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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-22

An account is given IN the Electrical
Engineer by Dr. Charles Nootnagle OF
Minneapolis, who was present at the
meeting IN Wurtzburg when Professor
Roentgen first disclosed the manner IN
which this scientist happened 70 disI
cover the now famous ray which bea1
his name. says the ST. Louis Republ
While experimenting with the cathode
rays emitted by q Crookcs tube ono
evening he happened 10 note that a
little piece Of paper lying on bis wofk
table was sparkling as though single
ray Of bright sunshine had fallen upon
Il In the darkness. AZ first he thought
Il was merely a reflection from an cleo
trio spark. but the reflection was too
bright TO allow of that explanation.
Finally he picked up the paper and, on
examining Il. found that the reflected
light was given out by letter "a.
which some student had written on tho
paper with a platinum cyanide solu-
ton. Then he concluded that the In
visible cathode rays must have caused
the illumination Of the paper Natu-
rally enough. he next endeayored TO
intercept the rays, nrst with a book
ana aiterward with several solid sub
stances, but found that nothing except
a lead plate had any appreclable effect
upon the rays. Il was then but a step
for a scientific man 10 ascertain whcth-
er the invisible rays we're capable OF
affecting a Photographic plate, With
the result now 30 well known.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-22

crime plead guilty. the severest nen-
ally was imprisonment for life. II the
plea was mot guilty" and conviction
followed, the death sentence might be
pronounced by the officiating Judge
Cfhe law has since been changed In
this rcspecO Tho murderors took
advantage Of the law. and TO save their
neeks very likely with the hope OF
future pardon or ESCAPED. plead guilty
and were sentenced to the ponitcniiary
at saltwater Tor life. Bob Younger
died there a Few years ago.
Several efforts have been made q
secure the pardon OF the Youngers. bu
up to this time no governor OF IN,
state has cared to assume 20 grave
responsibility; such action would IN
sure his political death.
There was the usual scntlmentallty
and soldering on the part OF weak.
minded women over these criminale
Bouquets Of flowers were presented "a
the prisoners, and their signatures so,
lieited for autograph albums
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-22

Probably the oldest living preacher
WHO'S stan actively engaged In the min.
lrtfy Is Father Waugh Of my town"
said z. =, Cannon OF Sonora. Cal. "Ho
d 90 years Of agg and has been In the
n lnistry for seventy ysarA lie was
lalscd IN Virginia and slNy years ago
preached IN Washington. lie edited
a religious paper. which vas so pro-
ncunced In Go anu-slnvCfy views
that he was compelled 10 Ylra.
ginia. going TO Missouri and taking NJ,
pulpit decidedly into politics durinr tho
tsoubloua times Of the Missouri com.
Hrs.aise discussion. Again he loft by
request and went overland 10 sonora.
where he has resided ever since. Now.
a. the age Of 20 years. he attends all
conferences OF the Methodist church.
lc' ing hale and hearty and feeling. ho
says. IKE boy lie knows Al.
NEST al Of the Indians left In southern
California personally and Is almost
worshlpcd by them. Washington
Star.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-22

bclied TO free silver. Ills work II
corgress and IN the campaign has beer
Vigorous and effective, Judge Morris
who viii succeed Mr. ToWne In N,
house OF representatives.. il fully tn
equal CT his noted predecessor as n
crater Judge Morris Is a native o
Lynohburg, Va, a graduate of william
and Mary college, and an ex-professo
In the Texas Military academy. II
1850 he was admitted to the bar an,
returning TO his homo IN Virginia Their,
BEGAN practice. In 1859 he came 1,
Duluth. and his great ability rs a law
yer made him a prominent man in
year. lie was elected municipal iudg
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-22

way. Frank was arrested b Jackson
county, Missouri on s6so slight
charge. bui on his promise to behave
himself and leave Missouri, was per
miiied to go 'aco,t free" He went 70
Dallas. Tex. whore he was employed
for short time IN a clothing store.
but homes, toll dld not aefco with him
and ho soon abandoned It 10 devote his
time 20 horse racing ana rambling. I
saw him "a Dallas In 1892. but made
no effort 70 renew cur acquaintance.
On their journey the YopnFerB and
Pitts saw party Of chicken huntors.
with teams, and proceeded toward
them with the intention Of appropriate
ing The horses. The hunters. OWNING
their purporo, hastily exchanged the
cartridges In their guns containing
chicken shot for come containing buck
shot. and stood on the intraders by
sending a few volloys toward them.
When near Madella. watonwan county.
Mimi. q srcde boy saw the escaping
robbers, and riding into town reported
tho fact 70 the citizens. who turned
out en- masse 10 eject tho capture
After some diminishing the pursued
were eorralled In denee plum thicket
az n bend Of a river. They were sur
rounded on all sides, but made a des-
perale light shots were poured In
upon then from all directions, but they
would not ..ne out Finally the sher-
M Of the eoun,y. bravo little Irish
man named Gillespie. called for volun-
tecrs to go into the thickot with him
aad bring the robherg out. Six men
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-22
An HAN tho Fighting Woman.

