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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-05
sprAkERs. oAvrLs.
A Great Many fre'onted ." the IRE
aiding Iiausr Onieer.

A Great Many fre'onted q" the IRE
siding Iinusr Onieer.
Ordinarily" remarked an old Ole .
clal at the capitol 90 a Washington si-y
man, "a speaker win have presena q "a
him about a hali-dozen gayels during a
session. These presentation gavels arc
too fancy, for general use. They are
as rule. made Of handsome woods and
are bound In silver or gold clasps. with
all kinds OF ornamontatlon. Some are
made OF wood that has served ita use
In famous war vessels. and others are
priced because Of their associations ag
In the case Of the one most recently
received by Speaker Reed. Of timber
that was used In the construction Of
the blaine residence ln Maine. Some
Of them lntrlnEically are very valuable
and others are OF more value even hy
historical associations. These gavels
are generally used on the day they are
received by the speaker. and after that
they 20 10 the wife Of the speaker.
Mrs Reed has O fine collection OF them.
the greater portion Of which was given
Mr.. Reed when he was speaker OF a
former house. tie received four or Eve
last session. the California one belng
the handsomcst and most valuable on
account OF It's silver and gold orna-
men,ations. say Mrs Cox Of New
York recently. She has a collection Of
goods that we're presented to her hus-
band when he vas speaker. and she
says she thinks Of presenting them 70
one Of tho public museums In New
York. Mrs Blaine has at least twenty
In her collection and Mira Randall
comes next with fourteen. Mr.. Colfax
had the goods given him handsomely
framed and he regarded the collection
A. the most interesting feature In his
house. But for ordinary use. as said
sefore. the presentation gavei Is not
n Il. For plain. all-around work a
Eavel like that Speaker Reed uses 10
the proper thing" 81.
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There Is an uncanny rllic OF colonial
harbarlty on exhibition al Colonial
Beach. says the Washington TIMES.
Il Is In a tent In front OF Woods
hotel. presided over by William Henry
Harrison Cawood, the discoyerer anu
owner Of the horrible looking object
The relic In question Is a human
skeleton. eneased In an iron armor or
frame. The metal Is nearly eaten away
with the rust OF ages. and most OF the
bones have fallen from the rude case
ment The skull! and leg bones remain
In the cage however. and Il would re-
qulro the services OF a blacksmith 70
remove them.
Mr. Cawood was q road oyorseor In
King George county, Va. several
months ago. and while engaged with q
gang OF laborers In repairing a road
way In that historical old baillwick the
skeleton In armor was unoarthed. The
workmen were cutting for dirt with
hoes In an old field to an mp a hole
AAA AAlN MAAMMMNH MNtM NAN "a NMNAA
struck an iron substance short dis
lance beneath the surface. When un-
carthed It proved to be the rusicd ar
NOR or ccge. containing the skeleton
OF man who. In life. was over fiH
feet In height.
As soon as the air came In contact
with the skeleton some OF the bone.
fell away. The skull. however. remained
lrn In the crown piece. Near the cag'
was found four plain brassbutions. Oh,
size OF half dollar This led som,
people to believe that the skeleton wa
that o. an English or Spanish Office
OF colonial days. who was welded int,
The iron frame. hung on a gibhei. o.
tree. and allowed TO staryo TO death Il
public
The frame. or case. IN which a.
grim skeleton Is encased a. compose
OF a series OF wrought iron strips. q
ahape indicating that Il was made 1
closely 10 the form Of the uniorlunat
man who was doomed 20 die q linger
ing death In go iron clasp. AZ IN
bottom are two iron shoes. on whic
tho feet Of the imprisoned wreic
rested. The cage about the head
also composed OF strips OF iron.
Just In front OF this cage Ga m.
pended q hook on which food wa
placed TO increase the dying agonls
OF the starving victim. The arms wei
cncased and strapped TO the cncasl
mcnt by welded strips OF iron. Aboy
the headplece and running through
is bolt. one inch In thickness an
abou, ter inches In length. The bo
Is pivotal. aud was intended TO pa
through the tree limb or glb5e, bea-
ard allow the cage and he prisoner
slowly revolyc with the wind.
The records OF an the counties
the northern neck o, Virginia have bee
searched back into the sixteen hui
drcds to see u anything could
. learned Of this terrible instrument;
torture. but nothing could be four
that would throw any light upon H.
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In,en,inn. Of AniInuItr.

