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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-21

A small object upon the scarf Of a
young man IN the Sixth avenue car
happened 10 attract the eye OF a SYM
pathetic and near-slghted old lady seat
ed opposite. The small object seemed
NJ the lrst glance TO be a gaudy beetle
impaled upon a pin and Kicking fran
Ideally to release himself The old lady
arose from her scat with the evident
intention Of borating the youth. whom
she supposed. like the late Bill Nye'a
dog. was a collector Of Insects. for his
cruelty. Her Indignation turned 10
horror. however, when che discovered
that the beetle was In reality a tiny
silver eklrt dancer. kicking her dimln-
utlve foot into the air IN a most life
like manner. The skirt dancer Is q
novelty In the way Of scarf pins, One
Of her legs Is a trine more rigid than Il
really ought to be. but the other Is ac-
Tive enough for both. There Is a pnou.
matte arrangement within the figure
which Il connected by means OF a con.
cealed rubber tube with a smaller rub.
Der bah carried in the pocket Of The
wearer. Like Loie Fuller you have e
reach into your pocket to see her dance
Il IL only necessary to apply a little
pressure to the bulb In the pocket anI
the skirt dancers pedal extremity de
scrlbes arcs In the air with precision
enough to destroy a tile at every kick
You press the bulb, she does a turn.
The chief advantage Of the smaller sill
YER Loie over the other kind lies In IN
fact that she is perfectly obedlent q
The stage managers wishes. and all he
kicking Is confined TO her own line 0
buslness.-New York Herald.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-21

Two young men were suitors for the
hand OF a young lady. One Of them
said 10 the other: Both Of Us wish "a
offer ourselves TO this LADY,"
THAT is evident
but We do not wish TO fight a duel
over herr"
Il think not"
Then / will tell you what We can
do"
"what?"
"Let us toss up for herr
The other looked q moment az hlI
rival and then said;
Very well: win toss up a brick
and n Il stays up In the air the younl
lady Il yours. II Il cones down she Il
miner
II there IL anything In feminine dis
elimination the last speaker won th'
young lady. Chicago NewA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-21
coon AGAINST DOC,


Fighting Ahniiy RshIb'ied ~ :
Queer rair Of Frleuds.
Lean. yellow cats an hunters are
fht successful In the woods. They 80
'nng Ike snakes. stopping, and creep
forward slowly and surveying the
MIliqFy with care that the human
ny hunter never learns TO exercise
q yellow cals. on the other hand are
ffeless There Is one yellow cat that
's gained the name Of the fello"
~ Other yellow cats are plain yell
Pfa. but this one 10 q class all by II
~. according 70 hunters around Grant
N Y. They maintain their opinion py
relating various traits Of the cats SUI
rel|oIlly as a hunter. One night late
q August the yellow cat gained spe.
t'al nolprioly IN the region around
Pfant From Prospect 10 WiimarI
Prom Wheelertown 10 Poland. there
#nznt an observer OF nature but had
he4rd Of and wondered a. the yeiio"
PATS dolnEa. Old III Hubbard put out
p LOT Of corn last year near the gully
bic farm. Coons got 10 reaorting 10
the corn In late August. and one night
'he yellow cat went there, too. likely
thinking to find a partridge sleeping
among The stalks low down or a small
bird or tive. The yellow cat didn't ma
the birds. but It did find black coon'
and itsllked the black coon uncommon
y we'll The two got acquainted. just
as q wolf or coyote sometlmes gets 70
know q shepherd dog. The two be-
came great friends They vent along
the roNaol corn hills together, as their
tracks IN the sand showed. and the cat
would slt on rs launches while the
coon pulled downsn fat ear After a
time the eat and coon wandered on
across the field toward Zephyr Heights
Swamp and IN the road stopped. Bert
Jones wa coming along the road just
then. Tie had been up 70 Northwood
: on an efrand which wasn't anybody'a
business. and he had his dog along
The dos Il I. Aghies from bulldog and
hear-tracking stock. Il was UCiiVved
ihaf Il could whip even Phil perFy'i
lighting dos. which once cleaned Out
wildcat Jones set his cog at the
cat and coon and away Il went with
felping bark that made old III Hub
bard come TO the window. The dog go
70 the cat and the coon quickly. but 4
wasn't a circumstance to the way 4
eot away from them. once Il brokl
Loose. Coone are mighty good fighters
and lean yellow cats are In this wa
cutie az good as coons. The two coull
have whipped a whole pack Of sucl
dogs as Jones'. The cat got onto IN
dogs back and stretched out is hint
legs with the claws raklng the dog
hide. That was when the dog tried 4
bite the coon. when the dog turne
on The cat. the coon set It's teeth int
the dogs tail. and the tail "a crooke
now. The row did not last long-onl
while Jones was running up 70 join 4
the mess. Then the dog broke ava
from the cat and ran a rod with th
coon hanging on. with all four leg
stiff. and ploughing up the sand OF n
road. The dog got away aud kept 80
.nf. while the two friendly beasts her
on toward the swamp.-New York SUI
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-21

