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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-20

"Jest stow them traps fur me, Jake. I"
requested ono-Eyed Hank % he passed
bis personal arsenal over the bar. till
| call fur en-"
"Whater yer strlppln' ycrsell fur
Hank7 slck?"
Nav, tough az mustang, but ! ran
up ag'ln a new kind or game. Thar's
tenderfoot dude down ter n hotel
ipoutin' fur gold. Free sllver's my
long suit. so I sets EN- up all round
SOS ter glt inter tn play. puts in my
blum. but IN dude kin chin bout ak
teen ter my one. an haln't 3 good
as two spot on the showdown. I
knows I'm trimmed. co | comes IN ole
lodge. an when he says I'm mistaken
I claims he calls me n liar. Jest 90
I'm goin' Ter open IN ball he yanks on
ils goggles. ke,ches me s.dor m head
an knocks nc. tn whole length OF IN
Joint Afore T kin pull Red Mike gits
n drop on me an says ! can't shoot
no man what haln't armed. but of I
var lookln fur roush-an'-tnmble
sea referee IA derbatc, Gimme bout
four inches O. sarplnt Juice an I'm
goln' back 10 eontln'o IN argument,
fur they hain't no man kin best me in
I frcc-iur-all"
Hall an hour later Hank returned.
looking "a though he had been tat
coed with an ice-plck and 70 limp tina,
4 man at each arm was necessary.
Did you do him. Hank7" asked
lake. with q look OF wonder at tho
toughest man In the dlEglngs.
Never touched him Couldn't cit
lnigh him. Thought he war a mark.
but he knocked me down Eastern I
,ould count. Every time IN dude hit
ne wished Il war a mule hiekin' me.
Or Jest a ordinary man thumpin' me
with club. I'm suthin' Of a all-roun'
iorappcr. but that thar cuss kin whip
M the fellers like me you can load on
4 frleght-train goln' down grade. lie
licked me squar'. Jake, an l want yer
er give Il out straight ter tn boys that
I'm a goldbug."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-20

So much danger exists from conta.
Ion In the handling Of infected cloth
INK that for some time past an effort
has been made to introduce handkcr.
chiefs Of paper and fiber. a substance
composed Of shredded hbora might be
put into tho form OF paper pulp and
run out into sheets. which would be
soft, pllablo, absorbent and lnoxpen..
sive. Paper han terchlofs might be
made almost rs cheap m tollet-paper
and would be found a most welcome
addition to the equipment OF lnyalids.
Immediately upon being used they
could be burned or otherwise destroy.
ed. thereby avoiding the transmission
NJ disease germs Laundressos and
others have frequently been lnoculatod
With the bacllll Of various maladles
ny contact with the wash-tuh A
cratch or any lrritaied spot on the
SKIN may become q lodging place for
such organisms, For this aud othsr
reasons the paper handkerchief Ia
strongly recommended n. IN addition
10 the ahsorhen, and lncxpensiye DUAL.
liies, the pulp could be imprcgna,ed
win some odorous and cnlcaclous an.
ufeptlc' the value OF this new depart-
uro would be largely Increased.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-20

Within a year or two the French
chemist. Monsieur Moiasan. has sue.
ceeded In making minute diamonds by
saturatlng melted iron with carbon ana
then cooling the Iron under strong
pressure. The carbon crystalllses into
the form Of diamonds AZ the metal
eOols This experlmen, has been re.
peated many times. Recently Il oc.
CURED 10 Monsieur Rossel that there
must be diamonds In very hard steel
Which Is produced IN a manner similar
to the process Of Monsieur Moissan.
Accordingly he examined many specl.
mons Of such steel and discovered that
Ia fact Il docs contain microscopic dla-
monds, mere spceks In size. but pre-.
senting the characteristic forms and
properties Of natural diamonds. At n
recent meeting Of the Academy Of Sci.
onces In Paris oMnslCur Rossel exhib.
tied magnifed photographs Of several
Of these minute gems taken from bits
Of steel.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-20
Welded BLISS.

