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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-01

The smallest and AZ the same time
the youngest electrician In the world
l. a fox terrier manner Strip. belonging
to a erm Of electric light engineers IN
London. She Is only 81 years Of age
and her business Is 20 carry the wires
through the narrow tubes which con
meet the dynamos At the central station
with the private houses. which dusy
she performs with the grestest SKIN
and Qulckness. never failing to md hes
way through the most Intricate pas
sages. According 70 her owners she h
The most valuable accessory TO their
isinezs and they would have great
IN doing their work withoul
her. OF this the little dog seems quite
certain. for she Is very vain and may
be seen strutting about as Il the whole
place belonged 10 her. Exchange.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-01

tftttt ffatnh ttHh "" ttff ffffh"As
nalning. which De- illd f1r spgtrli
DAYS. DISCRIMINATING the mice and Ia
crsasing the milk bills ne pariouk ~
bis mrill ~ tie same Time did. aui
seemed 10 consider ID nn Obligation ~
ruuups Ia ,ai ~ whatever i1unsd
part Of my r,ust even the p~auH
and plc..cs.
lie DE- parted N time. somewhat nm
willingly o. w. surc. for if Is thc in-
slinCt ~ animals as well rs human be-.
insH 10 seek those who "unders'a ld"
them.
he -rtu ned az ,nieryrlr. paying me
Informal calls wllrh would hast MS
long as | would ~ rmh him q remain.
The particular story which tles' Ia.
cidcnts nscall concerns cni IN The iar
West Oakland. CuL-which winlrci
IN the name q "rlilly' not Trilhy.
for this Sas before her day. She DE-.
lunred ca che wei Known ppci. Ina u.
CoellFiih WHOSE songs frum The
Golden Cato" have ret eat'y been U.s.
sucd
Trll, had been absent a. her usual
brraklnsi hnui aud whrn her mistress
was puNaiiLg in 10 out Tor tie day
the cat appcand. hgniing Ia her mouth
fish frrs~gd for rooking. which she
hurried , deposited 90 her mistress
feet. lofklng up proudly Tor au expires
sion ~ approval. brit her mistress only
sjooI,ef quickly and laid the fish ON
the alfNing cOals. fearing that u had
been Prepared with palson 20 trap un-
suspeg,ing kittens that had propens'-
Ties u make free with nelghh1rs' IN
drrs.
Tully seemed 90 consider the pro
ccldmg n lacking appr, cation and
.uurlesy. and slowly walked away.
disappearing over the garden fence.
when Miss Coulhrith returned aud
was trimming her rose hnshel IN the
twilight. one of her ntigLh1rs called
her name. aud hooking nctuss the lot
che saw Trilly curlcd up ou the neigh.
boris hack porch sleeping thc sleep Or
the contpntrd " not the iusG
do you know what your cat has
hcca DOING" she asked ~ Mas & 81
hllth
Triliy's mistress could npf Imagine.
although the episode or the morning
flashed acrOss her mind. causing her
grave apprehension
We'll. she has been carrying fish
across my lot a g0od pas' OF the day. A"
"fishs Hut where c'gld she ret ~
many She didn't cli them all. !
hopci
"No; she brought M one by one.
aud stood ON the 80 81 the fence
mewing loudly unit she had an ~
your cats assembled ieueath
Aud all % ghe po7is eats mfant No
less than sixteen or seventeen.
"She dropped the fish one by one.
until every eat had been satisfied; then
she brought the lost one over here on
ms porch aud ate u herself. carefully
washing her paws when she had fln-
lshed. and lying down To sleep Size
has not stirred Nnce."
Miss Coolhrllh FASTENED to where
Tnily was lying aud picking M the
cat 10 ascertain II II were still sound
In body. was grcetcd with lazy
"mcwr 4 smf crcpi over her feat
urcs a. she Wondered what nelghhor's
lardcr had sun ercd. aud she thought
she understood new specles % gen
cruslly. Gene, Nve l.. Rrownc.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-01