And then there was John 0romiey,
who was something Of an eccentric
character. with mlserly tendencies
quito pronounced. John was a hosiler
IN crutenden'a livery stable In New
Haven. Conn. where he had worked
without losing a day for sixteen yearn
AZ SO a week and tips BY living on
cheap meals and sleeping every night
On a buffalo robe spread over an old
box no managed TO save a fortune OF
$1,000, which would nave been several
tbousand larger had he not been caught
in n couple OF bank failures couple
Of years aro. Wen. last Saturday
Cromley babe adleu to this world Of
toll. and az he didn't take cent with
him. and 10 not Likely 70 return his
relatives are now getting ready to
epend his savinsa for him. The Ques-
lion naturally arises, what use mas q
lone bachelor for more money than hs
can epend2
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-21

II We would get near 20 Natures
heart" and hold communion with her
visible forms" we must get away from
the busy haunts Of civilized men. When
we look at the planet on which we live
We say with pride that man Is evident
~ the head OF earthly creatures, for he
only, Of all earthly creatures, has
changed to any great extent the fair
face OF nature. Il Is true, that In the
great ocean. the coral insect has formed
mighty islands and dangerous reefs,
while the chalk cliffs tell OF the great
achievements Of inhnitesimal life on
the surface Of the earth. These. how
ever. are only the results OF living and
dying without intelligent aim, and they
are only step removed from the prod
ucts Of the mighty forces OF vegetable
lie that, In countless ages. formed our
great coal beds. These forces have not
intelllgenily changed the face OF ma
ture.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-21

sylvanus Dodge Locke worked and
,xperimented day and night during
many years TO invent the grain bind
ne machine. lie finally succeeded, and
instantly he rose from humble posi-
lion In the workshop TO that OF gen
leman OF leisure lie did not hoard
his wealth SO that he could pull down
no ahutters at night and count Il,
a. Anthony sinner did. but he used
Il to benefit everybody. Last week In
Hooslck Falls. n. Y. he died In peace
and plenty. ever to be kindly remem-
berod by a legion Of frienda. as we'll
as by those whose labors his genius
llghtened.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-21
rNsEcrs IN THE CLOUDS.
Nins hundred Species - the Height of
over . Mne.

over = Miie.
The lists OF Insects found In the Al
pine region 0f Mount Washington con-
tain the names Of more than 900 species
OF insects captured on the mountain,
all taken above $500 feet altitude, says
Above the Clouds. Mrs slosson, the
scientist. has been twice to the sum
NIT this season. She has captured
many species, perhaps 100 IN all. These
represent all the different orders Of in
ssets Some Of the most common and
homely kinds Of creatures are Of inter-
est TO the naturalist. a large red
mite, related TO what are popularity
known as the red spider OF house
plants. is very common on this sum-
init. But Il was never noticed or de-
scribed until Mrs. SloCion found II
three years ago and sent to a special.
ist learned in such mattd,s. He found
Il was a new species, though nearly re-
lated 10 certain mites found upon the
Alps and other European mountains.
But one species Of daddy longlegs'
has been found upon the summit. Thii
was discovered by Mrs. slOeson two
years ago and named by a specialist
montanum. II is very common. run
ming over the rocks and on the ground
but had somehow escaped the notice o
entomologlsts until Mrs. slosson's dis
coyery. Spiders are numerous, as ever!
one must notice and every stonl
when turned over dlscloses bee
ties and other insects. while on warm
stlll days the air is filed with gauzl
wings and gayly oolored, slende
bodies. lowering. soaring and nutter
ing about.
The contributions which Mrs slOs
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-21

craze is rapidly growing. and probably
will reach its climax early In Novem-
Der. after which time Il will gradually
die out. Several collectors have over
300 different buttona. In every variety
OF shape. size. color. design and motto,
The buttons we're sold early In the sea-
son for $50 a thousand. but the price
had come down to 81 a thousand
Specially handsome buttons are $40 a
thousand. The sidewalk peddlers sell
them at 2 cents each. or three for
.-Harper's Round Table.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-21
A BODY BEING METALLIzED.

