er TO hif
reputation The Marcy home In Ala
media was az 1908 Santa Clara avenue
CT the corner OF broadway. and WIS
Cold ahortly before bis withdrawal u
the Croker home" He was q pr5mln-
cnt member Of the Society OF California
Pioneers aud was buried under the
eusplces Of this organization.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-14


The newest thing In spanning Is TO
preserve the clippings OF your live.
)r the entire hair OF your deceased. ca
Tine pets. and weave them into some
thing TO wear One sentimental yet
practical lady has spun the hair OF her
defunct terrier Ut must have been a
Skye. surely into a Tam OShanier. A
good. hairy Pomeranian dog might
yield quite respectable shearing.
Dogs hair. when woven. looks some
What like rabbits hair. and A. X. II.
Princes Beatrice OF Battenberg has
long been In the habl, OF having the
hair OF her pet rabbit preserved and
wovea or knitted into woolly cuffs for
the poor. At a sale OF work. Just boz
fore Christmas. her royal highness
even bought mlttens OF rabbits hair
for both herself and the late Prince
Henry.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-14


You have often noticed the many
tinted bars and bands that rise In the
shape Of "forked tongues o. flames"
from wood burning In the CRATE. Il IL
ten to one. however. that you never
have thought TO figure on the cause
OF the yarlegaled hues presented by
flames. To BRING the matter quickly
TO the point, We will say that the many
eolors are the result OF combustion
among the different elements Of the
wood. The light blue Is from the hydro
gen and the white from the carbon. the
violet Is from the manganese. the red
from the magnesia and the yellow from
the soda. which are constituent parta
OF the wood.
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SHE rs LIKE AN EEL.
sophie Lyons slip. Through tho Fingers
81 the New York Police

Under the alias OF MARY Watson.
Sopaio Lyons. known TO the police Ci
both sides Of the Atlantic. was ar
raignod In the jefferson Market Police
Court New York. the other morning
She was charged with being a sus-
plcious person. but was discharged, as
Magistrate Kudlioh said he could not
consciont.ougly hold her MH. Lyons.
formerly the wife OF the bank burglar
Ned Lyons. went into O Sixth avenue
dry-goods store. where she purchase
some silk taro. She lCft the store. bU
vas followed by q woman detective.
who got on a street car with her and
finally hal her arrested The police
also charged the woman with taking
TIE pocke,book OF an unknown woman
In Dunollcn. n, }. Lawyer Friend ar,
pcartd Tor her. denounced her arres,
as an OUTRAGE and she was lei 20. Sht
Is abol, i.y yoau old. has a fortune G.
$4,000, and, Il Is said, was taught &,
steal by her parents
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-14

Nature tells tale OF a pair OF rocks,
evidently young birds. that stroye In
cain to build a nest. The wind each
line blew the foundations down while
The rocks, which ny FAR for nest ma
'erials Instead OF taking those close
Al hand. we're away. At last. despair
ing OF building a home by Legitimate
means, they fell upon a completed nest
Of another pair while the owners we're
absent, tore Il to pieces and built a
nest foundation that would stand In
the wind. Then they made a super
structure In the clumsy and inexpe.i-
mced way thar young birds always do
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fci ~ naught by the very children"
Then a dozen stalwart young mon
icapcd forward and ranged themselves
beside the old soldier Others more
advanced In years followed slowly. un.
II nearly thirty Stood around Nussuf
and the hoy But nuihing-not even
he bravery Of Slmon-could move the
Vmaindcr. They knew the Kun,is. and
lcared them as they feared Satan him.
self. So accordingly Il was agreed
hat these weak.hcarted ones should
anstcn ACROSS the hills with the old
PRIEST. Isaac the women and children.
kaving Nussaf aud bis devoted hand
y guard the pass aud the hamlet OF
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Arrnd1m neaIn-t Me advancInE

Argadoun against the advancing
Kuris.
That nigh. Simon borrowed his faith.
crs rifle ana went forth alone. The
Kuuls were not expected until morn
ing. but Simon had his own ideas. As
Il Glanced those Ideas were correct.
The Kurds had executed forced
march and were even then on their
way 20 attack tie village
With cruel jcsts upon their lips. and
seeming like the tigers they were. the
blood of frcsh victims. rode the kurd.
lsh troops along the road 10 Argaduun.
Simon. perchcd amid the ctags, COM
mnnded his chosen dehlc, saw them
coming aud mad ready. He walt
ell until the entl = body OF men had
entered the spac' eiaolnaoinaoinhhh
entered tire narrow pace between the
rocks. Then. bang went his rifle,
and horseman rolled writing IN the
dust. "Bangr il went again-for this
was n repeating rifie-and again u
Kurd rolled over among the cactus
bushes. Leaplng 20 his feet, the boy
ran like lawplng along the parapet
Of rock as a volley from the startled
Kurds rlddlcd the spot where be- had
stood. FIFTY yards further ON he again
opened fire. and sent three shots rat
fling an ong the brigauds Then, IT.
ting new cartridges into the empty
chambers Of his rife. he dashed FOR
ward another space. and once more
plownd the ranks OF ihc enc ny.
Wild confusion and wrath beyond
telling rcigned among the kurds. 1t
j. an ambushl" they shrlekcd. striving
Ia vain 10 scale the rocky wall above
which Simon was intrcnched. "lhero
Is n whole army OF Christians on the
rocks"