had class OF sixty children between
the ages Of ga and 3 years. She has
always made a success with her kinder
garien work. She has a pleasing per-
sonaliiy and a natural kindly way.
which seem to draw the children toward
her and inspire them with confidence.
She Is about 25 years OF age. OF medium
height and figure with German cast OF
features, dark complexion and black
hair.
Miss Bethmann Is fully prepared for
the duties that may be expected OF her.
The qualifications required by the BOs-
ton school board guarantees this. Be
fore teachers certificate was granted
Miss Bethmann she passed the ordinary
teachers examination and in addition
was required 10 show that she was pro-
hcient In the studies Of mother-play and
nursery songs. Froebels system OF
games. gifts and occupations. clay
modelling and drawing. Froebers and
Grubel's number and form system. ani
plant and animal life The rules also
required that she be graduate Of a
normal school, either state or city OF
Boston. or shall have taught school one
year after graduating from some col.
iege or an lsasilu,ion Of as high a grade
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-01

- EatNNH AH@N - AAIFNHN4N34 ~ H4.#
T. fmpossIhie
The beauty Of The nee haieIs srs.ss
daily a. heallh resorts. seaside nIssm
and on the Riviera cannot Sc aanl.a
Gays a foreign exchange The uIntsu.
are light and airy. the ceilings ais6
the reception-rooma superb ana 20
pointmeHts Of bedrooms and halhroem,
luxurious and costly. 40 Reasonable
expense Is spared. and yer these splta.
did. palatiai ahodes are often deserted
BY invalids and comfort-lovers for fhe
more homely and dowdry hosielIiea
The reason OF this Il not far 10 sssk.
Most Of these hotels are lntoleFahlf
noisy. They are run up lightly. the
wallis are thin. the floors are neither
fire nor sound-prooi. 20 that to dwell In
them Is rather like living under q
sounding-b0ara or being compressed 10.
70 q box with voices all around yoa
The new spring locks Of the doors
sound like minIafure cannon going Of
there is the inevitable man oVefhead
who goes 70 bed late after 4 cheerful
bout Of boot-throuine and draEkine 81
portmaDteaua. while be whistles loudly
or talks IN a high baritone % bis friend
next door.
Then beside 7ou Il the early riser
who takes 3 walk before breakfast. and
Is preparing for a pedestrian o. blcy-
cling tour The waiter whispers N
hoarse tones Of the ehambermald out.
side. while she persly ratiles cans and
baths 81 a Irritation accompaniment In
Response To the weary lnvalid IN
search Of rest and sleep these things
are unspeakatly annoying. what d .
palace In which you cannot close your
eyes In comparison 70 the humble cot
where gentle slumber c0-fts the weary
eyelids! Ineomnia r. the growing
malady Of the age. Thomas Carlisle
began the agonlzed moan Of rehelIloua
nature and Il has gone on forever since.
Sleep Is the one boon. the one COM
forter. for which We Of these latter days
crave. and when We 50 faint and weary
10 the seashore or 20 The glowing south
ern land Of oranges Il r. pertlnaesoualg
denied us.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-01

It Is interesting to zee the emotion
betrayed BY a man who has been ar.
rested for the FIRST time and Who haa
to stay IN the station house an night.
The white man who Il a little above
the great unwashed viii shrink In hoF.
ror from the black hole lie VIII gen
orally ask 10 be allowed 70 stay out
side the ONCE. Thls request cannot be
granted. The coloFed woman generally
cries. The tough negro wants to fight
before he goes IN. So does the tough
white man. The more respectable negro
win not say anything until after be
has been placed In the cell. then he
will fall on his knees and pray. Waite
women generally cry and some q them
lie down on the floor and have to BE-
dragged into the cell Taking every
thing In there are some unique char
acters among the "hrst nighterA~ u
does not take them LONG TO learn the
ways. though. and on their SECOND visit
they generally 80 through the routine
without being dlrccted.-Loulsvllle
Commercial
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-01