son Is making to the science OF
entomology by her Investigations
will be highly appreciated by experts
and students. But Il Is also most in
terestlng to the general public to gain
additional information as 20 the pc
culiar character OF this high region.
It's insect and vegetable and floral life,
so entirely different from that OF any
other spot In New England. affords the
most prolific subject for study
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-21
RrAMps ANn RurroNs.
Collections which Have Bsen Made hy
Enthusiastic People.

Enthusiastic People.
Two hundred thousand sets Of tho
1850 issue OF the Nova Scotia stamps
have turned up. and the entire lot Is
said to have been sold to a syndicate
OF Canadian dealers. The find II 50
large that prices on this set must fall
very much. The veteran dealer J. W.
Scott. states that fifteen years ago he
purchased several hundred sets lacking
the &c from a gentleman In Ottawa az
about 80 cents per set. The &c has
been the commoncst OF all this issue
during the past decade. The Geneva
exhibition has been a great success
The stamps we're well shown. ana the
local committees made things pleasant
for all visitors. The exhibition closed
with a grand dinner. TO which l25 gen
tlemen sat down. There were eighty
two Zurich rappen. eighty-two Geneva
10 confines. thirty-two Vaud cen
times shown. almost all Of which were
In used condition. These are the stamps
worth from 500 to $500 each, but the
bulk OF them we're In the albums OF
eight or nine exhibitors. Pastor Len
hard took the gold medal for the best
Swiss stamps. Stanley Gibbons the gold
medal for the best collection Of any one
country. He exhibited his Trinidad
and ST. Vincent collection. worth S2o'-
600. A collection Of 10000 buttons, In
cluding specimens Of those worn on all
the uniforms OF the world. has been left
By a rich Englishman named Hamilton
who died recently In Vienna He had
also brought together S52 fans, which
had each belonged to beautiful women
Another fad Of English collectors Is thu
buttons OF servants bearing their EN-
ployers' coat-of-arms. The buttoI
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-21

polished In brass. copper. nickel and
aluminium. Prices moderate. Work
warranted. Cats and dogs and other
iavorites plated very nicely and cheap
~. Rue Gredin. A. p. COQUIN."
The above appeared the other day In
the boulevards Of Paris in brilliant let
ters painted on the sides OF handcarts.
A Journal correspondent looked up the
ingenious NJ. Coquin and seriously
asked him II he could really plate and
polish human bodies. He replied;
Bring me the body. and I'll do the
rest"
NJ. coquin has achieved some surprls.
ing results. His metalllzed bodies. one
tragic head IN particular. with a grand
forehead. large open eyes and finely
formed lips. equal the most effective
work In artistic bronze. A newborn
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-21

There r. more catarrh IN this section ot
the country than oil other diseases put
WAS supposed 10 be incurahlc. For grthi
many years doctors pronounced y local
disease and prescribed local remedies, ani
by constantly falling % cure with local
treatment pronounced u incurahle. hcienc .
has PROVEN cafafrh 20 be constitutional
disease, and therefore requires conatitu-
finnai treatment Halls Cninrrh Cure,
manufactured By r. ]. Cheney q Co, To-
edo, o.. n tho only constitutional cure on
'he market. u u inhon internally ~
loses from 10 dfOpa TO n icnepo0nfuL II
acts directly on the blood ana mucous sur
rces Of the system. They oner one Hun
irad Dollars for any case Il fails 20 cure'
3end for circulars and testimonials Al
r. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o.
Sold BY Druggists. 10
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-21

The pomp and pageantry Of the
French reception TO the car we're be-
xilderlng. Some Of the streets were
literally sircwn with flowers for miles
aud at prominent polnts trees were
converted by ingenious norisis into
colossal rose bushes. The illumlna-
Ions were 20 brilliant that the heavens
-ould scarcely be seen. and will prob
ibly never be forgotten by those who
we're fortunate TO have seen H.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-21
On tho Rlrht riot.