I'VE. your neighbour. congratulate
you over your victory and triumph
over the BurgomclHier Of Locus, street.
and We assure you Of our hish regard
because you are woman who knows
how to take care Of yourself" This
was a testimonial given by admiring
friends to a Brooklyn new woman WAC
thrashed an unwelcome lover who per-
sisted In annoying her with bis at
tentlons and calling her names for no,
accepting them. The testimonial was
accompanied with flowers TIE new
woman In the case Is Mrs. Lizzie Eel
ton. but her proves Is somewhat dim
med by the admission she weighs 220
pounds. while William Lesser. whom
she thrashed, only weighs about 10
and Is a tailor at that.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-22

A well-dressed woman with a pug dog
boarded a Baltimore avenue car yes.
terday afternoon. and on seating herself
took the pet on her lap and began 10
feed Il with candy. The pug evidently
enjoyed the meal very much. and when
no woman ceased began paving Al the
box 70 set more. Just then another
woman got on with a Skye terrier. As
the pug was very intent upon trying 70
get the nd OF the box OF candy It paid
no notice 10 the newcomer until box OF
candy fell to the floor and the sweets
we're scattered an over the car. H..
slantly the terrier began 10 gobble up
The candles. seeing which the pug
jumped down and fastened bis teeth
In the other dogs neck. Then there
was trouble. over the floor rolled both
dogs regardless OF candy. women ~
conductor. Several females screamed
and stood mp on their seats while sons
men cheorcl the contestants on 20 vic.
tory. The conductor stopped the bout
and dragged the pets on the car. Both
women followed and the fight was set.
lied by arbitration. philadelphia Rec.
ord
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-22

stepped from the crowd. who. with Tho
ahorlr. formtd a llEc abreast and
marched into the thlckot. while tho
crowd hrcath'ozsly awaited the result
A short, charp conflict Cnsutd. and tho
ch1rlfi and party w,r, ylctors.
Colo Younger. the only oae standing.
threw up his hands aud said Don't
fhoo; agin; We Surrender; wo'rc al
gho, to plecea." Pitts was dead. whi'o
Jim and Bob Younger were each scr!-
olsly wounded In several places and
unable TO arise, and Cole had received
no less than olgat wounds. a ball from
one OF the robbers reviewers grazed
the sherin's wrist. ard another hit a
hrlarwpod pipe In tho vest pocket q
emo OF the shcrfs party, glancing
harmlcssly away.
Cole Yourgcr talked freely az the
time Of his capture. Qul.cl Byron and
shaHcspcare. and Fa,d while he had
lived 10 the south an his life. and
thought DO wos familiar with warm
weather Minnrfo,a waa The hottest
c.'maio Dc ever a,ruck. lie comp!l-
mon'ed the c'u,onr OF Nor.haold and
tao sheriff and party on tacir bravery.
bp, said he had no uso for detectives
and policemen.
ri,s body waa taken 70 ST. Paul and
turned over 90 De- Murphy. who now
i2i hia tc7cs. / went TO S. Paul to
Identify Pitts as The enc wao shat me
whlle was dc.ead.aa .ae banks
property. While viewing the ro-
mains Dr. Murphy asked ne Il
I would like iao finger that
pulled the trirrer as a keep
sake" u dld be would ecu, Il or
and tx q NJ Tor me-" ! declined the
kind Offer. thinking l would remember
thc Incident without such a mcmcnto.
The Youngels were taken TO Rice
unity ara PLACED iD ne county iall ai
Forltarl lo awlt fine action Of the
eraud Jury They zoTe charged with
murder and saoialf Indicted. 81 that
time sho rCnsl laV( Of Minnesota we're
such that u lat chsfsi with capital
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-22