A new apparatus for bleaching cotton
cloth has recently been introduced IN 4
foreign cotton mill The cloth. after
being soaked in brine, b passed b.
tween two rollers. one Of iron. the other
OF carbon, serving a. electrodes ana
being properly connected 70 source
Of sufficient electrical ensssy, The salt
Is decomposed BY the current into chic
rlne. the bleaching agent. and causilc
soda. The latter Ia absorbed by 4 wet
blanket running over the Iron roller.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-01

sap7hrlna. and gives the wavss Ga 4
long beach the silyery white appeaf.
nnce which Is often seen. Some ~ The
enlum0staceans are famous for tfc
red light they emit. and crusiaaean.
hnewn A. idolea ph0sphOrel. Il SPIT
ted with yellow dots that are brilliant
" ph0sphOresceni. emitting ftful yd.
low CLEANS Of great beauty. n n hand.
ini % these ana other light-glyers are
i'id aud ground together they seem
70 fash mp and blaze with fierce
lithi. bat the most delicate thcrm0m
eiisr placcd among them falls 10 show
the presence Of the slightest heat, No
this Interesting phase ~ phosphorus
ecnce Is heaiicss light whose cause
Is one OF the unsolved mysteries. =
Philadelphia Times.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-01

one of the flost beautiful Of the IN.
nlnous erals ~ a delicate little Great
rie known ns the sapphlrina. In drift
Ing along m The Santa Catalina chan
mel. S,uthsn California. wherN the
water o. al intense blue, Jaw al vnrl.
ous depths 'shat were apparently geNs
ruhlcs. c.g eralds. topaz and diamonds
poised Ia The walery space rleamlng
and prosecuting wonderful arngar
ancc a. ll., rays 81 light caught hem.
The saprhlrina WAS little crahlike
ru.ture { g0ut quarter Of nm lnrh IN
length. Nph broad, Hat form u no
lartlculaa beauty, hut at night this
living gta seemed consumed With a
brilliant lame that broke from svery
norton Of the body So intense WAS
The phusphorcsccnt light that z WAS
frequently Visible during the deyiime
ard We'd with the rainbow In beautiful
,alors. The various kinds Of trusll-
ceans emit different kinds of lighy.
Thus a gammarus glows with clear.
sllrely light quite different frcm the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-01

Somebody has said that gluttony is
the vampire Of civilization. Strong
words. these. are they true? And do
those who can afford II habltually eat
too much9 Il We compare the quantity
81 food which satisfies a working man
and that which Is considered necessary
Tor a rich man We shall be inclined to
think so. a fisherman will be content
"a with q piece Of bread and cheese, but
the tourist who goes with him takes q
tremendous hamper. crammed full Il
g. not because physiological necessity
Is more exacting In the one man than
in the other. but because the gentleman
u accustomed TO several courses at din
ucr and eats until they are exhausted
aud In many cases until Il Is materially
impossible 10 eat any more. One eats
10 satisfy hunger. the other for the
PLEASURE Of eating; and IN health,
sreK.h and power % endurance the
ahs,Es1Ous man has the best Of IT,
Ex
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-01

A story is told on W. A. Houta. a
Parker Is. 3D. ban;,er. which illustrates
that gentleman's tine sense OF the 1T
ness Of things, Mr. Houtz. previous 10
the drought which once affected tina,
great state but Is now happily a thing
OF the past. wore a dazzling diamond
stud. When the rain ceased and green
things turned brown he replaced the
gem with a modest opal, explaining
that the latter was more suitable to the
hard times which he foresaw. As mat
ters grew worse and the parched earth
refused 20 sustain a blade OF grass
where green fields fed the herds before
he retired the opal and the slarched
front Il adorned and appeared at the
bank In a wooden shirt. remerklng that
he was adapting HIS apparel 20 the con-
dlton Of the country, When the hea-
ems opened last spring and South Da-
kota's fields were green again and her
rivers were full OF water he put on his
diamond. because, he said Il was Of tbs
first-water variety and should be 10 the
swim.-sl0ux City uowa) Tribune.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-01

