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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-16

There Is no danger In eating SOFT
shelled crabs" observed an eplcure. -if
they are fresh. but they are poison Il
they arr not They should be well ~
soned. aud an extra lot Of pepper pul
on them as a prccaution. especnty Z
the weather Is very hot when they afc
eaten. or u they are eaten shortly BE-
fore one reiires. Il Is the habit of
many persons % eat softShelied crabs
az night time. I 10 not know BAT thai
they taste better then. II Is sometimes
dangerous 70 many 20 drink blk after
eating crabs. Mia seems q develop
the collie that follows eating soft.
shelled crabs with some pcrslna.
Another thing that should be rc.
membercd. aud that h. q sharp ihQn-
der storm win XII softshcilcd gfaee.
and even the hari-shellcd crab al
times. Unless the soft-sheiled crab
has been cooked befor0 the lhundcf
storm. think the safer plan would b.
to decline to eat t. Under all other
conditions there u no danger IN PAR
taking Of them. Tor ] do not think any
one would b. criminal enough 20 eonh
dead crab hard % soll-slstl Ina
proper way 20 kili crab Is q throw
him Into a kettle Of holllns Wale~.
know that some people talnk this d
cruel. but u Is no more cruel than 4,
stab them with a needle or Mn ,ncu
with chlorolorm. a. ! have knoW1
eome extra sensitive reEsona ~ o.
Washington Evening Star.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-16

Steel Is making inroads into wood as
a material for water craft Of all sorts
Steel canal boats are the latest innoya-
ton These are TO be twelve feet deep.
eighteen feet beam and hundred feet
long. with a carrying capacity Of a hun
dred thousand bushels OF wheat Il has
long been known that the wooden tubs
used as canal boats are useful only Ia
still water, their build not giving
strength enough to Withstand the rough
treatment they ge, In lake transit Il
Is claimed that the new steel boats can
be taken through the lakes. thereby
saving the trouble and expense Of
breaking cargo This Is an item Of no
small Importance. and viii practically
rovolullonlze the inland carrying trade
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-16

Cod-livcr oil for medicinal purposes
should be perfectly llmpld. yellow
thlck oil. and while having tho pecu-
liar, characteristic smell and taste.
should BE- absolutely free from ran
ridlty.
Like an fatty substances. codllver
oil has a tendency 10 cause formation
Of far IN the body. and 80 20 improve
the quality % the blood. But Il =
very complex substance. and the
Iodine. phosphoFic acid and other sub
stnaces which Il contains. may ac-
count In part for the remarkable e.
fects which Us use nearly always pro.
duces.
Cod.llver oil Is useful. and Il extern
slvely employed IN almost all kinds q
chronic disease attended By wasting.
Sufferers from scrofuia IN liz various
forms. from tuberculosis. ehronlc hron-
chltls. chronlc rheumatism or general
debility, referahle to misery. overwork
and underfeeding, are al likely 10 b.
benefited By a perseverlng course %
cod-llver oil Taken IN combination with
cre0sote. Il often cxerts a positively
wonderful influence Ia consumption.
especially IN conjunction with change
Of climate and Intelligent nursing.
In all cases where the administration
Of codliver oil seems desirable. the
point TO be FIRST determined Il the atti-
tude Of the patient toward H. Can he
take Il with IMMUNITY. and. Il 90. can
he digest III And are there no condi-
tons. such a. diarrhca, hemofrhRge OF
much fever. any enc Of which would
prohibit ltE usef
Great care must be taken IN forcing
the oil upon sensitive or doranged
etomachs; but BY ingenious tnarlpnln-
tlnn Il can b made palatabie even IA
such cases. provided there Il no other
objection 20 LIS use. Sometimes 4
piece Of salt Of salt taken INTO the
mouth Just before the oil. aud another
inst after Il. will chvlate the difficulty
Various emulslons. containing aro.
matte waters. yolks Of eggs. o. equal
parts Of glycerine and a drop or two ol
almond oil. may all b. experimental
with.
Sometimes Il II necessary 10 hcrlu
with q single small dose daily, gradu
ais increasing the amount IS the per
son becomes habltuatet 10 Il.
In infants. or IN cases Of marked
emaclation and weakness. "a which I
would be difficult to give the 81
through mouth. L may b. rubbed o,
the abdomen and chest. Youths Con
panlou.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-16

