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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-01

Tho most curious experiment ever
made with a piece ordnance was made
n Portsmouth. England. says lnyen-
ton. A stage was erected In the aar-
Dor within the tide mark: on this an
Armstrong gun OF the ii0-pound pat
tern was mounted The gun was then
loaded and carefully aimed at o target
al OF this. OF course. during the time Of
low tide. A few hours later when the
gun and target we're both covered with
water to a depth Of ak feet. the sun
was fred by means OF electricity. We
said "aimed a. a target. but the facts
are that there we're two targets. but
only ono was erected for this special
experiment. the other being the hull Of
an old vessel. the Grper. which lay
directly behind the target and In range
Of the ball. The target itself was
placed only twenty-five feet from the
muEfle OF the gun. Il was composed Of
Dak beams and planks, and was twenty
one inches thick. In order 10 make the
old Griper invulnerable. a sheet Of
boiler-plates three inches thick was
riveted to the waterlosged hulk In IL
rect range with the course the ball was
expected 10 take n not detected by the
water. On al Of these-the oaken tar
get. the boiler plates and the old vesse'
hull-the effect Of the shot from the
mhmergsd gun was really startling
The wooden target was pierced through
and through. theboller-iron TARGET was
broken into pieces AMI driven into III
backing" the ball passing right or
through both sides OF the vessel. max
ing a huge hole. through which th'
water poured IN torrents Taken alto
gether. the experiment was an endr'
success. demonstrating, as Il did. tn
feasibility OF placing submerged gun
IN harbors IN time OF war and dolnl
great damage 10 the vessels which al
enemy might dispatch to such point
for the purpose Of Smelling cities
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-01

Aerial Con Designed e nr1p SHELLS IN
eide = Fert or ~ Eaemy'a Vessel
Experiments are nov being tried
Tifh view Of combining torpedo boais
nd aerial machines N hostile opera
ions against ships or forfA A boat
ias been designed 70 dive under water
md Gre a torpedo into battle-shlp
iull The proposed zeyiai zuu viii
END a she'll Of explosives through the
,ir and drop Il on an enemy's deck or
INTO a fort II the combination Of these
NO machines should prove successful.
ne craft VIII be the most wonderful Gu
Inc Of destruction In modern warfare.
he aerial gun Il 10 be placed IN The
Inv and TO be operated as follows. The
'oat. for instance. Is moving along the
urface at a flfieen-knot speed. Al tho
ford Of command her petroleum fires
re put out. the electric engine started.
he smokcstack and air-shaft drawn
inside the vessel and covered over. Sho
IS made to aink BY admitting water TO
Ter tanks. Al the same moment two
orizontal ruddern at the stern. and
aellned upward. cause tho eighiy-nyo
loot steel cigar-shaped craft 10 dive
Ike a porpolse. She runs. ordinarily.
,ither three or thirty feet under the
iurface. but she Is built 10 stand the
pressure Of a depth OF seventy feet.
ihe has a constant tendency 10 rice.
VT II kept below BY the horizontal
ruddera on her stern. Should she ac-
,idensally sink. there are automatic
arrangements. governed by the outside
water pressure that empty the water
.anks and compel the vessel 70 rise to
the surface. The effect Of the IRE Of
this machine Is the more appalling
because II can be delivered without CIV
ing the slightest sign to the enemy.
When approaching an enemy the yes-
sci rises to within three feet Of the
surface. and a revolving looking-glasa
Is raised above the water. This re-
fleets down into the boat through a
tube oil the surroundings. When ths
range Of hostile fort IA obtained the
bow Of the boat Is allowed 70 come on
level with the surface OF the water
barely exposing the mouth Of the aerla
gun. The body Of the gun is inside
the boat The pneumatic pressure
sends load OF destruction into the al
and down into the fort. The boa
drops back into the depths OF the SEA
and the enemy cannot tell whence thl
shot comes. There Is no smoke; moth
ing In sight but a few rlpples on th
wafer.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-01
LEV vsn.nalrham We, Rss.l,.a.