The pursuit and capture Of the men
who raided the First National bank at
Northheld. Mlnn.. IA September. 1876.
resulted IN many thrilling adrenusca
The party az !, escaped from town in-
Guided Frank and Jesse Jamoa. Cole.
jim and Bob Younger. and Charley
Pits.
Leaving Mortified. the crowd took
nearly O due west course. keeping near
the timber an the time. ard IN q &C
much ao possible A few miles ont.
they rode into a field whore a man was
Flowing. and unceremoniously "bor-
roEod' ono oi his horses for Bob
Younger as up TO this time he and
Cole had ridden the sane horse. A cold
drizzling rain set IN the day after tho
raid. and continued nearly every day
Tor two wcok0. During this time the
robbers had no shelter md no heavy
clothing. and Il Is wonderful how any
human being could endure The exposure
they did, some OF thom seriously
wounded as they we're. Il simply
shows the desperate Eight one viii make
for life. They would occasionally call
at some cut Of the way house and buy
or beg food. They suislsiol chiefly on
green corn. taken from leldg along the
way. which they partially roasted. For
a change they had n watermelon or q
chicken. os the refuse IN their several
camping places indicated The whole
country turned ont TO chase the ban
dts. and several times their purmers
came IN sight Of then, when shots were
exchanged. 40 one Of their camping
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-22

places. 60 near 70 being taken were
they that their horses were abandoned
ard loft tied 20 trees. 10, fer from
/ Mnnknio a farmer loue nunninN iell
I into their hands, and told them where
they were. ANA how 90 reach points
| inquired iar. They threatened 10 KIN
nmnlng. but finally released him, on
/ his promise 10 keep num-
4 fresh impetus was given % tho
fehnso upon discovering that the fec
/ ing parts had recently Gro Eci the rail-
lroad bridge at Mankaio. Here tho
gang separated The two Jameacs bonr-
| Ing on south. while the three YoungeF5
and PITTS kopt on their westerly course.
The James brothers stole two horses
from a pasture and mounted on them
/ (having bags OF hay f0r saddles and
ropes for hr.dlc) were riding along an
unfrcQuCn,cd Dad "a tho woods whom
boy oai hunting Tor thcm with "a ahat-
gun spled his same Not being seen
By tho rohbcrg ,ho boy stepped behind
tree tli they passed him. and nc was
sure they were not innocent men. whom
De blazed away with both barrels. the
charge taking effect ia Frank James
LEI, thigh. inhlciing q ralnful wound.
Not knowing nov many Wcio In pur-
suit. the bandits dashed their horses
70 a run and escaped
On tho prairie north OF Sioux CITY
the James brothers captured a Doctor
out on a pr0fC1 .onal visit. and after
making him drsss Franks wound.
forced him 10 exchange cia'hes; or a.
least took hts clo.hoa and let him q
few garments they hai vera Keep
iug on south the James boys reached
their old haunis ln Missouri. where
they had protection. Jesse lived !n
Kansas City Tor q ycar or two prior
10 the spring OF 1852. when he removed
10 ST. Joseph. where be was shot and
killed. in April Of That year by Bob
Ford. ono Of DE o0n hind u n aail
Ford received isom IN Missouri aus
lhori,ios Immunity lron CRIMES De lad
.mmii'ea fcr putting ittzu on, .. ia
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-22

A birthday party In Philadelphia was
broken up by an accident TO the host.
The party was given in honor Of John
O'Neil. After midnight the guests be-
came very lively and spent much Of
their time dancing. The room, a Sec
ond story one. became uncomiortably
hot. and all the windows were thrown
wide open. About $3.50 o'clock O'Nell.
who was Waiting rapidly around tho
room. suddenly lost his balance near
one OF the windows and plunged head
first through It to the street When
his startled companions went TO his
assistance they found that he had been
badly bruised about the body and head.
lie was removed 10 the hospital
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-22

In little village In the neighbor
hood Of Ayesnes, not far from Lille,
France. resides a retired artilleryman
named Moreau, who was one Of the
heroes on the French side IN the war
OF 1870. Al the memorable action ~
Bapaumo. Moreau was wounded by =
she'll. which burst RICH, IN bis face. He
was summnriiy attended to by the sur
geons. who were Afterwards surprised
TO find that he lived on OF his face
nothing remained intact but the fore
head and the jaw. ThiFly-nve pieces
Of bone were taken oil Of the wounded
part This left an 0wirl cavity IN the
front OF the face. 80 that a wax mask
had TO be rcsoried %. After much ask
ing the government gave him a plall-
mum mask zen years ago. This metal
mask Il said TO answer wonderfully
well, but Il has to be repainted from
time TO TINE.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-22


