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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-15

brought the fort one whit nearer 10 n
surrender. lis Indians were becoming
discouraged. and something must b.
done The clouds were heavy now aud
the believing Of the approaching ihun.
der increased the confusion. The mo.
mcnt Tor which the boy officer had
been waiting had come.
Realizing that the northwest angle
was the weakest spot In his defense,
Mai Cfoghan had brought the Good
B.ss" there. silent foH;ong time now.
and loading her WHY half charge OF
powder. be- filled W TO the muzzie
with shot and vi but he had
mnsked her Ia such way that her
presence was unknown There also he
had stationed the Kentucky sharp
shooters. and be knew he could depend
up0n them. The decisive moment for
which he had been planning had ar
rived. Felgning an attack on the south
crn side. Col Short suddenly led his
British soldiers In two close columns
against the northwest angle. Leaplng
into the ditch aud calling 10 his men 10
follow. the angry colonel shouted
1--we the Yankees no quarler!'
"Now. Let them have ii.' shouted
the excited boy officer. when he saw
the ditch full and the snarpshooters
ard Good Bess" spoke together. The
masked port few open. the slugs ana
grapeshot poured into the ditch ana
grcans and cries arose on every side.
Another column Of British advanced
and again the Good Bess" spoke. This
was enough. The British turned and
fed and left the colonel. who had cried
ont 10 elve<t the Yankees no quarter.
Diving among the dead. and feehiy
waving his handkerchief on the end 81
his sword and Begging for that mercy
he himself had refused TO 0ncr.
An night the boy officer stood on the
rnmuarts and lowered pals a water
Ia the wounded. He dared not open
the yates for fear Of treachery. but the
lird.heaftod young commander aug
trench by which the wounded were
brought into the fort.
What think you were his feeling
next day when be- wrote Tippecan0c
that be- had held Fort Stephenson with
I the loss 81 one man Killed and seven
: wounded. against the British Proctor
who lost IN Killed and wounded 1872
And what was done Tor the boy oiii-
ccrY Gen. Harrison. when be unuer-
I stood TINT escape from Fort stephen
son would have been impossible. could
not praise him enough 10 Ills dispatch
| e.. the ladies 81 Chilhcothc gave him
n beautiful sword. congress voted him
/ the thanks Of the nation aud twenty
two years later presented him with q
gold medal. The boy officer was in'
deed old enough 90 command aud until
hls death. which occurred az New or
leans IN 1919. wherever he went he
used 10 hear song written In bis
honor. one sianza Of which was:
"Sound. oh. sound Colamba's shell!
High the laundering pcan raise!
Let the cchoing hugics swell
Loudly answering sound his praise
IT'S Sarduskys warllke boy,
Crowned with viciory's trophy
CcmCsi
High arise yc shouts Of Joy
Sound the trumpcis. beat tho
dmms.'
PHILADELPHIA Inquirer
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-15

Terrible Misfortune That nefel q
Resident of That Town

Terrible Misfortune That nefeI q
Resident of That Town
4 horrible tragedy mutilaiel the
ncl-hhorhood al O'Clock and two or
peace aud serenity Of the Cupshot
three quarters OF i've minutes p. m.
yesterday. Miss Apholla rodunk. the
fair daughter u col Gingcrpop Po.
dunk. OF na,rlcian ancestry. was tie
Victim OF the unhappy occurrence.
Which cnusCd tn circumamh.cnt ether
Of the surrounding ccuniry 10 pulsaic
with three d.stinct hadcs ut italicized
horror. Miss rodGnk Ind repaired 10
tie fcrlusion OF her bedroom. whcir
shc sat at her window aud hemstiichrd
handkerchief, 'ver and anon cnsiiug
lamhcbt glances from her liquid orbs
upon the grcenswanl below WHERE her
iiiilc hrmhcrs ana sisters gamholel 10
Innocent n.lrlh and childish frlvollty.
She. too, wished that she might gam.
iOl aud get away. and thcreupOu. the
ralc green glow q her eyes died
away ana smoldcrcd lntn the ashes of
retrospective imhgisiugs. Then ter.
rlhlc thing happened Miss rodunk.
ln The midst II hcf profound ahstmc.
ton. jahbcd the keen point of the nee.
die into the Cuilclc OF her thumb. an,
un hastily Withdrawing Il, glohulc II
rich. red gore came forth 10 mark tho
location OF the puncturc. she hastily
SiauChcd the flow Of the vital tide with
the handkerchief. which was dyed
crimson Ia consequence. and then ~
'apscd into AN uncongcious faint. ~.
aiming Ia that condition until she ~.
I covered. Miss PodunS WAS tempomh-
ly confined 10 her cuhilc In c0nsr.
1 uucncc IT The casualty. hut her death
Is not hoped for-rans an Beacon
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-15