There Is nothing new under 'hc
Gun" Is en- axiom that Is as true today
as II was when uttered by King Solo
mon n thousand years before the birth
OF Christ. The above remark Is sug-
gested to n writer In the 81. Louis Re
public by reading catalogues Of the
British Museum and our own smith
sonian Institution. from which we
learn that many. n not all. supposed
modern Inventions were thought out
and applied centuries ard scores OF CEN
turtles ago Examples are 20 numerous
that We hardly know which TO select for
illustration. Hat pins with glass heads
lead pipes and burned clay Ties fog
conveying water, clamps for making
pottery ware. safety-plns with a little
coiled spring at one end and a catch
~ the other. we're 90 well known IN the
Pompeil OF two thousand years ago az
they are in the 50. Louis or Chicago OF
1896. Razors with modern handloa.
telescopes. FISH hooks exactly like those
OF today. with their barhod points and
1attonCd or loop-cnd shanks. were
known and IN general use In the Baby
Ion OF fifteen hundred years u. c.
Thimbles. which ere usually referred
to as Inventions OF the Middle Ages.
when they were called thumb bells.
have been found In prehistoric mounds
and graves Of the Bronze Age. No,
something that resembles thimbles
hut real bronze articles OF that charac-
ter containing the customary indenta-
lions. so nicely done that Il appears "a
be the worF ~ machinery
In the Smithsonian collection are O
variety OF combs. hair pins, tweezers
strainers. door hinges locks. and kltch'
en- utensils. that are known to date
back over twenty centuries. Lamp
exactly like those used In colonial time.
we're In use In Egypt four thousand
years ago. and knives. hatche,s. sickle
scythes. etc. were made then in eEac
resemblance TO those used today
Bronze beads. avis. bodklns. needles
etc. were made and used by the mel
aud women OF the Bronze Age. whie!
probably began Ave thousand year
ago. The "niekle-in-the-slot" machine
was used In ancient Egypt. the tele
phone in China a thousand years ago
and the magnetic telegraph in England
and France nearly three hundred year
ago.
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Captain e. Moss. who recently re-
turned 10 London from the Transvaal,
tells this story OF the monkeys who
work for him In the mines: Il have
twenty-four monkeys" said he, "em-
ployed about my mines. They do the
work OF seven able-bodled men. and Il
Is no reflection upon the human la
borers to say that they do a class Of
work a man cannot do as well as they.
In many instances they lend valuable
aid where a man IL useless. They
gather up the small pieces OF quartz
that would be passed unnotlced by the
workingman, and pile them up In little
heaps that can easily be gathered up
IN shovel and be thrown in the mill,
they are exceedingly adept at catching
The little particles, and their sharp eyes
never escape the very things that the
human eye would pass over. When !
went digging gold l had two monkeys
that were exceedingly interesting pets.
They we're constantly following me
about the mlnes. and one day noticed
that they were busily engaged In gath
ering up little bits Of quartz and put
ting them In piles. They seemed to en-
10y the labor very much. and would so
TO the mines every morning. and work
there during the day. Il did not take
me long to learn their value as lahorers,
and I decided to procure more. So !
Immediately procured q number. and
now have two dozen working daily In
and about the mines. Il Is exceedingly
interesting TO watch my two pet mon
keys teach the new ones how to work,
and slill stranger to see how the new
romers take 10 Il. They work Just as
they please. sometimes going down In
10 the mines when they have clearedup
ali the debris on the outside. They live
and work together without ouarrelling
any more than men DO. They are quite
methodIeal in their habits, and 70 "a
work and finish up In the same manner
AZ human beings would DO under sir
liar circumstances.
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cArIN THE PULPIT.
Pastor caush, Il by tbs Neck and the
Usher Took u Away.

Pastor Caught ~ by tbs Nect and the
Ushsr Took u Away.
An lnquisltive black cat strayed into
the Bristol Methodist Episcopal church
on a recent Sunday evening just before
the services began, says the Pitisburg
Chronicle-Telegraph.
There we're very few people In the
church at the time, but the loud and
plaintlye mewing OF the stranger at
tracied their attention and they watch
ed lts movements with interest.
The animal climbed up into the choir
loi.. perched upon the railing and look
ed down upon the congregation. After
a time several members Of the choir
arrived and the cat scampered away.
finally climbing down one OF the wood
en- pillars which supported the choir
loft and walked down into the aisle.