A German scientist says that people
who habitually use onions are much
less liable 10 nervous diseases than
those who affect TO desplse them. They
tone up sys,ems that are run down and
assist digestion and assimilation oi
food. As an inte'eliing item In this
connection the same scientist says that
n a sprig OF parsley Is chopped fno.
sprInkled with vinegar and eaten after
onions there will be- no trace Of this
vegetable on the breath This Is well
worth knowing. II true. and certainly Il
Il not dinicult 10 try the experiment
As a further Item Of interest In regard
20 onions. Il Is claimed that they are
one Of the best cleansers Of the skin.
and that onion eaters. all other things
being equal. will have the iinosl Of con-
plexions This being the case. the mar
ket value Of onions and parsley ought
10 Increase with rapldlty.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-16


Tho lad was obliged to earn BE oan
living. and began work a. a pholoe
rapher's assistant az Nashville. He
took good care Of BIS small wages. and.
being Of a generous disposition. often
loaned money 90 his friends who were
less thrifty than he. One Of these.
after icing favored several times
came "a 70 the younf photographers.
Il aui IA sore need Of a few dollarn.
he said. and II yOu win lel me have
the money ! win leave you this book
a. security"
Although the other knew there vas
little probability u bis ever being re.
paid. he could not refuse the request.
Here n the money; keep your book.
and repay me When yOu can"
The grateful lad went away IN such
haste that be left the book behind.
The kind youth. with curiosity. exam
lned the volume. II was . work on
astronomy By Dick, and % fascinated
him that he sat up all night studying
its marvellous revelations He had
never seen anything which 20 alled
him with delight. lie determined to
learn ell be could about the wonders
OF the heavens. He began. fhenceforth.
20 read everything be could obtain
about the heavens.
The next step was 10 buy q small
sDy-glass. and night after night be
spent most Of the hours on the roof Of
the house studying the stars. He -
cured. secondhand. the tube Of q larger
spy glass. into which be ftted an eye
piece, and sent 70 Phlladelphla for an
object. glass. BY and By be obtained 4
hve-lnch glass. which. ~ you know. -
40 instrument Of considerable size.
Meanwhile be wrought faithfully IN
the shop Of The photographer. but his
nights brought him rare delight: for be
never wearicd Of tracing out the won
den and marvels Of the worlds around
US. With the aid Of his large spy glass
De- discovered two comets before they
were teen By any o. the other profes-
sl0nal astronomers. whose superior IN
struments were continually ruamiug
about the heavens IN search 81 the &c.
lestssi wanderers. This exploit. you
may well suppose. made the boy fam
Gus. lie was invited by the professors
In Vandeclillt university 70 ~ thitheE
and see what ne could 90 with their
six-lnch telesc0is In the course Of
the following four years be discovered
six comets
He was rext engaged By the Lick
university in California. With the aid
Of that magnificent thlrty-alx-lnch ~
fracting telescope. the largest ever
made. he discovered eight comets. and
last summer astonishcd the world By
discovering the hf.h satellite Of Jupl
ter. He invented a new method Of
phOtographlng the nebulae In the milky
way, and has shown an originality ap
preaching ge1ius IN his work Ia stellal
photography. Perhaps you have al
ready guessed the name Of this fam
Gus astronomer. which n Prof. r. +
Barnard. Of the Lick observatory
Great as have been his achievement
In the past. we are warranted IN ex
peciing still greater tnumphs from hin
In the sublime study Of the heavens
Selected.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-16

When We tell you that II Is possible
10 balance cup one-quartor full Of
hot coffee on the point Of carving
knife. don't express your incredullty
without giving us chance 10 explain
the feat. We confess that the PROPOSE
ton IL somewhat startling. but you re-
member what Hamle, said 10 Horatio
Here Is the way to do II. but nervous
persons need not attempt IT, Insert o
cork 10 the handle Of a coffee cup,
tightly. but not so vigorously as 10
snap the handle OF. Stick a four
prongcd fork In the cork. as shown In
the illustration. two Of the prongs on
one side Of the handle. and two on the
other.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-16
THE UGLY MANDARIN.


The exciting adventure here recorded
was brought up from the reresses Of
my memory by the rccgRt war Il &C.
Cured at the time Of the celebrated
ARROW" affair. that ridiculous revenue
squabble which led the British In
l'oslllitles with the CHI se. was
lusily engaged with my own vessel,
unBiLg carIoos Of ten from Canton
dawn TO Hong Kong. and taklug back
opium for the native merchants.
There was big money In the irad', and
lad i lasted should have mate my
fortune. but. Unfortunately. the oJi-
l,iVak brough: the business. FOR he Ct
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-16
Ne, Ready to Leave Yet.