Late travellers On the broadway cars
a7s every nlght. IRON II O'Clock TO mid.
night, what the men arc doing whom
they see In line along the sldowalka In
front Of Grace church and stretching
Tar around the corner into 10th street
Some Of them are standing. but the
most are sitting on the curhslone. They
do not move and seldom speak. and
their apathy and evident condition of
waiting Tor something excite much en-.
tioslty. The, are waiting for their sun.
PER A kind.hoariod baker has for
about a year mad a practice Of giving
a loaf OF bread ut midnight 10 overy per.
son who applied Ter Il and who seemed
to be hungry lie gave cup Of no,
coffee with each loaf last winter. but
cut on the coffee ration since warm
weather came In. A few minutes he.
fore the distribution a man goes down
the line and weeds out the men who no
thinks do not need the bread. and ON
a whisper from him they sneak out Of
the lineand sllnkaway. There are often
200 loavol given away IN a night.
New York Times.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-22
Kan.a. city. alnnl roIlrsmsn.

From the Kansas city Times. Pos.
fibly there is no other town OF rs size
In the United States that has "A large
policemen as at Kansas City. Kan. BY
request OF Chief sorylss every officer
on the force was weighed and meas.
urcd yesterday, and an average made
that comparisons could be made with
other cities. Tho average weight OF
each policeman Is 1889 pounds. Tho
average height Is s feet 1914 inches.
The heaylos, officer on the force IA
Patrolman Joe Addison. who tips the
beam at $50 pounds and measures c
feet and ? inches In height. The light.
est officer on the force weighs isl
pounds, There arc no plgmies among
the Kansaa City. Kan. policemen. Ev.
cry man h large and well built and
capable Of fulfilling tho duties OF a
hounc,r Whenever his 3, 4 es are re.
Qulrct. This average Voc Is greater
than that Of Denver. Omaha, or any
ether western city, With Two cxcrps.ouu.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-22

One OF the sisters OF the convent at
lached 10 the Church OF the Nativity.
NJ classon avenue and Madison street.
Brooklyn. Is m from fright because she
saw a man In her room. and the other
sisters who heard the noise tho man
made IN getting out are all down with
something akin TO nervous prostra,ion.
The mother superior viii not give the
nanc OF the sister who saw the man.
hnt admits that he was In the convent;
That the sister who saw him Is IN, and.
worso OF all that the man must have
been familiar with convent customs
and The habits OF the sisters. They
were all eating supper about 6:2O p. m,
when one Of them LETT the table 10 so
TO her room. In a few moments they
were startled by her screams and the
noise a man made In rushing down tho
steps and ont the door Whom they
were sure he had gone. the mother
superior leading the way. tho sisters
went upstairs and found the ono who
had Just left the table IN a state OF
hytieria Trembling Violently she told
them that just rs she reached the head
OF the stairs she was aslonlshed to SEQ
her door move. As che entered the
room a man dashed by her and down
ihesicps. Nothing was stolen and mon
from she Classon avenue police sta
iion could End no trace OF the intruder
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-22

Lord Sheffield has lately added an.
other interesting relic 70 the hetero.
genoous collection OF curlosltles which
ornamented the walls OF his cricket
pavilion at sheffield Park. During his
recent visit TO Belgium he purohased
the richly ornamentod pipe Butcher cara
rlod with him during the Waterloo
campslgn When the gallant PrusslAn
was unhorsel and ridden over bg/lho
French cavalry at Ligny his pipe ieIl
from bis pocket. but was subsequently,
discovered by faithful follower. who
offered to restore Il 10 IT, owner So
pleased was Blucher al his comrade'a
honesty that he made him q present
CT the pipe. which has now found he
way into Lord shoiIlold's possealon.-
Westminster Gazette.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-22

from the hotel. knowing that to miss
that train would entail heavy fine,
Miss Ward hastily iammed her wearing
apparel into a grip. donned a mackln-
tosh and. accompanied by Miss Bend
er. who was arrayed In the same way.
hastenei out Of the hotel shoeless.
stockingless and hatless the young act
rcsses fairly Few along Greensburg's
principal thoroughfare toward the de-
pot. The early rural rlsers rubbed their
eyes At the sight OF the two girls, and
thought they had awakened In fairy
land. The girls loaded down with pack
ages. made az good time as they could,
finally getting on the train a. Il was
about TO leave the depot.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-22