10 a certain extent ones character
may be- read from ones walk.
quick steps are said TO b. Indicative
Of energy and agitation.
Tip.toc walking symhollzcs curiosity
and discretion.
Turned Ia toes arc often possessed
by preoccuplcd. abscnt.mindcd per.
SONS.
The mlser's walk Is noiscloss, with
short. nervous steps
SLOW steps. whether long or short,
suggest gentle aud reflective state OF
mind.
The proud step Is slow and meas.
urcd: the toes are conspicuously turned
out: the legs straighicncd.
Where n rcycngcful purpose Is hid,
den under a felgncd smile the step win
b. alInking aud nolscloSs.
Waverlng steps belray uncertainty,
hesitation aud lndcelslan.
Obstinate people rest the feet fatly
and firmly ON the ground. walk hcavlly
and slowly and stand with the legs
flrmly planted aud good way apart.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-15

how near h. could come 90 the outline
without touehue H.
FINALLY he was perfect 'Now's
scr chance. Billy. hc seq a. me; you
b. the target III throw the knives;
we'll De tbs l.ouzo lirotiers and be
famous VIII yer do pF
"'Nul on yer ne scz 1
"rhrn he gets mad and walks away
And the next day the papers has this
advertisement in them I've kept u
here among all the other missed op.
pufiunliles of my NE you can scc
thcre's bot of them. too.
"Rut about Fat Well. q couple al
weeks passed and nothing had been
heard frnui the advertisement. an Fat
was in despair. nUt one day au odd
looking stranger. tall. well euilt TEL
low with q far away look In his eyes.
applied Tor the pcsisli, and gut u.
Il was thcrp when Fat and the
stranger who said his name was Juan
had their flrs, rehearsal aud ! never
seed feiler look 80 happy rs THAT
Iuan dld when he stood up before the
targct aud let Rat stick knives all
around him from twenty feet on.
1T was great success, aud Pat
Clancy hecamc ralancl, the Wonlrout
Roman Knife Tbrnwcr.' and ihe good
people held their hrcaths as he made
The knives whistle Ia the air aud sink
unlyerlhg Ia the boards within tenth
Of an Inch % the siolld Juan. Fat got
more skillful every day and Juan was
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-15