During the month OF May. 1868. a.
Private Nunnelee. Of the Fifty-frg
Alabama regiment. was on picket about
Eve miles from Murfreesboro. Tenn. 8
Federal officer. carrying a flag Of truce
rode up and inquired for the colonel Of
the regiment. Colonel J. d. Webb wa
on the line. a couple Of miles TO the
rear, and Nunnelee was sent TO inform
him that the FedoFals we're DESTROYS Of
passing the noted c. l. vallandigham
within the Confederate lines. as per
order OF the secretary Of war. Had no
como as a recruit for the ranks he
would have been welcome. but as ban
lshed politician no one cared TO take
him. Colonel Webb took his time
about riding to the front. and as he got
there Nunnelee was sent down the road
70 investigate a second white flag. This
was waving above a buggy occupied by
lieutenant and Mr.. vallandigham.
The officer was driving and the ban
Iehed politician was sitting stif and
erect But few words we're passed 90
the officer drew rein.
lie said to Nunnelee;
Here Is Mr.. Vallandlgham, sen,en-
ced 10 Punishment"
Addressing the latter, he said:
"come: l have no time 10 spare"
Il protest against this outrage" said
vallandigham.
"Yes, but hurry up. I'll take your
trunk on. Jump down now; good
day"
The man sprang into the vehicle,
turned around. and was Oh, leaving the
two standing In the road.
Previous TO the war. Nunnelee was
editor Of a paper at Eutaw. Ala. and
Vallandigham was one Of its readers
As they stood there the soldier intro
dueed himself, and the politician shook
his head and asked:
what on earth are you doing heroY
In the ranks
Are such men as you fighting In the
ranks OF the southern armyG"
Thousands Of u.s."
"Then that settles Il; the North car
never conquer you"
They went 10 the colonel. and aftoi
some conversation the exile was re-
ceiyed inside the lines. The lnciden
made quite a stir az the post. and coul'
the men have had their way they woul'
have headed the man for the Fedora
lines, and obliged him TO return.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-01

The oldest money In use in the world
Is coined hy the mint officials OF the
Malay peninsula. Il Is a thin disk or
wafer OF hardened vegetable gum.
which il obtained from the bQla tree
ana mixed with emery sand. These
coins have the smallest exchange value
OF any medium In the world. excepting.
perhaps the she'll money Of the west
coast Of Africa. No other piece O,
money can be acquired with 80 small
an expenditure Of time or goods rs the
hola gum coin. and when a man-a
Ruropcan-happons to come into pos.
session Of some millions Of thom he 10
not esteemed rich. but unluoky. Some
idea Of the Infinitely small value Of one
Of these coins may be gained from the
statement that a copper cent can roadi.
" be exchanged for 10000 Of them.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-01

Ola wssisrssr Wouid Rather Fses ths
Redskins Than Live IA . citF


Redskins Than Live IN . cifF
go sou ~sFs q pioneer g. The early
days Of the weatf"
Il was" answered the grayboard.
you lived among the hostile In
diansg"
YES"
Lived with a rife IN your hands and
in hourly expectation Of being the marx
for a hidden enemy's bullet?"
Il. was something like that"
DO you know. I often think that q
life that must be terrible. should
think the mere strain on the nerves
would XIII a man In a short time
holding your life In your hand all the
time. always conscious that a moments
relaxation Of vigilance may mean
death"
"oh. don't know" replied the gray
beard. when came back from the
west I was 60 years old and did not
have a gray hair. got on the railroad
train and started 20 walk across the
street Half way over ! heard the
dingedest changing and yelling right at
my heels I ever heard and somebody
gave me a push that sent me clear 10
the curb. Then. when looked around.
I saw I'd come within an ace Of being
run over by a trolley. Never had -
narrow an escape from Indiana
Il went into a saloon close BY 70 get
a drink and settle my nerves While
was standing az the bar a couple Of
fellows got into a scrap and one Of them
threw a heavy beer mug. Didn't hii
the other fellow. but Il came within q
sixteenth Of an inch Of my right ZEN
pie.
Il started 10 walk up town and th'
first crossing I came TO a policeman
grabbed me BY the shoulder and ierket
me across so quick II made my hear
swim. I looked 70 see what was th'
matter. for there was no car tracks OF
the street. aud cav had Just escaped
being run down by a hackman hurry
ing 10 catch a train.
up street a little further somebody
yelled: Look outr at me. and whei
I jumped a big lcicle fell and strucl
where had been standing.
Il got TO my hotel and was headinl
for the door when somebody grabbel
me and asked me II wanted 20 b
killed. They we're hosting a safe int
Eecond-story window over where
had been trying TO 90 and I hadn'
more than got out Of the way befor
rope broke and II dropped.
Il went 70 bed and about mldnigh
I was called up by a bell ringing owe
my head and found the place was o
ere. and I had 10 slide down a rope {
escape. Being a sound sleeper. they
had hard work TO wake me. and Ia
barely touched the ground when IN
roof fell In.
when | looked In the glass ] sa'
the first streaks Of gray that had eve
b showed themselves In my hair. OF
there's dangers In civilized life az We
, as out on the plainsg'-Buiialo Express
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-01