Tees That Were small aud Happiness
That Was shortllyed.
A Vermont clergyman with a sport
ing strain once offered to trade the an.
opened envelope containing a wedding
fee for a watermelon. The envelope
contained q punched Scent piece. says
the New York Recorder. A clergyman
away out In Kansas married a couple
and received In payment a barrel OF
beans. He came from Boston. knew
beans all right, but didn't like EN- to
eat However. they proved salable.
There are plenty Of toll bridges along
tho upper Connecticut and plenty OF
near" people on both sides One Of
these-no matter whether In New
Hampshire or Vermont--reccntly gave
the minister who married him 10 the
best wife IN seventeen states an en-
velope containing one 2-cent toll ticket.
The same clergyman performed an.
other ceremony with more satisfactory
financial results After Il was over the
groom gave him a pair OF cheap gloves
which he turned over 70 his wife. She
nung them into a drawer in dlsappoint.
mont. which was modified some months
later upon finding n s. bill IN each I'm.
ger and thumb. Hymen rules the roes,
AZ the Budapest show Just now. Oae
Of the features ls an illustration OF
peasant wedding customs. and the CON-
miltee offers a weeks enter,alnmon,
10 the couples who submit to a public
wedding. The idea has often been
used for advertising purposes N this
country. An up-country clergyman
tells Of couple who came 10 le mar.
riod- After the ceremony the groom
remarked that he would pay by way OF
a fee bushel OF potatoes later the
narrator passed a field whore the groom
was digging Early Rose mbers and re.
minded him Of bis promise. "squar,"
said the happy man. ciectlng n huge
quld oftobacco from his mouth, "squar,
she wasn't wuth H."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-20

that has been erected to the memory
Of war correspondents and also the
only monument upon South Mountain
In sight OF Antletam and Gettysburg
battle-nelds. In 1884. at tho close Of
lao republican party's long period in
possession Of the government. George
Alfred Townsend, one OF the army cor
respondents with Mcclellan, Pope and
Grant. bought the land In Champions
Zap for a retreat and built extensive
lione residences and literary Offices
there and built up also a railroad sta
tion one mile below 10 the west and
macadamlzed the entrances TO the gap
which became a busy hauling and
crossing place. The villages Of Burk-
lttsville. Brownsville and Rohrersyliie.
numbering 1000 inhabitants. are be-
aeath the gap. The monument was put
~ OF the rude hard mountain stone
Nth dressed arehways and belts. the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-20

DR.. Macmillan. secretary Of the Pres.
bytorlan beard Of homo missions. told
me the other day OF q Chlnaman who
actually perpetratod an American nun.
Il happened at the University Of Mon.
taua, at Deer Lodge The punnlng 70.
vcr was raging among the students and
penetrated even TO the kitchen. whore
Ching Ice, or whatever his name was
presided as cook The housekeeper OF
the students boarding club went into
lhe Kitchen ono day. "Chlng Ice"
said she, you may cook some homlny
for supper" And the chlnaman. with.
cut a moments hesitation. returned.
"For hominy7"-w Washington Post.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-20
PENCIL POINTS.

People usually pick ont their own
temptations.
Tho correct walking boot Ia 10 have
a broad sole. this winter.
Six womoa can talk at once. and get
along ali hgh,-but no two men can
do Il.
A bohemian n q man who borrows
money on the strength OF wearing n
soiled collar
Many man who wore shoulder
straps during the war has been strap.
ped ever since.
The virtue which parleya Is sure 10
surrender; moral strength gives
negative Al once.
Tho man who entcrialns his Thoughts
would not always like foT his nelghbors
10 zee hts gues'a
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-20
LoNDoN.s onowrn srorrrn.


Metropolis Of the World Expected .
Decline In Population
The result Of the recent census shows
that during the last i've years the pop
uiation has increased somewhat less
rapidly than Il did In the previous ten
-lsel-issl-says the 81. James Gazette.
The number OF people turned out to be
some 1900 below the estimate formed
on the basis Of 1891. The difference Is
email, but important. as Il shows that
the previous fall In the rate Of increase
u maintained. The population Is grow
Ing at less rapid pace. Az the be-
ginning Of the century Il used to IN
crease b. more than 20 per cent In the
ten years between successive ccnsuses;
IN lSsl-ls9i that rate had fallen to 1914
per cent. the lowest on record. and now
Il 10 stiii less. This movement IS not
part OF a general decline. 4 Is peculiar
10 London, and seems 20 indicate that
the huge oyergrowth OF the metropolis
mas begun 10 cure Itself No town can
go on growing indefinitely, and even
London-monstrous as Il is-has not
fulfilled the expectations Of earlier
statistlcianc. Two hundred years ago
y appeared 70 be growing 80 fa-s that
Sir William Petty. one OF the earliest
pioneers In demographical research,
reckoncd that by 1870 the population
would reach 100000 supposing It
to continue at the same rate. lie
thought. however. that a natural limit
would be reached before then, and
placed II In the year 1900, by which
time he calculated London would con-
tain something over 100000 inhnblt-
ants and the rest OF England only a.
100000. lie was very nearly right
about the total. which actually was
about 100000 but London accounted
for only 100000. since then Il has
nearly reached It's maximum. which,
curlousiy enough, seems likely TO prove
a real natural limit. For the four years
lS1l-7i the average birth rate was 35.2;
for the four years iS9i-9i II was only
800. There has been a gradual and al
most continual fallon from year TO
year, which has not been counterbal.
anced by the simultaneous but sllFh.ef
fall In the death rate from 22.7 TO 1913
Fewer people die In proportion 10 IN,
population. but still fewer are born.
This Is explained BY the increasing dis.
inclination to marry. The marriage
rates for the two periods contrastod arc
1915 and i73 respectively.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-20