Several Of the congregation endeav-
ored to coax the cat into their pews.
but the proud pussy ignored them and
with stately dignity climbed mp into
the pulpit and sat on the bible. When
the pastor came In moment later he
found the cat In possession Of the pull
pit. but the animal took kindly TO the
preacher and began to purr and arch
his back at the latter's approach.
The pastor took the cat by the back
Of the neck and handed Il down TO AN
usher. who carried puss out OF the
church. This Is a good omen. bTeth-
rem" said the pastor and then he went
on and preached his sermon.
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The royal motto OF England. "Diou
ct Mon Drolt" Good and my Rlght").
Is familiar enough to every subiec, OF
the British crown In whatever part OF
the world his lot may be east. Proha-
bly, few, however. are aware Of the
origin OF the legend. II was first given
to his army as the parole Of the day
by Richard OF England at the battle
Of Gisors. In France, which battle was
fought on the goth Of September. li9s.
the French army being s'gnally 10
foated. "Dieu ct mon nrolt" appears
TO have been FRS, assumed as a motto
by Henry vi ui22-Gu and was suhse-
Qucntly adopted by hts successor as
the motto TO the royal coat OF arms.
"sCmpor Eadom' C'Always the Samc'D
one Of the notices OF Queen Ellzlb0ih.
was adopted by Queen Anne on De-
cembcr l3. 1902. Many suspected This
motto 70 denote her Jacohltlsm. and g
ceascd to be used after her reign. The
older and assuredly finer one. "Dleu
ct mon Drolt" was restored. It has
always been exceedingly popular with
the English people. and bids fair to
stand as the permanent watch word
and motto not only OF the royal house
but Of the whole nation.
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Nat Goodwin will return from Aus
tralia In December.
Frank Daniels will not produce a new
opera for some time.
Olga Nethersole opens her next
American tour In Brooklyn.
Cecil Raleigh Is doing new piece,
called The Belle OF Cairo" for May
YOhe.
Wagner Is to be made again the chief
attraction Of the London opera season
next spring.
]. W. Pigott. author OF The Book
maker" has made a stage version Of
Anthony Hopes "Mr, Wits Widow"
T.. W. Townsend. the author Of
"Chlmmle Fadden." has arranged 10
have his popular book published In
London next month.
The plot OF Bulwer's novel. Eugene
Aram," has furnished the foundation
upon which Walker whitesIde and Paul
Kester have built a drama.
Clarence Holt, the veteran English
actor, who IL about to publish his rem
in!scences, will have a good deal OF
interest to narrate In connection with
the exciting times In the early Austria.
liam gold fields.
In the cas-, Of THE Mandarin" DE
Koyen & smiths new opera, will be
George Bonlface, Jr,. George Honey,
Henry Norman and Bertha Waltzinger
J. Il. Dodson has received several
offers to star but he Is content to re-
main the leading character actor OF
Charles Frohman's Empire Stock Com
pany.
The general trend OF the writer Of
melodrama In search Of scenes seems
TO be Just now toward the north. I'm
der the Polar STAR" Northern Lights. {"
and THE Great Northwest" are among
those current.
A new ballet by Franchl. entitled
''Tho Mulatto." was given with sue
cess at Naples two weeks ago. The
papers claim, notes the Boston Trans.
crlpt. that not since the days Of "Ex-
celsior" has there been seen such a
wonderful spectacle on the stage Of
the San Carlo theatre.
In Augustin Daly's company this sea-
son there will be new recruit TO the
stage. who. In beauty. may claim to
rival the far-famed Maxine Elliott. Her
name Is Pauline French and she comes
from San Francisco. where she Is WELL
known IN social circles she IL tall.
graceful girl. incllnlng 70 the brunette
aud has magnificent eyeA
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and see him two or three days later.
which did. He said he intended 20
crltleise the play frankly. and told me.
without beating around the bush, that
The Age Of Gold was unpresentable.
whereupon I remarked: I suppose.
Mr.. Mccullough. II needs the blue pen
ell The blue peneilT Queried Nc
Cullough. Then. laying his hand kind
ly upon my shoulder: MY boy. It needs
clubr He added. however. that the
play showed that had obvious dram
attic instinct and he hoped would cul-
tivate II by studying the action Of plays
and their construction.
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HARMONY AND CONTRAST.

White contrasts with black and har- |
monies with gray.
Orange contrasts with gray and har-
monlzes with bui.
Olive contrasts with white and har-
monlIes with black.
Citrine contrasts with black and har-
monies with white.
