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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28

Postal Stone" be-
meath which, for at least two centuries,
the mariners who touched at what Is
now Cape Town were wont 20 deposit
their letters 10 await the visit Of the
next homeward or outward bound yes
sci.
Il is Of hoxagonal shape. about i've
feet In diameter. and bears In old Eng
liRh lettering the date OF 1922 After
this homoly auxiliary TO the precarioua
letter carrying service Of the time was
superseded. and Cape Town sprung
into being. II was lost sight Of until the
other day. Now Il viii be placed In a
museum.
There &c no doubt about this stone
being authentic. In which respect Il
differs from many another reputei and,
IKE that. for instance. Of the Runic
stone which was dredged up In the har-
Dor AZ Havre not long ago This at
FIRST excited no end OF speculation and
controversy. as II was thought TO be a
relic Of the old Viking settlers Of Nor
mandy Il subsequently, transpired that
Il had formed part Of a Norwegian *
hiblt AZ the Paris exposition In 1867
and had been Lost overheard on ita re-
turn to Norway shortly aftorward.
Though the Blarney sione-the only
and orlglnal-was repuied to have been
At the Chicago exposition, and Is said
TO be yet In this country, the one In the
castle wall OF Blarney. which has been
sanclihod by the kisses Of 20 many
generations OF pilgrims. ia slill on view
as Il has been near three hundred years
since cormac Maccarthy's soft prom
iseo and delusive delays made his be
sleeer. the Lord President. the laugh
Ing stock Of Elizabclh's court.
Another example OF the occasional
fallacy Of lapldary legend is furnished
by the so-callcd "stone Of job" stu
aied not far from Damascus. From
tine immemorial Il has been assertes
that Il was upon this hard couch tina
the patriarch rested IN the course O
his wandering Il was only recently
that its inscription was deeiphered ans
found to refer TO Rameses H., Of Egypt
who four.shed after Job had been deaf
and dust two hundred years
Probably there Is no stone In IN
world about which more legend cling
than that upon which the rulers o
England have been crowned since ih
days when Edward !. brought Il fron
Scotland 70 Westminster. This corona
lion stone "a also called jacobs Pii
low" and the "Stone OF Destiny" Ae
cordlng to the most ancient tradition
Il was the stone on which Jacob slen
when he had his dream Of the iaddel
and was originally preserved In Solo
mons temple. whence Il was oonveye
TO Egypt By jeremiah.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28

II Is unnecessary 20 20 20 . san,
maker 20 get a sail for a small boat
for use on an inland lake or river. As.
certain the height Of the mast and dc.
eide upon the length OF the boom and
gan. Make q diagram on the barn
flOor or outdoor on tho earth. driving
q nail or peg az each of the four cor.
ncrs. Now. having bought some good
heavy cotton drilling. cut q into lengths
20 M the diagram. beginning on ,he
side larihest from the mast. and then
place that length In lls proper place
aud cut out the next Continue until
the whole diagram Is illled out. The
picccs should now be numbered con.
sccutlvtl. Fewed together m double
scIms and the whole strongly hemmol
around an sidcs except The inst length
eat. which shows a selvagc. Make the
eyelets for the mast. boom and enn.
aud the sail Is ready to be bent On.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28

The human volcc may or may not he
terrifying 20 Wild animals. says a
writer IN the Maine Farmer. Two Ad.
irondack boys once hid behind little
bush On the lanka of West Canada
creek. and yelled. screamed and
howlcd ct q hle blue heron acruss the
stream. with no other result than 20
make the bird stare about in curiosity.
II was only when both boys lcaned to
their feet wildly waving thrlr arms
and ala some high kicking, that the
bird few away.
WOOdchucks. nd squirrels, muskrata,
mink aud various other OF the small
animals seem 10 fear the human form,
bu, not the voice. Foxef lice AZ a live
" gait WHEN q man yellc, but deer
have been known 70 run over men
that were talking In loud wolves. Los.
elng transfers In the woods yeli and
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28
A sen,ch nrrlmsn,nI cu.,em