Gunpowdcr then steadily developed
as mechanical skill constructed better
aud better weapons In which TO use H.
until to-day Il has reached a pcrfec.
tlon OF manufacture for various pur.
poses which allows rs effects TO he
foretOld In any weapon, even 60 the
time Il takes a grain to burn, aud %
the distance Il will drive a shot.
Roger Racon's gunpowder was made
Of salipcter sulphur and charcoal
Salipcter Is chemically called inter.
and is a natural product found b,sldcd
IN the earth Ia different parts of The
world. chiefly In India aud China Sui
phur too. Is found In natural state
in many volcanic countries. like Sicily.
while. as Is well known. charcoal Is
made from wood or woody substances
by heating them almost to a burning
heat In an alright vessel. thus driving
OF everything IN them but carbon.
Saltpcicr, sulphur and charcoal are
silll the only ingredients OF the gun
powder In common use. although n
new gunpowder made Of different ina
icrials Il undergoing successful expert
ment. A mixture OF saltpetcr and
charcoal alone would form an cxpl0-
slvc. aud sulphur n added chiefly to
make Il plastic. or capable Of bclnl
pressed into cakes and shapes. Al
three ingredients have 20 be purlileS
/ by the moat careful chemical skin b.
fore they are combined. Then an ~
oct proportion OF each has 10 be- meas
ured cut according 10 the kind Of pow
der % be made
Fer the runpowdcr generally uai
fnu would nn0 IN every huUdrs
pounds. II yon could separate The 1
gnedlenta. 6ovenlysve pounds q al
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-15

There l. a FISH dealer In New York
who has a large number Of itch GUS
toners. Once or twice week his
store can be found full Of ladies who
are doing their own marketing. The
dealer Il an smiles 90 ais customers on
surh DAYS. and very anxious To Keep
their good viii and tride. For suine
time an Irishman aas been coming IN
the place. aud. after going nom stand
10 stand. and peesing long and closely
nj the nsh. be usually wound az uy
purchasing soine ch mp specimen oi
ine anny tribe and departing. This
was annoying 10 the dealer when bis
plaee was full 0f customers. nnd 50
one moridng when the lFishmnn en-
tered and began going from one sland
To another. rs usual. be called out
Look here. my good man. what are
you always smelling iny fish forf
THE question was heard hy everyone
ami they all listened Tor the answer.
"Faiih. olm not smellin thin; It's
talkln' to thm ol am.
..Talklng. did you say
AVIS; sun. Dim askin' thin the news
from the say
~WcIl" said the dealer, impaiien'l!
.'wlat dld they say
..Sura. they dldu't know. yer honor
they tclt me they hadn't been there lo'
over a month. "-liarcrs Round IA
bic.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-15

In that bright book. "Roys AZ Che.
quasset." hy Mrs. Whitney. a wagon.
load Of boys on their way to a picnic
plav a most delightful game.
PLANT an hour ard what wines up
said Howard
Thyme" answered. stephen.
"Plant ilsht shoes. AMI what cones
upy'
Corn. OF course
''rhcy planted n French republic.
ard what came upgT said Harold.
stephen hadn't heard this, and no
body guessed u.
a crown imperial said Howard.
"LOok-a.hcr,.' cried Jacob. uncx.
l,ecte,lly. 'tsucss I can try my hand
N that afr "pnut a southern c0nfcl.
cIacy. an' uhat'll come upy
Rect"
srlant Jacobs hair" said stephen.
saucily. "and what win come upF
Reddish shouted Howard
"Wcrc scttln- rather personal said
stephen.
PLANT a dancing teacher, and what
Will come upT'
Hops"
Plant the middle Of the aflernoonf
"fOur-c' clocks"
'l'lant the rising sun
Morning glory"
"rlant a good iouncc." said Jacob.
~ the wagon rave a sudden -dunan-
I 'and therein come a Iohnny.sunip-up.'
which they had. Tor lohnnlc was near
Ia thrown OF from the back scat.
"piant three hays Ia wayon going
10 Heron swamp. and whatn come
upy"
',;oose.iouguc aud all kinds Of var
den sass
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-15

peter. fifteen pounds Of charcoal and
ten pounds Of sulphur. but lt would BE-
almost impossible ~ separate The in.
gradients. for they are rot merely
mixed together ~ you might m11 pep
per and salt, but they are grouni AMI
ruled and stirred and pressed togeih-
or by special machines until they are
almost sufficiently united TO form q
single new substance.
This mixing process Il called "trit-
uniion." and the powder j. thus made
Into the form OF big fat cakes. called
prcss.cake. and then broken up. and
screened into grains Of special sizes.
or ground 10 the fine powder used for
shotguns and revolvcrs. The hrgc-
grained powders are siill further gtir.
red together until the grains become
highly glazed. and these are called can
non powders A lighted match may
BE- held 20 a grain u cannon powder
and Il VIII be- found almost impossible
To set Il on fire. but once ignltei Il
flashes on very suddenly and Violently
--"Gunpowder" by Lieut. John ~
Elllcott IA ~. Nicholas.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-15