The many thousands who have been
charmed with the story Of Cinderella
win be glad 70 learn OF the origin Of
the romance. Her real name vas
Rhodope and she was a beautiful Egyp.
tian maiden who lived GO years before
the common era and during the reign
OF enc Of the twelve kings Of Egypt
One day Rhodope ventured TO battle In
a clear stream near her home. leaving
her shoes. which were very small, lying
on a bank. An eagle passing above
caught sight OF the little sandals and.
installing them for a toothsome tidbit.
pounced down and carried one Of them
IN his beak. The bird uaefttingiy
played the part Of fairy godmolhsr. Tor
flying over Memphis. where the king
was dispensing Justice, Il let the shoe
fan directly az the kings feet. It's
she. beauty and dalntlness Immediate
~ attracted the royal eye. and the
king determined 10 know the wearer Of
30 cunning a shoe. Messengers were
sent through an the kingdom In search
OF the foot that Il would A. Rh3aope
was finally discovered. the shoe placed
on her foot and she was carried n
triumph TO Memphis. where she became
tho queen Of Kins Paammeticua-Mll'
waukoc Wisconsin.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-01

ton would be produced. whose edges
would run hack aud forth Ike the one
shown In some shells when the wall
Is removed the partitions arc seen In
great numbers and forming most com.
pllcated patterns.
In form the amm0nites present re-
markable variations They may be
straight. bent like a cows horn. colled
loosely Ike the gyroccras. or closely,
as the phylloceras. The figure OF the
ancyloceras shows one OF the more re
markahle forms Although most OF the
species have the she'll with all the coils
IN one plane. sonic are found IN which
they wind around Just as does the shell
OF n snail Specimens Of al these
strange shells may he seen in the mu-
scum. Some OF them exceed two feet
IN diameter. More than 600O species
are known TO exist, An these am
mQnitcs are louc ago extinct. They be-
came 50 specialized that the environ
ment was unsuitcd 90 them. The earth
could no longer afford anything good
enough for them aud they died. mean.
while the plaln old.fashioned nautilus
continues with MS 20 this day.-O. +
Hay IN rlmos-herald.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-01
"ooop MORNING. GENTLEMEN.
Reeds Assonlshinw Pollssnsss nads the
Ladies' Wonder.

Reeds Astonishing Poiltsnsss aads the
Ladies Wonder
General credence Is not given 10 the
story OF the remark attributed 70
George Washington that he would not
be outdone In politeLess by a negro.
says the Philadelphia Sun. Neverthe-
less. Il Is a story that goes. and Il evil
IDENTIFY has been taken 10 heart by Mr..
Thomas D. Reed. One day last week
Mr.. Reed was sauntering along a fash
ionable uptown street during calling
hours while ladies were alighting In
droves from their carriages. Two col
cred brothers. decidedly the worse
looking for wear. and belonging 10 the
faction which, by casting from ten to
twenty-five votes apiece. recently Sc
cured the election Of a Reed delegate
from this district TO the national re-
publican convention. were hanging
around. watching the scene As NJ.
Reed was passing they tugged az the
battered remnants OF hats surrounding
their pates and said: How do. Mr.,
Speaker" Instantly the hand Of the
speaker was elevated. his hat was re-
moved clean from his head. his body
was bent forward in a bow. deep and
profound. and the hahitual cynical
smile which plays around his lips melt.
ed into one Of extreme cordiallty as
he replied: Good morning. gentle
men" And the ladies' looked on and
wondered.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-01

savory darlolcs are suitable either
for luncheon or supper and may b.
made with boiled or roast beef. veal o.
chicken. Mince the meat. season Il
With salt. pepper and a iittle nutmeg;
add a small quantity OF grated ham
tpottcd ham viii answer the purposei
and a few shrcds Of red picked cab
bage chopped up and maisicned suiH-
cicntly 10 form Into a paste vita some
LIQUID aspigadeliy. Fnl some individual
molaa with Tie mixture. and when SCI
turn out and place each on a rather
thick slice Of tomato. serve around
pile Of fnoly shredded lettuce dres1ea
with mayonnaisa Almost any kim OF
aaky fsh can be u,ed IN The same way
for hlling dafloic molis, bai when this
q done BARD boiled egg should b
added IN place o, the ham and the aspie
should De whlsked until froihy with .
small quantity Of mayonnaise. before
being mixed With the hsh.-Philadel.
phla Public Ledger.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-01
An Aue,.n, Castle