In connection with the arrival In
Glasgow Of the Ninety-frst Argyll ant
sutherland Hlghlandcrs. the curious
ami lnicfcgtlng ceremony OF ''crylnl
down the credit Of the regiment took
place on saturday In the forenoon
the hand marchcd down 10 81
Georges Cross. where q peculiar ala
was played. Having got a crowd col
lecicd. the drum major mounted q
chair and read out proclamation, ap
prislng all whom u might concern that
the officers ~ the regiment viii not n
responsible FOR any debts contracted
by ans OF the men under their com
mand. Shopkecpers and others hav
ing been oiiicuilly warned that u they
supply any OF the soldiers with goods
on credit they do 80 at their own risk
the drum majors party then marched
back 20 the barracks. Westminster
Gazette.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28
The JeweI.weed Miniature Can.
uon.

The most curious Of all the WAYS Of
spreading the seeds is that adopted by
the jewel-wecd. This Is a handsome
plant often seen In shady places along
brooks. II owes It's name 10 the dew
that IN early morning hangs IN glisten-
ing drops. Ike small round diamonds,
along the scallopcd edges OF the leaves.
Late IN summer. In August and Sep
temheT. the jewel-wecd Is covered with
pretty flowers. something Ike snap
dragon blossoms. orangcrd spotted
with brown. Later On. when the seeds
are ripe. the llghtest touch win make
the pods hold them burst open sudden.
ly and scatter them far aud wide. Ike
shot from a tiny cannon. For this rca-
son the European jewel-wecd is known
as NOllme-tangcre. which Il Latin for
''Touch-me.not." The garden halsam.
or lady's.sllppcr. a relative Of the Jew
ei-wced. has the same sort u elastically
opening pods.-"liow Plants Spread. "
By Thomas II. Kcarncy, Jr., In 81. Mich
Oias.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28

An envelope IL made in Germany
with an opaque or inner coating Of sill
YER. which even a Roetgen ray cannot
penetrate, making the contents OF the
envelope secure from all attempts at
prylng.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28


The dandcllon Is an Old world ilowc-.
not native IN America, save far TO the
north and on some Of the highest OF
our western mountains. But somehow
Il was brought here. perhaps from
England In old colonial times Now
we see lis golden heads and fegthery
balls az every grassy roadside. the
clocks the boys aud girls blow 10 tell
the hour. A few years ago the farmers
In the Northwest found a new weed.
vile prickly weed. In their wheat fields.
In a very short time tails weed, the
Russian thistle. has spread over wide
acres OF the best farm land IA that part
~ the country and has done great in
jury 90 the crops.
How d.. these plants spread 80 fast
aud 81 fart They are not carried about
and planted. No one would be 50 fool.
ish a. 20 sow Russian thlsties. The
mother plant must have ways % her
own Tor sending her offspring ahroad
into the world. Plants propagate them.
selves In two ways. from seed or from
buds. Sometimes these buds are borne
ON slender runners. A strawberry
plant. after Il has hloSs0mcd. begins
10 send ont such runners. with buds.
unfolding tufts u leaves. along them.
These tufts are nt ilrSt connected with
the parent plant. but later the runners
between break away. AMI each tuft be.
comes a new plant. Many grasses. Ike
Bermuda grass and the troublesome
quick or cough grass. have creeping
stems. each joint sending out bunch
OF roots below and bud on the upper
side. II you try TO hoe up such GRASSES
you only make matters worse. for each
Joint when cut ON u ready 20 form an
independent plant. such GRASSES spread
very fast and soon take possession Of
the land they get into.-"ilow Plants
Spread" hy Thomas II. kcarncy, Jr.,
Ia 81. Nicholas.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28

Beds arr quite an innovation IN Rus.
sia. and many wcllto.tlo houses are
s,ili unprovldcd with them. Peasants
sleep on the top ~ their ovens. mid.
dle-class people aud servants roll them
selves Up III The slecpsklns aud lie
down ncar the stoves. soldiers test On
wooden cots without bedding. and Il
a oaly within the last few years that
students In schools have been allowed
beds.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28