Prof. Ralrd devoted a great deal ct
time to the question as 70 the lens'h
Of lie Of fish. and he found that the
ordinary carp. II not interviewed win,
would live 800 years In his writings
ON the subject he stated that there aw
now living In the royal aquarium IN
Russia several carp that ARE Known To
be 600 years old. and be has ascer-
talncd in a number Of cases that
whales live 70 be over 200 ycan old
A gentleman In baltimore has gold
ilsh he has had for sixiy.threc years
and his father informed him that he
he had purchased Il forty years before
he gave II 20 his son.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-15

Flows thc grocery husincssf' IN
oulred a man who had come In a min
ute before; but the Sorth American
traveller had vanished as though ON
the wings of a South American slosn
Runs little oue.horse grocery uut
here al Jmnpiown," continued TIE
newcomer. "Ncvcr been out OF Michl-
gan In his lie. Heavy weight cham
plon liar OF the wotld"-Detrolt Free
Press.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-15
LON wnren. on lhe Fnra.

A low wagon on the farm becomes
indispensable when once tried. II Is
convenient Tor loading aud unloading
most everything TO be hauled on the
farm, and when made TO turn under
Il very convenient 10 drive about nom
nlacc 10 place. A how down MACON
can be very choaply constructed by
cutting down The wheels 81 an Old
farm wagon. Il a new sac can't 10
hcnehl
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-15


Thr leader Hal Tune EraefIg
riitina for she Helodrnmn
~we have a COOL many things 10
contend with. remarked ihc man who
HHHaFsd a theatrical company on the
road last winter. "but She worst Of
them an h thc orchestra"
Musicians were never noted rs be.
ing eminenily PRACTICAL was the r.
ply.
n know that. Hut the worst u Il Il
that they Insist on trying 10 b. -.
They .ilnk they have ideas. and 70
ahead trying 90 put them into opera.
ton. ] was Ia n small town and gave
the leader the music that goes with
our piece. We cant learn that. be
rald. 4 haven't time 20 call the men
for q rehearsal I'm too busy. They're
busy. too. They all work Ia stores
during the day.' Well said !. there's
only one scene that ! am very par.
ticular about. II wants something
something solemn and shlTery.
We've got an kinds ~ tunes. said he.
~ u Wv "|ANE "NNW W NNN| NNAH"
boards. where the villain Is running
the hero into the sawmlll aud the girl
rcscues him Just la the nick o. timer
That's the one Don't you worry,
s1ld the leader. I've got the very
thing TO ~ that place. Wait till you
hear a. TIN surprise you
And did Il surprise your"
Thoroughly. I never was more sur
prised ia my entire life. The leading
man WIS tied on the carrier that wes
% shove him into eternity; the ma
chlnery was started: the saw began 20
buzz. and the leading lady began %
batter down the door And what do
you think that orchestra started 70
playF'
Il can't guess. What was ltf'
Just Tell Them That You Saw
I Ne. Detroit Free Press.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-15

ono OF the most recently opened
mountain railways IN Switzerland u
she Sansc.horn head. which "a one o.
particular Interest The road Is con-
structcd m thrcs faiis. each az az
angle with Caca ether. the gradients pe.
lng IN SOME inslahses as high as ~
dcrrccs. Each cs, sac 10 operates y
cables. driven hy iadca,ndent electric
holstinr cnriacs fuo cuiicnt % ~
crate the clcCuic hoisis - geneiateu
hv dynamos located some nfc mites
distant. anal driven ~ turbines aetu'
nted hv the mountain toucni. Tho
MAN, also supplies llght % tac hotels
AMI The search lights 90 The mountain
tons
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-15
neaH,'. cheerful eif,.