Fill thy guileless heart with woe,
trust me- lady. and believe me,
Sorrow thou shalt never know.
Trust me. lady. trust me. lady.
Sorrow thou shalt never know.
Lady, every Joy would perish.
Pleasures all would wlthor fast.
u no heart could love or cher.sh
In this world Of storm and blast;
Zen the stars that CLEAN above thee
shine the brightest In the night;
SO would he who fondly loves thee
In tho darkness be thy light.
Down beside the flowing river.
Where the dark green willow wccps,
Where the leafy branches culver,
There a gentle maiden sleeps:
LADY. he's no heartless stranger
Comes and fingers many hours
LADY. he's no heartless stranger
For he strews her grave with flow.
ers.
lady, heed thee no, her warning.
Lay thy soft white hand In mine.
cor ! seek no fairer laurel
Than the constant love Of thine:
When the silver moonlight brightens
Thou shalt slumber on my breast,
render words thy soul shall tighten.
LUZ thy spirit into rest
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-22
MISS HESTER SMITH.

eishty-sixih year. she was the daugh-
Ter OF Daniel Smith. whose name was
power In mercantile New York before
Commodore Vanderbilt organized the
Staten Island ferry. All tho gentle
old splns,er's associations were OF tho
time when the Marble cemetery was
fashionable place Of lnterment. so they
lifted the great slab Of blue stone of
the entrance 10 the Smith vault and
laid her where Smiths have been buried
for nearly century.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-22

Il IA greater than that Of Louisville,
Cincinnati. Milwaukee, Dos Moinea,
Minneapolis or s. Paul. Chief sar-
viss and the board Of police commits
sloners Of Kansas City, Kan, take great
pride In maintaining this force OF
brawny policemen. Like Peter tho
Great. they never miss an opportunity
Of enlisting a heavy man In the ranks
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-22

There was a burial In New York last
week In the Marble cemetery on Sec
ond street between First and Second
avenues. Il was In the heart OF the
city right under the windows Of blocks
Of tall tenements. Miss Hester Smith
died at her home near Marlborough,
Ulster county. Wednesday night, In her
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-22
Rs.eus. a chna from the Flams..

A brave fireman. william J. schusler.
crawled on his hands and knees
through flames and smoke IN a burning
hallway At New York last week. and
rescued child which was strapped
IN a chair. The Gre was all about the
child when sohusler reached Il, and 80
near that It's clothing was srorohed.
Three little boys left alone In J, W,
Harness house had sci I, on Ore. Neigh.
bors rescued them, but they forgot tho
baby. and the house was full Of ere
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-22

Anna Ward OF the Dighy Bell com.
pany had TO catch an early train at
Grconsburg. Pa. the other day and.
whllo she got there" she did 40 with
her wardrobe In her satchel. instead
II where she Is accustomed TO wear Il.
Tired out after a days hard travel
and n long performance. Miss Ward
retired. leaving a call for $3.50 a. m.
which allowed her plenty Of time to
dress and catch the 4:s0 a. m. train.
Owing to a forgotful clerk. Miss Ward
and her roommate, Miss Bender. we're
awakened q couple OF minutes before
f:3o n. m. by the oompanys manager
pounding on the door, There was no
time to lose. with the depot two blocks
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-22

william Eolmlund Of l6l South d.
vision stVeet. Buffalo. who Is "A years
old. Is cutting his third SET Of teeth. Mr..
Holmlund Is voll known on the east
aide and IN business circles, being a
retired wall paper merchant lie a. a
native OF Sweden, but has lived IN
this country and IN Buffalo for many
years. Up 70 eight years a. o Mr. Holm.
iund had the use Of his S cond set Of
teeth. ne had q number .sli, bat they
had passed the stage Of practical use.
fuinoss. lie Eoi along a. best he could
for Q couple Of years, then had the
remaining teeth extracted. and q cot OF
false ones made. About two weeks ago
hls gums began 10 annoy him. They
were sore along the edges, both on the
nnnef end on The lower Jaw. he
teoaefl hla false teeth were tho cause
81 he SORENESS, that they bad 81 up
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-22

A Philadelphia physician aaa h,s
shoes mado from the skin N negroes
CHASTITY but uuel lie obtains the epi.
dcrmis from bodies which have been
used for dissootinE purposes IN a a.
nous medical college IN this city, The
thighs are naycd and the skin thus pro
cured Il sent to womelsdort near Read
lng, and there tanned by a siolld neren
county yeoman. The result Ia heau-
tiiul leather, extremely soft ana plla-
nio' very iusirous and suggestive OF a
hne but very thick piece OF kid. Tho
ehoea are beautiful 70 lock upon aud
grasp the feet Kindly. This story h
told nom actual personal knowledge.
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