Part Of Dunvegan castle, SKYE. the
ancestral home OF the Maeleods. dates
from the ninth century and Il Ia be-
llevCd TO be the Oldest inhabited house
In the country-private residence. Of
course. We mean. The castle q a fne
old pile. built on a promontory at the
head Of Loeb Follari. and must have
been a place Of great strength IN the
days when the Macleods and McDonalds
were at constant warfare. One OF It's
cherished treasures IL the Fairy Flag,
the palladium Of the house Of Macleod.
Legend invests Il with marvellous quail
tiles. Three times only. however, could
thevirtues OF lheias be utilised. Twice.
we are told, Il has been uafurled with
magical results. lls last reserve OF
power must be employed II the clan
Is lever on the verge Of utter cxtlne-
ton. and Of such a calamity the con-
tinseney seems Ear gemoyed.-LOndop
Society.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-01
.;E
Orthoceras


are Ia one plane But the nautilus DIFF
fers from the shells Of all snnils In an-
other and more important respect In
a living snail the body Of the animal
usually ILLS the whole shell from the
mouth 20 the TIP Of the splre. The nnu-
titus. on the contrary. occupies only a
portion " the shell. about one-hnlf OF
the last turn. The rest Of the shell Is
divided by cross-pnrtltions Into a large
number Of chambers. aud these are
flled with air. Furthermore, a slender
tube. the siphon. runs from the outer,
or body. chamber, through oil the 9TH
ers 20 the center Of the she'll All this
may be seen from the figure Of the
nautilus The structure may be bet
Ter understood " We imagine that we
take a common tin horn and n number
OF circular tin disks Of different and
proper sizes. let each disk be concnve
on one side and have n hole Ia It's CEN
ter Imagine a small disk 90 be sol
dercd across the tube near the small
end. and nc intervals of half an inch
other disks as far as the middle % the
tube. The tube would now be divided
into a number of chambers. the outer
most Of which Is large. and would rep
resent the portion Of the shell occupied
by the animal But the holes In the
disks would connect the chambers.
Now, suppose that small tin tube
lust fitting the holes were 20 be run
from the bottom o. the outer chamber
10 the tip Of the horn. and 10 be sol
dered 10 the partition where u passes
through them. This would represent
the siphon and would open into the
body chamber. but none Of the others,
aud would. furthermore. shut them on
from one another. The figure Of the
orthocerns viii Illustrate this arrange
ment.
n we now imagine that We take this
horn. and. beginning With the tip, wrap
Il around the finger, one turn on thf
other. we shall have something Ike 4
nautilus shell. Indeed. there j. reason
for believing that the nautilus has
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-01

Rams Horn; There "a q great deal
Of honest wisdom and helpful sugEel-
ton In the following from the Rellsi.
ous Telescope; Brother. how about
that preacher Of ours? The year Ia al
most up: he has toiied and preached
faithfully: his salary ia email enough.
goodness knows. and even Of that AZ
told there are SCI unpal1 Nov. how
abou, that? Are We going 70 Jet him
60 on to conference. losing that much
Of his salary. every cent Of which he
and his family 50 badly needl Are
we? II We DO Il. Il seems 60 ne that
the Lord win trouble as: for he tells
US plainly. The aborer is worthy Of
HE hire" am free 10 admit that
times are hard. and money scarce; but
that only makes him need the 81 that
much more. Why. II a man were TO
sneak into Eiy house tonight and steal
the $50 that have laid up to pay my
taxes. I would feel that ! was almost
bankrupt; and yet ] am sure that I
could stand that loss a good deal easier
than our preacher can 80 TO conferences
without the remainder Of his salary.
Then. too, We can raise Il for him u
We will Come. take hold with me.
viii give a dollar. you give a dollar,
and then let Us 80 around and SEQ
the brethren. talk TO them as ! havs
talked 10 you. and know We can raiss
It win y0ui You vii. Coed Tor you
on, how much better We can sieeI
when our preacher goes on TO confer
eneo happy because his salary Il paid
up In fun
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-01

Some years ago Mr. Gladstone had
met a possible claimant for q civil list
pension whom he believed 70 Be IN sur
ilclently poor circumstances. and had
almost decided 10 grant Il. when he re-
celved an invitation 70 dinner with the
person In question. This raised some
doubt In HE mind. On the one hsnd.
should a civil list pensloner be able 20
afford 10 ontertalng On the other
hand. Il might only be a dinner Of
herbs. and Il seemed hard to deprive a
public benefactor Of q pension because
he was ready 70 share his crust and
water knowing that In any case there
would be a feast Of reason and low Of
,oul. Mr.. Gladstone accepted the invita-
ton. ane on the way propounded 20
his companion the following text.
No champagne. pension; champagne,
40 pension" There was champagne.
and the host los; his pension. Il vas
the dearest bottle Of wine on record.
for Il cost the purchaser 100 year.
London News
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-01