"Herc, Benny" said AIR. Bic
bumper to his young son, as the n
started 20 church. ia hve-ccnt =
aud a quarter. You can put which
please Into the contribution box"
Benny thanked his papa aud
10 church. Curious to know "
coin Benny had given, his papa asI2
him when he returned. and Benny re
Piled:
well. papa. Il was this way. Thl
preacher said the Lord lovsd 4 cheer
fnl glxer. aud knew could klye
nickel 4 good deal Aale sacoriUlil
than l could give a quarter, - ~
Tia hlcksl N, - co.tsn Days.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-15

Mrs Hlcks-Mrs. wiggles evldentl,
thinks that she Is pretty high up IN tia
world. hut ! can't see that she really
has the leas, rfetenslon % helng called
fashionable.
airs. Wlcks Nor l. Why. she doesn't
even call her servant elfl her maldr'
eomtffliit Journal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-15

to another to give the impression Tint
the fort had more guns. What would
Proctor have thought u he had known
the boy officer had only ono cannon
and tina, his ammunition was soon 80
low he dared not fire that ottenf hags
Of -four and sand We're piled against
tho weak places. and. with grmy ana
sei faces, the men stood 20 their WORK.
Tho boy officer was everywhere IT'S
example fired his men. and as he pass
ed from place 20 place many cheer
went up for the young commander.
The Majors Opportunity.
But he well knew the end had not
set come. In the night the British had
dracged three cannon to a spot wifhn
go yards OF the fort, aud In the morn
Ing light the IRE was renewed, unl
owlnr 10 the vigilance OF George Gro
rhan produced bul little damage
-Four O'Clock IN the afternoon came
/ The British general was beeominE des
I pelAie. flir rtrnHy FRI rfesekea u.
/ IeluFH He suaid N4i tat 20 H''
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-15

Hold on" sah Brown 70 an -
eualntance the other morning, Il want
TO speak to you"
~Sorry." said the other. "out really,
ola man. must hurry on 20 the oiiice.
l,...tt ..4.lt a ttluuIt,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-15
THE FIRST
HUMAN TARGET.

"fhc knife throwing at human
target act Is now an old turn" said
the old Snowman. as he lifted his gold
iish globe 10 his lips At the Poor slan's
Friend yesterday. says the New York
Herald. "but know time when u
was first introduced. aud II caused an
excitement. too. ! tell you" Then he
banged bis glass down empty on the
lar aud proceeded 10 grow rcminis-
cent.
"Sce here" he said. aud be drew
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-15

always perfectly willing TO let him try
any new feat no matter how danger
GUS.
we had got mp inio Iowa now.
Pats act was the sensation Of the
show, and cid John Robinson gave
him bic money aud featured the act
ON thre sheet posters.
sIuan aud be did their turn every
day, and the only time | ever heard
Juan say anything about Il was once,
when he says TO me checrful-llkc. DO
Yen know, Tat win kin me some dayg
and sea. yes. ! did.
-But, howsomcver, things went all
right until We struck a little town
called Mount Pheasant. and Juan an
naHreed that be- was too sick 10 ap.
tsal and vent 20 bed.
fhe huhes was drclful dlsappolnt
e3 eauAe Their MAS no Roman hnlls
ihIonlne ai human IarErl as AL
t4ilispu and t1rF hlaerd alenol raiRg
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-15