When living a few miles from Hun
was one day accompanied IN an expcdl-
ton 70 the town by my own small dog.
half black poodle. half terrlc-. and a
rc.ghbor's coollc. who sometimes came
20 spend the Gay with rs. on cur way
the dogs missed the vehicle IN which
was seated. and ] saw neither Of them
again for many hour. Al last. when
resting az a pastry cooks I OCCASION
ally frequenied. my own little animal
suddenly rushed la. greeting me rap
turuusly. The shop assistant said:
"Oh. ma'am. i that yoursf He has
been here before to-day with q large
dog They stayed about twenty min
utes then got up and wehi oui to-cih-
err" our natural way Of return yas-
I'd some distance from the shop past
Nilbefforce's Column. at the foot Of
which We found our visitor dog station
cd. not retrTipni but SHARPLY on The
lookout lie mast have remained there.
on my accustomed route. No the sug-
gcstlon II "Mldcc.' while be ran back
10 look Tor me once more az the PASTRY
cocks Why else a temporary Hcnra'
t'oni Both docs knew their way home
perfectly well. but preferred so ndlne
very long morning In searching ioi
me. In their way of doing ~ ] think
/ they showed not only affection, hut rcl'
CONF. NJ. H. In London Spectator.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28

A little fellow went into a lhop
some days aKo 20 buy pair 81 gloves
The shopman s.1rcc a ihe lnf1n||e
customer and asked him what s|4e he
took. The younrelrr rfnmH,Ir Id.
formed him. DO son want NJ Elafrs
my hoyf asked lha ehnnman. Kid
e'uscsF calculated hls customer. -lm
not I'D now. SAINT srtu no
oncs.r
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28
nraln rhosorraphy Not Yet Possible.

AE1tu fnotaHrupat Not ~ E"Netat'.
Il Is probable That. so far ne brain
photography Is concerned II win be q
long day before Il win be possible 20
Photograph the cortex % the brain IN
such a way as 10 be- Of practical hcne-
III To brain surgery. II u true that :
short time ago a New Orleans man
claimed 10 have made some wonderful
brain pictures. and offered 20 back up
his claim. lie was. however. prompt
~ branded as Erst-class "fakcr.
and since that time not much has been
heard from him. In the ease Of a very
thin skull Il might be possible 10 Sc
curc q thoroughly .accumte OUTLINE %
the brain: but this. again. Is very
different thing from securing pictur,
90 vivid that when Il Is enlarged. by
flashing upon scrcen L win show
snch a hlOCd-clot as causes paralysis.
The latter i an exceedingly tiny ar
fair. and Il very of'cn happens that a
little clot. hardly larger than n pin.
head. Is sufficient 60 cause general par
aiysis-Rosion Transcript.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28
HUYYERED 4 Snip DECK.
How Admiral De Ruyter Caught the
riFatc.


Pirate.
Did you ever hear how de Ruytcr
captured the nitrate ship and saved bis
own vessel With 4 tub OF buticrg II
Is a story that would do credit 10 the
Ingenuity Of one Of our Yankee skip.
pens. as well as the trick 10y which he
won a prize and ni.do a capture AZ
sen. yet never wasted a pound Of pow
der.
After all. now one comes 10 think OF
Il, Michael Adrlanzoon de Ruyter, the
greatest Of the Dutch naval heroes.
very nearly resembles some 81 our
best men, George Washington, Andrew
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28

BLOOMFIELD called me an ass" com.
plalned Oakland 10 Belleneld.
We'll" replied Rellehcld renectlvely,
Il always have 4 great respect
FOR Bloomncid's opinion. "-plltsbura
Chronlcle-TclegTaph.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28
orlrIn o. ,he 90, cInaereIla.


Il has been said mot one sweet girl
IN n thousand knows the origin ~ she
friend OF her childhood. Cinderella"
says a writer In the Farmers Review
Her real name was Rhodope. and she
was a beautiful Egyptian maiden who
lived G1O years before the common
era. and during the reign Of ono Of
the twelve kings Of Egypt one day
Khodope ycnturcd 70 battle In clear
stream. near her home. leaving her
shoes. which were very small. lying ON
the lmnk. An eagle pasGing above,
caught sight 81 tie little sandals. and,
misiaking them for a tooihsome It'd
BIZ. pounced down and carried OF one
IN his hcak. Tie bird unwlttlnrly
played the part Of n fairy godmotlIer,
for. flying over Memphis. where the
King was dispensing justice. Il lcl the
shoe fan directly ai the kings feet.
It's size. beauty and dalnilness immcdi-
aiely attracted the royal eye. AMI the
king determined 10 know fle weaver
u ~ cunning n shoe. Messengers
were sent through all the kingdom Ia
search OF the foot that Il would ~.
Rhodophe was finally discovered. the
shoe placed On her foot. AMI she was
carried in triumph 70 Memphis. where
she became the queen OF the King
Psammetlcus.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28