Olive contrasts with red and har-
monies with blue.
Russet contrasts with olive and har'
monies with orange.
Citrine contrasts with blue and har-
monies with orange.
Orange contrasts with blue and har-
monlzes with yellows.
Olive contrasts with orange and har-
monlzes with green.
Russet contrasts with black and har-
monies with yellow.
Russet contrasts with gray and har-
monies with brown.
White contrasts with brown and
harmonizes with bun.
Cold greens contrast with white and
harmonic with blue.
White contrasts with purple and
harmonlEes with rose.
Cltrlne contrasts with crimson and
harmonlEes with bun.
Cold green contrasts with orange and
harmonlEes with gray.
Orange contrasts with crimson and
harmonlEes with white.
Cold greens contrast with gold and
harmoniIe with black.
Citrine contrasts with brown and
harmonizes with green.
Olive contrasts with maroon and
harmonlEes with brown.
Orange contrasts with purple and
harmoniEes with yellow.
Cold green contrasts with pink anc
harmoniEes with brown.
white contrasts with blue aud har
monies with sky blue,
White contrasts with green aud har
monies with pea green.
Cold green contrasts with purple an,
harmonizes with cltrine.
Cold greens contrast with crimson
; and harmoniEe with olive.
Warm greens contrast with layonde
, and harmonic with bun.
Warm greens contrast with plnl
and harmonize with gray.
Orange contrasts with black and har
monizes with warm green.
Warm greens contrast with whit,
and harmonic with white.
Cltrlne contrasts with blue and har
monizes with warm brown.
Warm green contrasts with black
and harmonic with brown.
Warm greens contrast With red and
and harmonizes with brown.
Warm greens contrast with maroon
and harmonic with orange.
Warm green contrasts With crimson
/ and harmonlzes with yellow.
Orange requires blue, black, purple
or dark colors for contrast. and warn
colors 10y harmony.
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nrnnhara. An rnrk.r.

This reminds us that the Turks. who
are mentioned occasionally In the
newspapers. have a singular manner Of
regulating drunkenness. II Turk,
overtaken with wine. falls down In the
street and Is arrested by the guard,
he Is sentenced 10 the baslinado. his
punishment Is repeated as far as the
third ofIense. after which he Is regard
ed as incorriglhlo and called "lmper-
Sal drunkard or privileged drunk
ard" II he Is then arrested he has
only TO name himself. mention his
lodging. say he Is privileged drunk
ard" he Is released and sent to sleep
upon the hot ashes OF the baths Thus
does Pouqucville instruct ms, But 1up-
pose that the privileged drunkard Is
suffering from a atill or a numb and
cannot give his name address or sta
tlong What theng OF what avail his
honorary title2-B Boston Journal.
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Il Is the trltlins expenses that must
be looked after II n housekoeper in
tends TO conduct her domestic affairs
on lines Of economy. The woman who
knows how to handle a hammer. TO
mend and 20 coniriye can stop many
a leak In the family purse-each small
In itself. but often amounting to a
large sum In The course OF a year. For
instance; Certain kitchen utensils are
usually thrown away as hopeless cases
as soon "a they are cracked. This Is
especially true OF articles made Of
paper or granite ware a high wind,
after rolling a light paper tub about
promlscuously. threw Il against a
stone. and, TO all appearances. wrecked
Il forever. But the tub was owned by
a woman who had few pennies but or
lginal Ideas. and she straightway went
TO work to demonstrate that. although
mutilated, the tub was not beyond re-
pair. First she took some putty and
put this over the hole and smoothcd
u down carefully. until Il was about the
same thickness as the papler machc
Of which the tub was made. This was
then allowed TO dry Pieces OF stout
muslin were then pasted over the putty
and a coat Of paint was put over the
cloth TO hold &. and TO make the mend
ed part OF the tub look like the rest OF
IT, Several coats Of paint were added
from time 10 time. and the mcnded
place is probably the strongest part Of
the tub. The mendlng Is a simple mat
ter and the time required was small
The same woman mends amall holco In
granite ware with copper wire or cop
per rivets. carefully fitted aud ham
mered down.
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A PuMIcr-sroNE nARRlEa.
oas ~ the Essaiis o. ihs fLrakoioa
Eruption.

OAs ~ tie Eczuifa OF tnt AraEot1a
Eruption.