Tommy. what h miraeleG"
"somthln' that never happens.
mum"
mo. 4 isnf exactly that Bot can
you illustrate what you mean"
IAN know h that mon says =
be- a mlraole n pap come home sober.
Philadelphia Norih American.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-21

"Thoae undeFshlris bought here last
nonth." hs began.
= remember a." said the clerk; ~
wa great bargain. DO y0u end them
warm fnouEh =
fT1gf we're warm enough when !
nrn rul them On. tut didn't think 10
lrralfe ahoai them this morning"
lnaa|ll ahQnl ihemf
Yea Efff IInre 'hfy we're washed
sht lahf hsa been wearing them. Nee
i t1a hatf atyih|nR thar llnf Qulsf
~ nsasA 81 b haFHsia md - little
ss...-'.. Il's.|.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-21
HISTORIC CHURCH.
One Of the Few Relies In the Early
Northwest.

One OF the Few Relies In the Early
Northwest.
The old Mission church on Mackinac
Island Is one OF the few Protestant
temples that have come down TO the
present time unchanged from pioneer
days. II was built in 1929 when the In
habltants OF the island we're fishermen
II fronts on the main street and looks
across the narrow road just as Il did
when It's builders put the finishing
touches TO its roof. Before the mission
are clustered several cottages with low
caves. These were built In the old
days, too. and served as homes for the
hardy fellows who caught fish In the
lake. Two great elms half hide the
view OF the building from the shore,
The edlnce was put up under the dircc-
ton OF Rev. Dr. Ferry. whose son has
since risen 10 eminenee as United
States senator II was built nrm and
strong. In spite Of the fact that al
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-21

REATEsT dlscoy-
cry Of the agel No
more buriais. Drop
dead and be plat
ed. Babies and
sweethearts I'm
ished IN gold and
silver. according 10
taste. Your uncle.
husband, mother
in-law or poor rel
alive plated and
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-21

Not OF worldly goods. bat Of al earthly COM
fort, IL the poor wretch iormen'ed by malaria.
The fell scoufge Is, however, shorn OF itsihcng
An advance By Hosioiler'a stomach nluers, its
only sare preventive and remedy Dyspepsia,
bliiousnoss. constipation, rheumatismi nerve
ousness ani kidHey complaints arr also hinons
the hodlly ainlcilons which this henehceut
medicine oycrcomcs with certainty lse u
systematically.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-21

aqundig-What h the meaning Of
TIE term summary punlahmeut7" Ne
ssllllran-You have heard about set
tins = roast. haven't youY "fQ'
well. thhi sort q punishment q ho'
enonnh h b. samnzlg. fltiatulI
chzaalsla. ItlaEIalh. -
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-21
81. I.onI.,. Aecomoaatlnr roIIee.

The st. Louis police are probably the
most accommodating gentlemen that
ever lived. On Monday Mr.. Paul
Hemus, of Butler, Pa, shot a negro in
Center alley He was arrested. and he
told an Official at central station that
II was all a mistake. II Is not courte-
Gus TO doubt a gentleman's word. and
his explanation was accepted. He was
released with an apology for his arrest
Afterward Il developed that Mr.. He
mus had prevarlcated when he said he
had not shot the negro. but he has not
called at police headquarters since,
hence he Is still at large. And later
In the week another gentleman was ar
rested who was caught In the act OF
passing a counterfeit dollar on a street
car conductor. But he said he was a
gentleman and got the bogus dollar at
the exposition. and Of course that was
quite satisfactory. Il Is dead wrong ID
lock up on suspicion anyone who says
he Is a gentleman. II you are unlucky
enough TO be arrested on suspicion. Just
say you are a gentleman and not guilty
Never mind bringing any witnesses 4
prove your identity. Il Is quite un'
| necessary. The ST. Louis police offlcei
Is your only Chesterheldlan copper. III
will take your unsupported word an,
apologize for suspecting you.--St Louil
Post-Dispatch.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-21

When casual acquaintance offer sug-
goations az TO how you can improve
your financial or physical circum-
stances. they are generally working
on commission for 0omobody.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-21
VERY STRANGE CASE
THAT WHICH IS NOW THE
TALK or TWO CITIES.
london aud san Francisco stirred up
over the Accusations Against the wife
Of One OF the Golden Gates Leading
Ciiizens-A slave to stealing.