present time the children have been
wholly under their mothers care. aud
Miss bethmanns selection was made.
her friends say. because OF the high
qualifications she possesses for the du-
ties which will be required Of her and
llso because Of the friendship which has
existed between her mother and the
presidents family.
Among public school officials and cdu-
Gators generally Miss Bethmann Is re-
garded as one Of the brightest kinder
sarien teachers in Boston. She has
had every advantage for advancement
In her work. as her mother Mrs. Emile
+. Bcthmann. Is one Of the foremost
lindergartenors In the country. and has
been employed In the schools Of Boston
ever since the inception OF the system
Mrs Cleveland Is very much wrapped
up In kindergarten work. and has taken
much Interest In and greatly assisted
the New York kindergarteners
Miss Bethmann began teaching eight
years ago as an assistant 10 her mother
but she II nov a principal instructor.
having charge OF the kindergarten de-
partmont OF the Thomas n. Hart school
In the South Boston district. She
comes Of an excellent family. which.
previous 10 reyerses. was wealthy and
well connected Mrs. Bethmann was
one OF the first teachers whom Mrs.
Quincy A. Shaw employed when she
hrsi established kindergartenlEg Ia
Boston as a phllanthroplc venture eigh-
teen years ago Her daughter. Miss
Frleda, who has been so aignally hon
ored by President Cleveland. was born
IN Boston. and Is Of German extraction.
She was educated la the public schools,
and after graduation from the girls
high school took a special course OF kin
dergarten work under the noted kin
dergartener. Miss Lucy H. symonds.
In the Hart school Miss Bethmann
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-01
Ihe rsre.t Nrr.n. Ramr

Rome Is the homo Of art. music.
painting. etc, but the forest Is the
home Of nature Rome has grand mu.
sicians residing there, but none OF
their sonaias can compete with the
warbllng of the "feathercd tenants Of
the wood" Ia Rome are beautiful
paintings done by master hands. bat
none o. them equal GcdN work. She
trees and flowers. aRd no designer can
emulate Ills groups or train the brook
to How over the rocks or the frees 10
bend over aud arch. In that manner.
His alone, which eXcels the work Of
the greatest architect known % the
world. In II chants Of praise are daily
offered 20 our Maker but the forest
Is one vast church In which the birds
are constantly singing praises 10 Him
who does aud shall forever endure 9"
One Of 81 Peters many beauties Is It's
beautiful stained glass windows aud
u Also has beautiful nrusseis carpets
aud cushioned pcws aud lofty marble
pillars hui In the church of Nature
the heavens form one vast window
with colors ever varying. ever chang
ing AID exhibiting shades which no
artist. however great. can reproduce.
Aud the artificial columns OF ~.
Peters are not 10 b. compared with
The lofty. graceful. cenicnarian pillars
which. clad In beautiful foliage. com.
pose the forest Resides these are
genuine AMI although trembling with
the slightest zephyr are yet strong
enough 10 endure the Vi lelce 81 many
storms No cushioned seat can excel
the fallen tree covered With moss. and
no BRUSSELS carpet can equal in beauty
the emerald dress witch the earth
wears la spring WntaA hy q YOun.
Glrl Ia Her Thirteenth Year.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-01
car.l swe.r ea the NleLeI