"Thurber." said Mr. Cleveland to his
private secretary, Il lately saw a state
mcnt that President Tyler. while In the
white house, was the father OF fourteen
children"
Yes, air"
Then. Thurber. Il Is clear that |
must have several more terms. New
York World
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-16

In this era OF tandems OF pneumatic
tires,
OF boomers and bicycles. scorchers
and fun.
The old-fashloncd notions have suf-
fered a change
And a sabbath days Journey Is a cen.
fury run.
Truth.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-16

This arrangement lowers TIE center
OF gravity Of the apparatus. and you
may now place the cup on the point Of
the knife. DO this very carefully and
tentatively. to zee that the cup Is IN
exact equilibrium.
Il Is hardly necessary TO cay that the
hand that holds the upright knife mus,
DC very steady one. or there may be
emash-up. but with quiet nerves
and careful handling the feat may
readily be accomplished u you have
any doubts on the subject. drink the
coffee FIRST.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-16

Il think we ought to do something 10
concillate the bicycle vote" said the
statesman. 1t Is likely to be power"
"Not much II amt" said his mana
ger Every fellow that has wheel
hates every other fellow that has some
other kind OF wheel SO much that they
won't organize In thousand years. -
Truth.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-16

HN8"A
The Prince OF Monaco has recently
announced his intention to send his
yacht on an expedition Of discovery
among the haunts Of the sperm whale
This leads Mr., Frank T. Bullen to re-
late IN Nature some OF his experiences
With whales. and he tells a story Of a
fight OF sea monsters In the Strait Of
Malacca which reads like romance
The fight occurred In a smooth sea on
a moonlight night. and Mr. Bullen
watched Il from the deck Of a ship
with the aid OF night glass. His al
tention was FIRST attracted by a com.
motion In the water. which he sup
posed might be caused by a volcanic
disturbance OF the sea bed. Examina-
ton with the glass showed very
large sperm whale engaged In deadly
conflict with a monster squid or devil
fish, whose tentacles encircled the
whales body. THE livld whiteness
Of these writhlng arms which en-
laced the caehalot (whale) like nest
OF mighty serpents stood out in bold
relief against the black, boulder-llko
head Of the aggressor." The aggressor
was the whale. sQuids being a favorlte
prey Of sperm whales. Presently the
whale raised Itself half out Of the wat
er and We plainly saw the awful look
ing head OF the gigantic mollusk. A,
our distance. something under a mile
Il appeared about the size OF one Of our
largest oil casks, which held 800 sal.
Ions Like the rest Of the squid Wis
lble II was Of peculiar dead white
and In Il cleaned two eyes Of lnks
blackneas about foot In diameter. TX
describe the wonderful eonloFsions o
theae two monsters Il Car beyond M
powers. An around the eomhaant
ware sithE smaller whales or ir,mens
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-16

In fracture OF the skull. with COM
preston and loss OF consciousness. OK
anime the wound and II possible raise
tho broken edges Of the skull so as to
relieve the pressure on the brain.
Prompt action will often save life.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-16

sharks who we're evidently assisting IN
the destruction Of the squId. aud get.
ting full share OF the feast" Mr..
Bullen says the enclrcllng tentacles
gradually slipped of the whales body
and the hight ended in the evident trl.
umph for the whale.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-16

The bride who finds a spider on her
wedding dress may consider herself
blessed.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-16

Procure a little Collomia seed. which
may be had from seedmen. Take one
OF the seeds and with razor or very
sharp knife cut OF a very thin slice
Lay this slice on a slip OF glass tan or
binary slidel. cover Il with thin glass
cover and, the microscope being In
vertical position. lay II on the stage II
you wish TO incline the microscope you
must use a square glass cover and not
round one. and hold the cover to It's
place by means Of a very fine rubber
ring Nov bring the thin slice Of seed
into focus and then apply a drop Of wa
ter to the edge Of the glass. The water
will penetrate between the glasses and
molsten the seed. which will at once
throw out a very large number Of spiral
hbers, giving Il the appearance OF verit-
able termination beginners will ind
II easier TO perform this experiment Y
one Will apply the water while the other
looks through the instrument a
single drop Is enough"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-16
SCIENTIFIC CORNER.
CURRENT NOTES OF SCIENCE
AND INDUSTRY.
Seeds Undsr = MieFoseops ~ a
Nerve Tonic-A SouFes Of CoaiagIon--
Miniature Fire Works 800 balancing .
Cup-Canai Baats o. steel.