Many fashionable dressmakcrs are
shocked by the appearance upon th,
scene Of n steel pctlcoat This tor
mentor comes from Paris and Is made
OF the finest material. Il u destined
to be worn with the widest OF the new
skirts 90 keep them well spread out
Though the modistcs are aware % the
presence OF the steel peitiCuaL also the
hustle and the hoopskirl, yet they de-
cry an knowledge Of their use and an
tlclpaie decided movement against
such artificial aud unhealthy aids 10
eccentric fashion In America. There II
no doubt that the metropolitan dress
makers are doing all they can TO ward
on the h0opsklrt and its anneXes. As
rule they are personally against
their adoption, according 10 one Of
their nuuhor
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-01
saved By nis w.t.

DR.. Brown. OF ST. Louis was walking
home late one night, when he was ac-
cosled by a footpad.
Give me your money! said the
thief
As quick as thought the Doctor
turned. and, In offended tone. said:
What are you doing over herog Go
on the other side OF the street. I'm
working thls side myself"
With a muttered apology for his
breach OF etiquette, the would be rohber
vanhhed In the darlSncss.-Plttsburg
Dispatch.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-01

been derived from a stralght-cham-
bered she'll like that OF the Orthoceras.
simply becoming more and more bent
then closely-colled As long as the
nautilus lives new chambers are being
formed. Al intervals the animal moves
forward IN its body chamber and then
eecretes itself behind a new partition.
The shell grows, meanwhile. by addi-
tons 10 the free edges Of the mouth.
The outer walls OF the shell consist Of
two layers. an outer one. resembling
porcelain aud banded with terra Gotta
and white. aud an inner. pearly one,
which displays the irldesccnt tints.
Very often, In shop shells. the outer
layer has been wholly removed.
The nautilus Is close relative OF
the sQulds aud the octopus From the
body aud out OF the mouth Of the she'll
Il can extend sometimes as many as
ninety arms. In the center OF the circle
OF arms II the mouth. armed with pow
crful. parrot.lIke Jaws, Like all the
squlds and octopl. the nautilus Is Who'll.
~ carnlvorous, It's food consisting OF
crabs and fishes. In the East Indian
and Philippine Islands the natives
catch the nautilus In traps balted with
small fishes OF pieces OF chicken and
sunken TO a depth Of seventy fathoms
or more. The flesh Is regarded as a
dellcacy.
AT the sea bottom the nautilus crceps
about on its arms with the she'll above
H. Il Is said 10 come at times 20 the
swim there for a short period. The
swimming II accomplished. as In the
sQulds, by drawing water into the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-01

Mr.. II. Werner writes as follows 70
tho London Spectator. Allow me
through the medium Of your esteemed
manor 10 contradict the statement
made BY the Paris correspondent Of the
Daily NAH about Dr. Nansen's remar-
rlage. l know for certain that Dr..
Nansen. before starting on his polar
expedition. did not obtain a legal sep.
aration from bis wife In order to oor-
nit her to marry again In the event
OF his disappearance or death. With
out being put 10 the trouble Of proving
his decease."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-01

the chambers. The air IN these cham
bers II undoubtedly eacreted By the
posterior portion Of the body Of the
nautilus. just a. the air bladder OF a
nsh sccrrira thc air IN ~ II Il dim-
cult 10 understand bow the ahell, con
tanning air a. a pressure produced by
from 10 10 roo fathoms Of water. can
Withstand the expansive force when
brought 10 the surface
The nautilus Il one Of the old settlers
OF the cgrth. The genus began its cx-
lstence NJ lenst as eatly a. the be.
ginning of the sllurlan and has In all
geological periods furnished species
not very different from those now In
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-01
The Rope Fisna.

IN New York the whcelmen are an.
moved BY the tack. glass and nail fiend,
hut Philadelphia cyclists can 20 Us one
better. for they have the rope fend
This annoyance Is largely the work Of
hoys. and consists Of stretching a cord
across a roadway and sufficiently high
To catch passing whoolmen at the
hat line, the object being TO take on
hln hat, but more frequently the OBJ
structlon catches passing wheelmer
under the chin. and when Il does moi
dlamount them causes a severe shock