missionary for the mid-western deaf
mute mission. was the fret deaf mute
TO be ordained IN the Protestant EDls-
copal church west CT the Alleghanies.
His has been busy and q happy life
rlnce he founded his mission upward
Of a quarter Of a century ago. But
orc other deaf mute has been In holy
orders since the beginning OF the Chris
Naa church eighteen centuries ago.
and n the great results wrought by
Mr.. Mann are 10 be the standard OF
Judgment good geld for religious
work has been neglected. Mr.. Mann
belongs economically to the diocese OF
Ohio. but his work embraces q wide
section Of the middle west Before en-
gaging in this work he was instructor
at tho Michigan school for deaf mu,es
az Flint The afflicted Of this class are
Isolated from the ordinary means OF
worship and religious instruction. The
prayer book system OF the Episcopal
ahurch seems specially adapted to their
use. Mr.. Mann's work reminds one OF
tho apostolic times when one mission
airy covered widely scattered posts.
Since the winter y 1873. when Mr..
Mann took up the uJrk he Is now en-
Gaecd In, services in the language OF
signs have been held In all the large
cities Of the country. The following
missions have been founded and served
By him as frequently as possible; All
Angels, at Chioago: St Thomas. at
81. Louis; 81. Adams. Indianapolis;
81. Eede's, Grand Rapids: Ephpheta.
Deutit; st. Agnes. Cleveland: 81.
Marks. Cincinnati; ST. Clements. Day
ton; All Saints, columbus; ST. Margar.
eta pifnhurrs and Hoiv gnirlf Knn.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-20

AZ Hawthorne. n. j.. the other day,
Mrs. Emma Peterman. 60 years old,
lest her life In an attempt 10 save that
Of her baby grandson. The lad was
on tho tracks Of the susquehanna road
and the aged woman sawtho train thun.
dering down on him. She rushed 10
The child. but she had hardly grasped
hold Of him when the train struck her
Tho Mortified people who witnessed
the tragedy saw the aged heroine swing
the child clear Of the locomotive. while
her own frall body was broken and
crushed. The boy lay beside the
track. apparently dead, not Tar from
tho .nAggled body Of the grandmothgs
when plc..od up.
Il wac soon discovered that there
was still ITO IN the boy and he was
taken to DE general hospital In Pat
crson. A kaotured skull was the only
injury. and the doctors said the boy
would live.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-20

the space Of three acrcs arc I've stone
ana one frame residence. with uumer-
Gus adjunct buildings. the whole giving
,he impression Of village. convent or
collegiate institution.
In the rear Of the monument, which
shows o stern. cray castle. looking
down the descent, are tablets Of the
correspondents and artists and Of llv-
ing persons called 10 the directory who
we're saected to represent the guild or
corporation.
AZ the south end Of the monument Is
genesis or biography or army chron-
iclers, from Thucydiies TO Stanley and
McGahan AZ the north end Is a state
ment OF the motive OF the monument
and a part Of a stanza from the Army
Correspondents ballad below, begin
ming:
20 vondrous ruth"
Tho structure stands upon an artll-
eial terrace. and Is surrounded with
iron posts and chain. The contract
price was 81 400. all the material sup
piled by the society. The hauling OF
materials COS, $500. The dressed stone
and tablets and the carving Of letters
cost near Si4,OO. Materials cost $500,
besides frelgai, grading. fares, profess
slonal services, printing. engraving. ar
tlsans, etc.
On the north end OF tho monument
the tablet: ITO tho Army Core
spondents and Artists, iS6i-G5. Whose
Tolls Cheered the Camps. Thrilled the
Flreslde. Educated Provinces Of Rus
tics Into Bright Nation Of Readers
and Gave Incentive TO Narrate Distant
Wars and Explore Dark Lands. Erect
cd by subscription. 1896"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-20
NELSON'S FAmous slanAt
"Ensland Expects Every fIan to De m,
DUTY"