A floating barrier Of pumica stone 10
miles long. over 1000 yards wide and
Is feet deep closing a seaport to all
vessels as eneciually as a boom could
do Is not the sort Of thing one is likely
to forget and yet that was one OF the
results of the Krakotoa eruption, the
port being Telok Retoung, IN sunda
straits. says Leisure Hours. Formed
In a few hours. Il would almost seem
to be the supreme effort Of nature In
the pumice-making line were Il not
that such immense quantities are found
At the bottom of the sea- queer place
for pumicc stone But pumlce. when
produced, Is really heavy. II IL only the
air cavities In Il that make Il light and
as Il floats Il becomes water logged
and down Il goes Most Of the pumice
we use In Europe comes from the
Llpari islands. norih Of Sicily, "the
home OF Vulcan" whence Vulcano Is
the name OF one Of them and eur
volcano" is descriptive Of the natural
feature OF which It is the type. Here
are the pumice quarries-at Monte
Chlrica and lis craters Monte Pelata
and Forgia Yecchla-where over 1000
men are at work In the narrow tun-
nols and galleries. lighted by clay
lamps OF antique form. The whole
hillside Is perforated with groups OF
these tunnels. which number between
200 and 800 and are so narrow that the
men can hardly pass each other In
them. And just as coal IA found In
beds alternated with sandstone and
shale. 20 the pumloo Is in layers be-
tween harder lavas and ashes.
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II W. v.r, F,n. Sol..

Tha, was a rich ioke-a very rich
joke which a good young man In Chi
cago thought he would play. when he
moved bahy's carriage a few rods
away from the store where the mother
was shopping. just TO see how scared
she would be at finding her baby gone.
But its richness came out In Us iullness
only when the good young man had 70
pay a fine Of $3.50 for his amuaemen,-
a penalty from which the fact that he
was an officer Of the Y. NJ. c. A. didn's
save him.
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murderer was suddenly taken III. The
resources Of the company were very
limited. and there was nothing left for
II but 10 put a super into his place.
Keep close 20 the wings, . the promrttr
said. Il viii read the words 20 you.
You can repeat them after me- sucl
circumstances as thesd)would very
naturally have made col siderable de-
mands on the tact and courage Of Z
practiced performer. and the poor super
did not prove by any means equal to
the occasion. The moment came. and
he was pushed on to the stage. Al
most Immediately the tragedlan caught
him by the arm. and. looking at him
intently. said. In a well-marked stage
whisper. There's blood upon your
face" The perfectly natural and con-
fidential tone in which the words were
uttered threw the man of his guard.
rs therel" he cried. putting his hand
to his cheek. then tho property man
has played me a trick"
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poratlng much Of lis language, was
given az Drury Lane IN 1869. The
character OF Imogen -- perhaps the
strongest and sweetest woman IN
Shakespeare - will be embodied In
Ellen Terry. On the London stage
Imogen was acted by Mrs. Bull
lock in 1920. Mira. Templar In 1888, Mrs.
Ciber in l7ii. Mrs Prltchard in l1i6'
Mrs. Vincent In 1859. Miss Bride In
1861, Mrs. Yates In 1867. Mrs. Barry In
1870. Mrs. Buckley in 1882. Miss Young
In 1884. Dora Jordan In l7S5, Sarah
slddons. greatest Of all. In 1857; Mrs.
Pope in 1900. Miss Smith In 1906, Mrs.
Johnston In 1912. Miss stephens in
1916. Mrs. West In 1928. Mas Fooie In
1895. Mis- Phillips In 1929. Helen Faueit
IN 1887. and in ls43 and 1864. and Miss
Addison In 1Sl7. Adelaide Nelson, who
was distinguished In lmogen. first
played {, when the was In America, 10
iS76-77.
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Victor Durand was not my firsi
play" relates Henry Guy Carleton In
n Mirror interview. 'The distinction
Of priority belongs to a play called The
Age Of Gold. which was written In San
Francisco when was Is years old. l
took Il 10 John Mccullough 10 read.
lie was then managing the California
theater. and he treated me with charm
ing courtesy. asking me to come back
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In spite OF her starring tour and all
her other pressing engagements, Sarah
Bernhard has found the time to write
a play. making good use OF hints given
her by sardou. to whom she showed
her first draft OF the plot. She Is very
much perplexed just now where aud
how she will be able TO present It to
the public. for the principal part Is, OF
course. written TO cult herself But.
according TO the bylaws OF the Society
OF Dramatic Authors. Of which she is
a member. she cannot perform her own
play in a theater OF which she Is tie
proprietor and manager.