4 lawyer who das an office In the
.,N York Lie tnlldlng was az par.
iy the other night. where the principal
advertisement waa tricks. one 81 which
recalls Ia the lawyers mind one be-
used Ia do when - was a schoolboy
back la Maine lie called Tor a whlsk
broom. aud then, laying q nickel in the
center % his open palm, offered II to
anyone IN the party who would sweep
u on with the hruuln. One uf the con
di,ions WIS that the broom was To be-
held straight ~ ana the coin swept
with the ends " the hroom simws.
"uh. can do that" said q young
woman, and she iool the broom aud
hcpan To sweep ne the coin. The hand.
cr she swept the tighter the coin stuck
10 the open palm of the lawyers hand.
One after another. each person at the
party tried 10 sweep or the coin. and
u was an amusing thing that the
huosm would not bulge "
Since then the trick has spread The
rccent visit Of Hermann has caused a
revival of interest In pa'lor magic.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-01

The Romans In the days Of Horace
used to perfume their drinks with rose
leaves Now. II we wish to do honor
10 an interesting guest we may borrow
a dainty notion from the Germans. In.
troduced. am told. by no lesser person
than the kaiser himself. To every
glass Of champagne 10 give the beverage
romance and certain classical flavor
are added some petals OF violcis. --Ex-
change.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-01
MISS soRABJi.
she Rsconfiy Won the Degree Of BAeha
.or % Science BEFORE an Indian board.

she Recently Won the Degree Of Baeha
.or o. Science BEFORE an Indlan hoard.
Miss Alice Maude sorabjl IL the FIRST
girl to win the cxgree OF bachelor OF
science In all India. She Ia the daughter
OF the late Rev. sNrabil Kharaedjl, OF
the Church Migslo iary society. and Of
Nine. sorabji. who Is widely known In
western India for her many educational
charities Her earlier education was
obtained at the Poona Victoria high
school. and from this Institution she
was matricniated at the age OF Is. She
appeared nineteenth In a list Of candi-
dates drawn from the whole Of the
Bombay presidency. She entered Will
son college at Bombay. and there stud
led for her degree. All through her
course she displayed a peculiar apti-
tude for science. and attracted the most
favorable attention from her masters.
In the examination for her degree
through which she passed at the close
Of last year. she was the only woman
candidate ana obtained more marks
than any OF the other candidates. coin
ing nrst IN the order OF merit. Miss
sorabii now hopes 10 study medicine
with n view Of being Of some service 10
Indian ladies who are denied the aid
Of a man physician. She will 80 &c
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-01

will reflect great credit upon the Amer
lean legation at Berlin. She Is not un-
acquainted with foreign matters and
tongues. having spent two years abroad
before her fathers appointment as as
sistant secretary Of state. and being
conversant with German. French and
Italian.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-01
TmE srOni on TRILLY
Poets Cat Generous at SEINE on,
iiises Expense

Poets Cat Generous at SEINE one
Else's Expense.
4 recent Incident recalled 10 my
mind the fact that cats. while easen-
TALLY impcrious, independent. SHY aud
disirusiful creatures. arr very suave
aud sociable when they have anything
TO gain by encouraging friendship.
One Sunday heard faint me 81
q, my door, which stood slightly alar,
and strange iomcat thrust a paw.
then his pink nose. through the npsr-
ture. easily following with his body.
ignoring the friendly advances of
every one In the room h. curled him.
self comfortably Ia my lap. unnia'a
kably signlfying his Intention of re-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-01

service in ISIS and 1879 In Egypt. In
the latter year he was sent to Bulgaria.
and did so well In that dihlcult position
that he was made a X. c. N. q. In
1857 be was appointed envoy exgraor-
binary and minister plenipotentiaiy at
Bucharest; later to 20 to the court OF
Persia TO succeed Sir Henry Drnmmond
as minister there. His skilliul manlpu-
lation OF affairs In the ahah's domain
so commended him to the government
that he was sent Ia 1883 20 succeed
Sir Robert MorieT Is ambassador az st.
Petersburg. and was then given his
present post, one Of the most important
on the diplomatic list Of the British
government. He Is a dignlfed gentle
man. thoroughly capable Of any work
that hia delicate position h Germany
may demand Of him
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-01
Enrlana.. Rspr...nl.tl,s q nsrIln.