OF In a decade
has society IN Lon
don aud San Fran
cisco been so
stirred up and ex-
cited over an oc-
currence as & Is
now over the ar
rest In London re-
Gently Of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. NJ. Castle
of San Francisco
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-21

What blessed thing that even those
OF rs who are reliable don't have to
prove all we say.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-21

The San Diego lCall brewing COM
pany began operations recently with
capacity OF 10000 barrels a year.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-21
MISSION tHbRcH.

most seventy northern winters have
beaten upon Il. the old tlmbera are 81
s,anch as whom they were put iogeih'
ar. aud the an on the tower shines ha
luniroully o. ihe day & was amelied.
ALONG IN the 'aoa. when the fuf COM
pany dissolved. Mackinac lost ila char-
nrlrr a. Geld Cor mission wofk, and
shs building and The grounds about q
VEN sold. The old ukarch passed
throarh a somswhsi pfecarioua exist
rncs unfll some ~ ne coliaseFs Add
issBasIs tgugti e
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-21

At Naalehu. Hawaiian islands, Light
ming killed a COW that was being milk
ed. but did not lnjure the mixer.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-21

Casoarels stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels. Never slcken, weaken or grlpe.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-21

Men who like savage dogs. are Sci
dom good 10 their families.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-21
HAS SET PARIS WILD.
n. cooUTN TURNS THE DEAD
INTO STATUES OF ooLDlTE.

Dead Friends and Ancestors Transformed
Into Perfect Images Of the Living.
hut In Cold Metai-Hls Invention Has
Astonishcd rarislans.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-21

TO CURE \ COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative nromo Quiuinc Tablets Al
Druggists refund the money II - iails tocufe %
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-11-19

IS Tho rse of 'Castoria is so universal and
IT'S merits 50 well known that it seems Il work
OF supererogation to endorse it. Few are the
Intelligent families who do not keep Castoria
within easy reach
CARLOS MARTIN, D. D.,
New York CITY
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-11-19

"Cestoria Isl we'll adapted to children that
Ireconimend it as superior TO any prescription
known to me-" II. A. ARCHER, N. D.,
III So. Oxford St, Brooklyn, y. y
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-11-19
I)OANF

Carson City, Nevada, November II, 1876.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-02-07
Marvellous Results.

From letter written by Rev. j.
Gunderman, nt Dimondale, Mich, we
are permitted to make this extract:
II have no hesitation in recommend
ing DIR, Kings New Discovery, as the
results were almost marvellous in the
case of my wife While was pastor
Of the Baptist Church at Rives juno
ton she was brought down with Pneu-
monia succeeding La Grippe. terrible
paroxysms of coughing would last
hours with little interruption and If
she could noe survive them. A friend
recommended Dir. Kings New Discov-
cry; it was quick in its work and high
ly satisfactory in results. Trial bot
ties free at W. j. Mnsby's Drug Store.
Regular size Soc and 81. 90.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-02-07
Electric Bitters.

Electric Bitters is medicine suite
for any season, but perhaps more gen.
orally needed, when the languid ex-
hausted feeling prevails, when the liv-
er is torpid md sluggish and the need
of tonic nd Alternative is felt. A
prompt use this medicine has often
arerted long and perhaps fatal bilious
fevers Nomedicine will act more sure
ly in counteracting and freeing the sys-
tenn from the malarial poison. Head
ache, Indigestion. Constipation. Dizzi-
ness yield to Electric Bitters. soc. and
sf.oO per bottle at W. J. Mosby's drug
store
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-02-07

Not a few who read whot Mr..
Bobert Rowls, of Hollands, Va, has
to say below, will remem Der their own
experience under like circumstances:
last winter l had lagrippe which
left me in low state of health
tried numerous remedies, none os which
did me any good. until was induced
to try bottle OF Cham berlain's Cough
Remedy. The first bottle Of it so far
relieved me that was enabled to at
tend to my work, and the second bot
tie effected a cure" For sale at 25 and
so cent per bottle by b. E. Jones
Druggist.