MOST interesting
and curious expert
ment. and one that
will be specially 1T
tractive 10 young
people. may be tried
by almost any per
son OF ordinary in
telligenco. The fol-
lowing Is a descrip.
ton given by a
aniaufftla attfhnrftv
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-28
Cost of Improved Highways.

1t is probably well within bounds
to estimate that to every mile of
main roads thousand acres of land
are tributary, says the New York
Tribune. Two or three thousand
dollars would transform a mile of
bad road-so unspeakbly bad as for
two or three months in every year
to be unworthy Of the name of road
into good road that would be good
every day in the year. That would
mean a tax, provided the property
owners paid the whole expense, of
81 to 50 an acre.
Is there any one who after a
study of present condition such as
we have sketched in outline, doubts
that the value Of the land would be
increased by several times the
amount Of that tax? Why, the
simple wear and tear upon vehicles
and harness and horsefesh in one
season Of walIowing through mud
will amount to pretty nearly as
much as the cost of constructing an
improved road. If to that we ado
the loss farmer and others now suf-
fer from enforced absention from
carting or from difficulty and delay
in doing it at the very seasons of
the year when most carting need to
be done we have an argument in
dollars and cents that ought to be
convincing to every intellect in IA
vor of improved roads.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-28
CHAPTER ~.

AN ACT To repea! Section nine of Article u
of the Public Loca! Laws, title Garrett
County subtitle BIRDS and Came as
amended by Chapter $40 of the Acts Of
Assembly of 1891, TO re-enact the same
with amendments.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Genera
Assembly of Maryland that Section Of Arti-
Gle u of the Public Loct! Laws, title Garrett
County," subtitle birds and Game" as
amended by Chapter $40 of the Acts Of Assem- =
bly, Of 1894, be and the same is hereby repealed
and re-enactcd. so as to read as follows, viz:
1t Sha not be lawful COR any person to kin
or destroy in said county any woodcOck or
partridge between the first day OF December
and the first day of October in each year: or
to Xxi !! or destroy in any manner any pleas
ant between the date Of the passage OF this
Act ana the first day OF October in the year
eighteen hundred and ninety-seven. From
and after the first day OF October in said year
1897, il shat! be un!aWu! for any person to
XII y or destroy, or try to destroy, any pleas
ant in said county except during the months
of October and November, in each year; and
ii shat! be un.awu! to snare or entrap any
wooGcOck, partridge or pheasant at any sea-
son of the year whatsoever.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted that this act shat!
take effect from the date ofitS passage
Approved March 10. 1886
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-28
CHAPTER G13.
AN ACT TO prevent trespaesino for the pur-
pose of hunting or fishing on enclosed
lands in Garrett county, Maryland, with
out the consent Ofthe owner

AN ACT To prevent trcspassing for the pur-
pose or hunting or fishing on enclosed
!andS IN Garrett county, Maryland. with =
out the consent Ofthe owner.
SECTION !. Re it enacted by the Genera,
Assembly OF Maryland that any person or
persons who shat. enter upon the enc!oS ed
ana o. any person or persons or body cOrpO-
rate IN Garrett county, Maryland, with intent
10 mint or flSh on same, without first having
obtained permission so to do, from the owner
or owners of said land or from his her their
or Its agent, shat! be deemed gui !ty OF n mis-
dcmeanor, and ON conviction thereof before
any Justice of the Peace of said county, be
ilned not less than one nOi more than twenty
do"arS, and in default Ofpayment of said fine
together with the costs OF prosecution shall
be by said Justice of the Peace committed to
the county iai. for not !ess than one Eor more
than twenty days.
SEC. ,. And be ii further enacted that az
hneS collected un der the foregoing Section
sha be paid by the Justice of the Peace be =
lore whom such conviction was had, over to
the county SchOo! Commissioners of said
county for the use of the SchOo' S therein
within thirty days after having received the
same and Sha!! take duplicate receipts there
Tor from said SchoO! Commissioners one OF
which he sha !. file with the County Commits
SlOhefS OF SAID Garrett county,
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted that al
acts or parts OF acts inconsistent with the
provisions OF this act, be and the same are
hereby repealed.
SEC. !. And be il enacted that this act shall
take elect from the date OF its passage.
Approved April T. 1896
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-28
Major MCNinlaY.