DUTY"
AZ the United Services Institute,
Whitehall. at which relies connected
with Trafalgar and Nelson arc to DO
exhibited. there Is tlme-sialned docu-
ment, framed. and hung on the western
wall, from which It appears that the
famous signal England expects every
man TO do his duty" was not wholly
Nelson's. says 50. James Gazette.
Lieut. Pasco. who was responsible for
the signaling on the admlral's ship.
makes the following statement: "llia
lordship came TO me on the poop and.
after ordering certain signals TO q
made, about n quarter 10 noon, said
Mr.. Pasoo. want to ray 70 the feet
rEngland conldes that every man VIII
do his duty lie added; You must
be quick. foi I have one more to aad'
which IL for close action. | repiiea'
II your lordshlp will permit nc TO SUD
rtitute expects" for "conhdesN the RlF
nal will soon be completed, bccaihle w
'TaAA 'aIfNAn ~ III AiAN NhN@A"A+tf
and "conhdes" must be spelt' His
lordshlp replied in haste and IN SEEM
Ing satisfaction; That win do, Pasco;
make II directly As the last hoist was
handed down Nelson turned 20 Capt.
Blackwood. who was standing by him,
with: Now can do no more We
must trust 20 the great Dlsposor Of all
events and the justice Of our cause. !
thank God for this great opportunity
Of doing my duty when Lord Mel
sons message had been answered by a
few ships In the van he ordered mo TO
laake signal for close action and keep
Y up. Accordingly holsied No. 10 az
The topgallant masthead and there Il
remained until shot away" Such.
then. II the duly sworn and attes,ed
statement OF Nelson's Gag Lieutenant
which he gave to Col. Baylls, q. C..
who presented Il 10 the museum.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-20

NAAAAAA.s NAANu
tusboatpassed them the rowboal rocked
20 violently that Muller lost bic bal
anee and fell overheard. He could
swim only a few strokes. and his COM
panions not at all. They cried for help,
while the man In the water struggled
desperately and made a feeble outcry.
The crowd on the bridge took up the
shouts for help. and Just then an un-
known man came scorching along the
bridge on bis bicycle. He saw the
crowd. stopped and elbowed bis way
TO the rail from whore be saw the man
struggling In the water. lie threw on
his coat. seized the iron rail with both
hands. contracted every muscle and
then drew himself over like a frog. The
diver was doubled up. but It was only
for an instant He threw his hands In
before his head touched the water. and
then kicked his legs out straight. II
vas a forty-fool dive. Young Muller
he'd gone under twice and disappeared
for the third time Just AZ the brave un-
known was within a mans length Of
him. The reseuer disappeared be-
meath the surface and appeared again.
Eithaihe drowning man supported on
his left arm. The crowd cheerod and
yelled. The men in the boat we're pull.
Ing the oars. but 70 no avail Another
boat finally put out and rescued both
tho stranger and Muller Il was an
hour before Muller recovered. and he
was taken 10 Manhattan hospital and
then home. Dripping wet. the rescuer
jumped on his bicycle and rode AZ
breakneck speed down Seventh avenue.
= lie refused 20 give bis name. apparent.
" from reasons Of modesty.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-20
e@@~A $4,000 -
J WESTERN SKETCHES.
Larkaon,. Illr.t Mheel.

The jackson (Ky.l Hustler says;
THE first bicycle ever In Jackson ar
rived by express last week. Il Is tho
property OF one Of the professors at the
college A big. straPplng mounteineer
from Leslie saw the wheel in the ex-
press Office and said What's that air?
"A bicycle answered a bystandor, who
went on 10 explain lts uses. I low'd
mebbe I. was a newfangled oontraption
to measure saw logs WITH replied the
citizen Of Leslie. And just then Ben
Wells tainted and fell over n pile OF ex.
Press natter"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-20

First Thesplan.-Yes. We werc
playing uncle Toms Cabin" TO good
houses when the treasurer skipped GU,
and left MS stranded with the blood.
hounds
Second Thesplan-Why didn't you
put the hlood-hounds on the trail OF
the treasurer
First Thesplan-wo did. hut when
they caught him I'm blamed r. he dldn',
take them and start another show
New York World.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-20
SELECTED PLEAsANTRiEs.