In the fourteenth and fifteenth cen
turtles nearly every government Of Eu-
rope prohibited the use Of cards. part
Is from mteal and partly from motives
Of political economy.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28
water nyaelnths.

Tides in the Sabine river carried q
floating island Of atty acres Of water
hyaclnths up and down stream past
orange. Texas. for q week.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28

STONE has Just
been unearthed In
South Africa which
bids fair to take It's
place among the
historic stones OF
the world. In the
estimation OF the
people Of that part
OF the globe at
least. It Is the old
Postal Stone" be-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28
Rapid Transit

Rapid Transit.
A can OF oil.
A slumberlng coal;
Another soul
Has reached the goal.
Cleveland Leader
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28

An impossible Operation
u have nothing against the Popu-
slsls."
.If you had you couldn't collect it,
ge.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-28
IT IS DEAR TO MANY.

uEEkHTHsHc a MARINERS
TREASURED IN SOUTH AFRICA
A stone With q fiistory-Ths ola -Pos-
al stone where sailors Used 10
Leave Their letter. Hurled for Two
Conturlsa
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-10
Father Ahnrn-

Rev. John G.. Ahern, late pastor of the
Catholic church at Flandreau, S. D., who
has recently been appointed as pastor
of tho churches at Hot Springs, Custer,
Edgemont, Hill City and Newcastle
Wyo, has arrived at Hot Springs, &C
~companied by his sister, at which place
he will establish his residence. The
newspapers of the state speak very
highly of Father Ahern, from one OF
which, published at Flandreau, we ex-
tract the following:
During his residence in Flandreau
Father Ahern has formed Il great many
warm and lasting friendships, and goes
away with the esteem and respect of not
only the members Of his church here
but of the community at large. While
as a pulpit orator Father Ahern ranks
among the foremost in the state, he has
been while here a public spirited cit
izen, an active supporter Of the cause of
temperance and good morals among his
people and in the community in which
he lives, a man sincere and honest in
his convictions, always willing to lend a
helping hand to the needy and unfor-
%tunate, and above all a true American
citizen. His sister, Miss Kate Ahern,
who has resided here with him and kept
house for him during his residence here
is a most highly accomplished and
estimable lady, and will be greatly
missed in the social circles OF Flandreau
as she goes with the Father to their
new home. Father Ahern leaves here
to-day for Chicago where he goes on
business, and after staying there q few
days will 90 direct to Hot Springs The
people of Hot Springs are to be congrat.
ulated upon obtaining so able a divine
and citizen. They both leave here with
the hearty well wishes and God speed
Of their many friends in Flandreau and
Moody county"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-10
Pettlgrew Palaver.