The delegates to the Republican
National Convention have been
elected. They are divided between
seven candidates in the order named
viz; Mckinley, Reed, Morton, Quay,
Allison, Bradley and Cullom.
There will be 91S delegates in the
convention, and Of these Reed has
95, Morton &C, Quay sc, Allison
80, Bradley 16, Cullom -. This
leaves GAL delegates, of which Nc
Kinley will haYe from 600 to $50 on
the opening Of the conyeption, and
as AGO will nominate it is clear that
the champion Of Protection will be
nominated on the first roll-call pro-
vidcd he be not nominated by accla-
nation.
The Cleveland hard times and
the opposition Of bosses like Quay
and Platt have combined to nom i,
mated Mckinley, and the same in
huences Will give HIM the largest
popular majority ever received by a
candidate for President Of the
United States.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-28

this act in charge to the grand jury of said
county at every jury term of said Circuit
Court.
SEC. I. And be it enacted, that this act shall
effect no change in the existing statue of law
in any district of said county until and un-
less a change be made as provided in the
other sections of this act.
SEC. s. And be it enacted that it shall be
the duty of the Judges, or any one thereof.
of the Circuit Court for said county upon the
written petition of at least one third in num-
Der of the registered voters of the number of
votes cast at the next preceding general
election in any election district of said county
presented to such Judge or Judges at any
time after any general election in this State.
and prior to the first day of August proceed
Ing the next congressional election following
thereon, unless counter petition from said
district, larger in number than the first is
presented to said Judge or Judges before the
first day of September following, in which
event said Judge or Judges shall either take
no action on the first petition, or countermand
what action has been taken, as the case may
require to pass an order within thirty days
after the ming of said petition with the Clerk
of the Circuit Court for said county directing
the said Clerk to proclaim notice of a new
election, to be held at the next congressional
election in any such election district to de-
term1ne whether or not spirituous or fer
mented liquors and medicated bitters pro-
ducing intOXication, as hercinbefore Speci-
ned, in such election district; and the Clerk
OF sad Court shall give special notice thereof
to the Sheriff of said county, whose duty il
shall be, under penalty for neglect or refusal
as is now, or hereafter may be, provided by
law for such neglect or refusal in regard TO
proclamation of other elections held in this
State, to give notice of the same at the time
he shall give notice of the election to be held
for member OF Congress of the United States
from the said Sixth Congressional District OF
Maryland next following the filing of said
petition and passing of the order thereon
hereinbefore specified.
SEC. Q. And be it enacted. that the pro7is-
ions of this act shall not apply to any parts of
an election district of said county wherein
the sale of liquor or tOther fermented suirits
is now prohibited by law.
SEC. TO- And be it enacted, that this act
shall take effect from the date of its passage
Approved April f. 1896
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-28
Windom Deserted.

Window. on the line of the West
Virginia Central and Pittsburg
Railroad, which was lively, brisk,
mining town for some years, has be-
come almost deserted on account
of the coal being worked out, and
men are now at work tearing down
the coal tipple and taking up the
iron rails Of the mine track which
are being loaded for shipment.
While this mine is abandoned, a
new one is being opened few miles
north of it and will soon take its
nlacn.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-28

SECRETARY Hoke Smiths paper
is becoming venomous in its attacks
upon McKinley-and Grover Cleve-
land is not counseling moderation,
either. 1.-The pompous little man."
"the Ohio dodger," and like ex-
presslons emanate from Hoke dur
nally nOw.--Cincinnati Post.
Hokee Pokee, It's no jokee,
Your words are words of a clan;
Put this in your pipe and smokee
To the success of "The pompous lit
tie man."
Hokee Pokee, It's no jokee,
In Growers cabinet you're ledger;
Therein in vanity you soakee,
Booming without jobee "the Ohio
dodger."
Hokee Pokee, It's no jokee,
The many things said of you,
IT'S not the first time you've poked
Your venom at the Boys in Blue"
Hokee Pokee, It's no iollee,
That your spleen has not been all
expended,
The old veterans knew you never joled
When their pensions you suspended.
Hokee Pokee, It's no jokee
That you're very sly old codgcr,
You know twas Grover, not Nc that
did pokee
In the substitute, your chief was the
"dodger.n