shc-John, viii you set up and light
the Ere? He Maria, don't keep maxi
Ing incendlary speeches. -Puck.
why under the son does whimporly
want diyorccG HIS wife had great
deal Of money when no married her"
"And she has Il yet That's the whole
trouble Detroit Free Press.
Mr.. Elwell-"Isnt Il strange. but
true. nevertheless. that the hlgges,
fools always marry the prettiest girlsY''
Mrs. Eiwell-"Oh. now 80 on. you
iatterer. Philadelphia Inquirer
First wheelman "a beglnnor)-
Strange how a fellow will run into
things when he nrst begins to ride"
Second Wheelman-"Ycs. I ran into
debt to get my wheel. boston Trans.
cript.
Gloomy prospeot.-"You're some
body, now" said the neglected horse
looking through the Enclosure AZ the
prize pig. "hul one OF these days some
body will invent a sausage that can be
made Of the cast-ofi pneumatic tires Of
bicycles. aud your name win be Dennis.
ioo."-chicago Tribune.
Recipe for a comic operate build
comic opera, lay the scene IN some
country that Is supposed to be lnhablt.
cd by happy poanntry. who can NJ.
iCid 10 spend most OF their time dane.
ing on the village green. drinking
imaginary wine out OF gilded tin COB
lets. and singing songs with tra-la-la-
la-la-la chorus Introduce a lordly viii.
ain. and make him play the Ola Harry
w.th the daughter Of the village pound.
keeper until the hero returns from
abroad. and. armed only With tao
priceless heritage OF an untarnlshcd
name" and a tenor voice, slngs him
clear on tie STAGE. Scranton T~1th
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-20
ANIMAL REMAINS IN COAL.
Not single Representative Of these
Fo..i,l,.a Cr..t,... tt,t.s

Not single Representative OF these
Fossiiised Creatures IAsine.
Most people know that coal IL full Of
vegetable remains. but comparatively
few are aware OF the fact that animal
and insect bodies by countless millions
also 80 10 make up the great beds Of
fuel that are now being 70 extensive
y drawn upon. says the ST. Louis Re-
public. The vegetable impressions
found In coal or In the shals ;ust above
the vein are very beautiful a. well az
numerous. not less than 1900 different
kinds OF plants having been noticed In
the carbonlierous seams In the differ
cnt parts Of the world. Some OF thesn
plants are very much like those now
living. but the majority Of them. even
though found In Nova Scotia or Ice
land, appear to be representatives Of
what are now tropical varlellea Many
animals and insects are also found
fosslllzed and thoroughly preserved In
the coal beds. These petrihod crea-
lures Of the bygono age called the
coal period" are OF various kinds
Huge toad-like reptiles. with boauts.
iul teeth, small tree lizards. great aah
with tremendous jaws. tiny water
mites, snalls. "hundred-legged" worms
md thousands Of Insects OF the grass.
hopper and dragon-ay tribes are also
found. The curious fact T. that there
Il not a single representative Of these
iossillaed creatures now Lying. /,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-20
BESSIE OSBORNE.

Of safety on the sidewalk. Then she
dropped from exhaustion. and was
carried 10 the home Of n nelghboS
where she died. The other children es.
capped with a few slight burns. The
force Of the explosion was so great that
tho walls of the building were bulged
out and I, almost collapsed. The build.
ing took flre. but the flames were soon
oxtlnguished. Mrs. Osborne h pros
traiod by the awful happening.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-20

Bessie Osborne. aged Is, saved the
lives Of her younger brother and
sister. but IN doing 80 she lost her own.
Her mother had been called to the resi-.
donce Of Attorney ID. +. Patterson. 2is
North avenue. Allegheny, Pa, 10 trans
act some business. Il was 20 late when
she got through that she was prevailed
upon to remain over night and, having
confidence In the ability Of Bessie to
manage the house In her absence. re-
tired with no thought Of impending
danger for her little ones when the
three children retired at night the
gas In the cooking stove was turned
out and a coal Gre IN the dlning-room
adjoining allowed 10 burn. At O'Clock
IN the morning Bessie was awakened
BY the odor Of the gas. She FASTENED
10 the kitchen and found that the rub
Der tube connecting the stove with the
pipe had been forced on by strong
pressure. allowing the gas TO escape.
Bessle's frat thought was to get her
sister. aged 4. and her brother. aged G.
out Of the building She opened the
door Of the dlning-room 10 hasten to
them. The gas from the Kitchen
rushed In and a terrific explosion fol.
lowed. Bessie's clothing took FIRE. but,
endeavoring to keep the flames down
with her handa. she rushed to the bed
room and. wrapping the two children
IN a blanket carried them together
through the burning building to a place