Frank P~ettigrew, o popularity
known as the renegade republican U. S
senator of South Dakota, arrived in this
city on the Saturday afternoon south
bound freight, and for two hours dis,
pensed his perverse palaver to a mea-
gre audience at the opera house in the
evening. One of Webster's definitions
of the term palaver, is, ito deceive by
words" and it is in this sense we EN-,
ploy the term.
While the former republican friends
Of Mr.. PettiGrew were all cognizant OF
his coming, it was a notable fact that
none Of them were present at the depot
to greet him upon his arrival, but,
strange as it may appear, only those
who in the not remote past, were arrayed
in opposition to him, were present to
receive this princely paragon Of political
perfection, whose loyalty to principle
has, as he claims, served to keep HIM in
line with the true tenets of republican.
ism after the party had deserted him
An engagement made prior to the an
nouncement Of his coming prevented
our hearing the disiointed but harmless
harrangue which he is said to have in
flicted uron his hearers, but as reported
by reliable parties present, his discourse
was mainly made up ofapologies for the
course he had pursued in boiling his
party platform, and the bitter ~denuncia-
ton of republican principles. Like
Bryan, in whose interest he is so per-
sistently laboring, he places little value
upon the services of the soldiers who
fought to q successful finish the great
battles Of the rebellion in defense of the
national flag, as we are informed by
men whose ~yeracity is aboye question,
all of whom were his patient, but dis
gusted listeners, that he said: "Any
man who spends thirty days working
for Bryan will do his country better
service than the one who spent three
years carrying the musket. The issues
of the present campaign are more i'm
portant than the issue from 81 to 60"
Whatever may be said Of other re-
marks made by Mr.. Pettigrew on this
occasion, many of which we are in
formed, invite criticism, it will be con
coded by all that the remarks quoted
will not be effective in securing to any
considerable extent, the soldier vote of
this place for Mr.. Bryan. His speech,
while at times, is said to have been
~applauded, did not have the
effect Of making a single additional vote
for Bryan, if indeed it did not result in
adding n few to the Mckinley column.
Call again, Mr.. Pettigrew, you are I'M
uuestionably harmless.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-10

The meeting Of the Woman's Nc.
Kinley club at the court house on Mon.
day evening, which in response to an
invitation extended by the club, was
largely attended by the opposite sex
proved to be a very interesting occasion.
After the regular proceedings of the
club had been concluded, which EN-
braced an exceedingly entertaining
speaking and musical program, II. d.
Reynolds favored the audience with a
half hour address. His remarks were
well chosen and appropriate to the oc-
c~asion, ignoring to a large extent the
discussion of tho political issues, and
combining himself mainly to the great
principle Of American patriotism. The
speaker held the closest attention of his
auditors. and was the recipient of a full
cas- of applause. The meeting was
q most successful one, for which much
credit is due to the ladies Of the Nc.
Kinley club, who may now be said to
be the most active and persistent
workers in the community in the inter
est of the election of Mckinley, the re-
cognized apostle of protection, advocate
Of sound money and advance agent Of
prosperity.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-10

The initial number of the Custer
County Journal made it's advent on
Wednesday. 1t is q six column folio
patent inside, has Bryan and Sewall al
its masthead, and for an infant, max es
n quite pretentious appearance. While
it is pronounced in the expression of it,
political views, it is free from abuse
AS the leader Off forlorn hope, it will
doubtless rut forth its mightiest effort.
for the success Of Bryan and the local
popocratic ticket during the brief time
intervening between now and the pend,
ing election, but as all signs now point
to the certain success Of Mckinley and
the triumph of the republican party in
Custer county, it may be set down with
a fair degree Of assurance, that the hercul.
ean effort contemplated will be wholly
futile, or in other words, cloves labor
lost"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-10
One Leg in the Grave,

This is the condition of many a good
woman, who might be healthy and
strong. She contracts a weakness rather
than go to her physician she let's it
run along, in a short time her complaint
becomes chronic, then incurable, then
if her physician cannot cure her in a
week, he is a quack and fraud. DIR.
Petit is a specialist in the diseases of
women. For ten years he has treated
nothing else. If you are weakly he can
cure you if you are not beyond human
aid. Consult him. Address, DIR. Marsh
Lock Box 500, D~eadwood, S. ID.
All treatment by correspondence.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-10
Comfort to California.

Every Thursday morning, a tourist
sleeping car for Salt Lake City, San
Francisco and Los Angeles leaves Oma
Ia and Lincoln via the Burlington Route.
1t is carpeted upholstered in rattan
has spring seats and backs and is pro-
vided with curtains, bedding. towels,
soap, etc. An experienced excursion
conductor and a uniformed Pullman
porter accompany it through to the
Pacific Coast.
While neither as expensively finished
nor as fine to look at as a palace sleeper
it is just as good to ride in. Second
class tickets are honored and the price
of a birth, wide enough and big enough
for two, is only $500.
For a folder giving full particulars,
call at the nearest Il. * NJ. Il. r. ticket
office. Or, write to j. Francis, Genera.
Pass'r Agt., Burlington Route, Omaha
Nebraska.