Mr. Gibson, the Uintah county men,
Der of the house, distinguished himself
yesterday by moving to reduce his own
compensation together with that of
every member and employee of the leg
islature 1t is not the first time the
gentleman has evineed a desire for
economy and willingness to start the
movement in that direction by begin
ming himself. but it was the first time
he has had the opportunity to make a
motion to that effect.
1t was during the consideration of
the report of the select committee ap-
pointed to consider Mr.. Critchlows bill
No. II relating to the compensation of
state officers that Mr.. Gibson got in his
work. The report recommended the
passage of a joint resolution as a sub
stitute for the bill, the compensation
named in which ranged from 81 per
day up to Sc. Mr.. Gibson thought the
compensa ton a little high for the pres
ent condition of the pocket-books of
the people and moved to cut the allow
ance of every person interested, so
cents. He then proceeded to make one
of his characteristic speeches during
the course OF winch ne SAID II was not
so much that he was opposed to liber
atty in the matter of salaries as that
he did not believe the people were in a
position to pay a high price for every
service rendered He wanted the re-
trenchment to begin with himself but
expressed himself as having very lit
tie faith that his motion would prevail.
THE gentlemen" he said, ARE al
ways talking about patriotism; we have
now spent several thousand dollars in
being patriotic with our mouths,
would now like to see some of the gen
tlemen show their otriotism by their
actions
Mr. Gibson was asked if he consider
ed his services as a legislator were not
worth 81, to which he replied it was
not what he considered the services of
any member worth that he looked at.
1t was rather what the people were
able to pay at this time that he con-
sidered. The compensation member
is allowed, he did not drink, of when
valuing a members services He said
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-15

ing to notice of time of delinquency
of tax, was, on motion of Mr.. Snow,
stricken out and the sections of the
present law inserted. The insertion
reads:
"On receipt of the duplicate assess
ment book the county treasurer shall
proceed TO collect the taxes and shall
furnish to each taxpayer. or leave at
his residence or usual place of bust
ness. if known, a. notice of the amount
of tax assessed against him, when and
where payable, and that such TAX is
delinquent on the 18th day of Novem-
Der next thereafter.
TAX LEVY.
The boards of county commissioners
were given power to levy tax OF
three mills for general expenses and
two mills for school purposes.
There was a whole lot of talk over
this question Chichester wanted the
limit on the general fund tax placed
al five mills Garfield county could
not get along on three mills and pay
its debts.
why don't you live within your
income?" inquired Evans.
I'VE try to-" responded the lathy
statesman from Panguitch. I'VE taxed
our land higher than its value, but
last year we were compelled to eXpend
half our income in prosecuting des-
peradoes from Utah county"
Salt Lake members were unanimous
in opposing five mills.
VALE. THE COLLECTOR.
Mr.. Sutherland moved the addition of
the following section:
Section 21S-The collector of each
county in this state now in Of
flee shall perform all the du-
inn
this act. relating to the collection Of
revenue, until the first Monday in
June, 1897, at and after which time the
office of collector is and shall be abol-
ished and all the duties thereof shall
be performed by the treasurer, as here
inbefore provided, and said collector
shall account with the treasurer for all
revenue collected by him, and with
the county clerk wherever the treas
urer is required to so account by the
provisions of this act. And the said
collector shall be governed by the pro-
visions of this act in collecting, keep
ing and accounting for the revenue
and in the performance of all the du-
ties of his office so far as The same are
applicable.
Explaining, Mr.. Sutherland said it
was not deemed wise to make the
change right now, because the officers
now holding were elected for a term
of two years, and litigation might
enSue.
Evans and Chichester opposed the
idea. but the Sutherland amendment
prevailed.
NAY, NAY. PAULINE.
An attempt was made to reconsider
the vote by which mining corporations
do not have to exhibit their books to
the assessor. but it failed.
Further consideration of the bill was
deferred until tomorrow.
OLEOMARGARINE.
H. B., No. "A. the Interchangeable
bill. came up as special order on third
reading, and passed without further
amendment.
CLAIM REJECTED.
Secretary of State Hammond notified
the senate of the rejection of senate
claim No. 6 for ST for supplies fur
nished district courts of Utah terri
tory.
CUBA LIBRE.
The house notified the senate of the