The British ambassador 10 Germany
Sir Francis Cavendlsh Lascelles. is the
second son Of the late William Sc
bright Laseelles. ~ p. third son Of the
second Earl Of Hardwood and Of Lady
Caroline Georgiana Howard. daughter
OF the sixth Earl OF Carlisle: so that
in point Of family Sir Francis doesn't
have 10 take a back seat 70 anybody
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-01

The new Howell torpedo was tried
onleially IN December At Newport bs-
fore the torpedo beard Of the nav,
The torpedo made abou, twenty-alsht
knots an hour for a range Of Geo yards
being submerged four and one-hali feei
The trial was very satisfactory.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-01

Dean Hole Of Rochester, Enklana
having seen Wilson Barrelfs nea
play. The sisn Of the Cross.r calls
Il "a sacred endeavor 10 ring oal shs
false. rims IN the true. and cAIh ID
AN earnest Christians 10 Happort /.
ny tAslE presenee and sAelr psalas.e
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-01

The above Is a portrait OF Helen NJ
Cougar. noted among the temperance
workers Of the day. She recently me;
Bob Schilllng the noted advocate Of
personal liberty. In a debate at Chicago
Il Is the opinion Of those who heard
the debate that Mrs. Cougar came out
first best.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-01

The other evening roddletums called
his papa to tell him that he couldn't
80 to sleep for the mosquitoes
Never mind, roddle; Just pa, your
head under the clothes, where they
cant got az sou"
roddlciuns did 80, bat In = little
while be pccrcd from under the cloth.
Ing. A freely happening along ut the
moment set him yelling:
ITS no use. papa hid under the
clothes. and now they've gone on aud
got lanterns 10 find mo wltb"-Klar.
'per's Rounr Table.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-01

George Westinghouse. IT.. pF0nliseT %
work a revolution in the economical
generation OF the electric current. The
crude results thus far obtained indi-
cate that e saving OF 80 per cent over
steam power viii Be attained Ex-
change.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-01

The Daughter % the American Aunhae
sadar 20 ths 0ermas Courf.


The Daughter % the American Annhaa
sadar % ths aerman courf.
The American colony It Berlin viii
BE- interested IN knowing that Elwin 3.
uhl. the new ambassador to Germany.
viii be accompanied BY one Of his
charming daughters. who promlses 70
become quite a. well verzed IN social
diplomacy a. her father IN aIairs Of
state There are two daughters and q
young son In the family. The second
daughter and the son are stIll IN school
In Grand Rapids. and viii stay At home
until their education Is finished. Miss
Lucy Uhl Is described as having a very
attractive. charming and sympathetic
disposition. Of an engaging and simple
nature and possessing to an unusual de-
gree the accomplishments that dlsiin-
guish the modern American girl. She
has made a thorough study Of music
and possesses unusual musical talents
For two years she vas president Of the
st. Cecilia society. This organization
has done a great deal for musical Cul-
ture 10 Grand Rapids. particularly Ia
the study and Interpretation Of the
classics Il is TO Grand Rapids what
the Amateur Musical club Is 10 Chicago.
Miss uhi has also studied the ine arts.
She is that type almost always 10 be
found In the smaller cities. but invaFi-
ably surprising 10 the metropolitan. b.
reason OF lie exempllfcatlon Of ad-
yanced culture and artistic and literary
accomplishments. Miss Uhl IL a bril-
liant conversationalist. and II her pOpu-
lariiy in Grand Rapids Is an index she
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-01

Gas kagine aud Electric Current
The steady progress Of the gas en-
CINE In public favor offers a good In
stance Of the danger Of setting up In
the engineering prophesying business.
When Il was learned that the electric
motor was mechanical success. there
we're a large number Of our jealous