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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-09

When a boy wishes TO become a
sailor In the navy he applies to one
Of the three receiving" ships. They
are the Vermont at the New York
navy yard, the Wabash az the Boston
yard. and the Richmond at the League
Island navy yard In Philadelphia.
boys must be between iour,ccn aud
sixteen years ago. sound IN health.
and be able 10 read aud write TO some
extent No distinction l. made In race.
and Il Is n singular fact that the color.
cd boys who apply are almost invnri.
ably able 20 read and write better
than the white boys Gu board the
Vermont the only reading test applied
Is contained on a card. which Is as
follows:
o" Re Il enacted by the Scnatc and
House u Representatives OF the TINT.
ted States In Congress assembled. that
fraudulent enlistment ana the receipt
% any pay or allowance Hereunder
is hereby declared an offence against
naval discipline. and made punishable
by general court martial
what ] have just read 60 you Is a
Law Of the United States. and Il means
that u you do not tell the truth about
your axe, parents, on guardian. or II
you arr n descrter from the naval OF
military service you may be tried lsy
court martial. be- put In prison. or
punished In some way"
- l. -.
boys are usually rcqulrcd 10 read. The
officers are not very strict about the
hard words, and 80 almost any boy
can pass the test After being admit.
ted Uncle sam gives each boy an out.
NJ His parents or guardian must
sign paper giving him 70 the govern.
ment until he Is twCnty-one years OF
age. He becomes known az once As
a third-grade apprentice. ana IN few
days he Is sent TO a training school at
Newport. where he h taught rudl.
mentary things about a sailors life
and work. After remaining at New
port FOR six months be h transferred
20 one Of two training ships. These
are the Essex and the Alliance. lie
remains on one Of these Ter six months
and takes cruise. On the voyage
he learns how 10 handle the sails.
how TO sew and splice. and how TO
handle guns lnnumerahle other
things about a sailors life he also
picks un, and when he returns be l.
transferred 10 a modern man.o'.war.
where he becomes an apprentice Of
the second class. Here he takes his
place with the regular crew. aud has
bic allotted share Of the daily routine
20 perform. lie Is examined every
three months, and usually he becomes
an apprentice OF the frsl class IN ain
months. when he has q rank which
corresponds TO the rank Of aeamel
and aaIlora. -lIarpara nlnll Table.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-09

me 10 chlpk. l should up and said
back as I'd hin.
Never heard tell o. notlln' like Il
afore,' said the prison man. You'm
wan % the Lard's own chosen fules.
u ever there was sich. Never mind.
Gude-hy.'
That was the cud % Rllrs notion.
He tmmpcd 10 home 20 Merlyale. an
next day marched on 90 see the Inn.
keeper an tell un how matters stood.
Applcbiid was In a sweet mood. luck.
iy CROUCH, Tor win the hour he'd
sawld the rick what Bll had saved
Tor n a. pun note morc'n he'd reckoned
60 rcte for I. Hut u made Il harder
Tor FIN In n manner o. spcakln'. be.
cause before he'd got time 10 bring
on, his bic " noos. Applcblrd sea: An.
ful Nogwell. you've come az the right
moment my son. llcrc's i've shlllln'
fer e along o. saving the wheat stack
awhile since
"Bill. he spawk thccr an then. wrout
ukln' the money.
What you seq be Fighter than yon
Enaws, master. b. your son. Me
an Polly was Of a mind. an us mar.
ried each other In Exeter yesterday
maming', Us liant Ia NO hurry. as
you'm 80 set again u: hut us tho't as
thccr weernt no harm IN maxim the
future sariin. ~ M was married
Aud Applchirl sat hack behind the
bar. an he was IA surprised TO be-
angry Tor while. Then. arier he had
gmspcd hold o. what nlll had said. he
sent stable boy Tor the policeman
an tongucd Rin proper
" 'EsS, fay, | knawcd you'd do that.
so Rlll while hc waited an Applehirl
drawcd breath I knawed you'd have
the law " me. an when I was 10
Exeter arter we was married. Polly
an mo went down to the Jail. an I
was Tor gwainc IN theer an then to
save g trouble. hut they wouldn't take
mo You've got 20 summons me fusi.
aud then Tn brought up In due course
aforc a Justice. an he sentences me 10
SIX weeks for marryin' a cal under
agc. | tho't 20 have saved e an that
confusion, but Il can't be. they towld
me. so you'll have 10 10 through WI
u, an ! got six weeks
SIX weeks, you damn young rlp.
bust ont Applehlrd, swcatin' wi rage.
IN have q thcer for six years hard
labor N lawyers can work L.
They can't seq Bill. six weeks
III gct-then III come back TO Mcrl.
vale
1T happened that rhc policeman
couldn't he found Just then. an nIll.
sayin' as he would he az his fathers
house, went on. lie waited tll even.
lux. hut no policeman coined. Next
day he went TO see Master Applehlrd
again; an the aud man tawld un 20
get out the bar. hut he said nothln'
bout the policeman. An four follow.
In 'marnlns he went 10 knaw when
the policeman was comm. Then Polly
coined home an faced the mooslc; hul
you see, Polly was wound too tlght
around her fathers heart for un d
cast her on or cnythlng outrageon,
like that He slormed steady for 4
fortnight, then the doctor from Prince
ton gave un a brace O. pills for hlI
vitala, an tawld I'm that anger turnes
the blood sour II persisted In too LONG
Meanwhile BIN went about his husl
RES, an KEEP away frOm the Hunts
mass Rest. a. though twas the cat
to psrdltlou. Thats NheeF the janlea
O bpl coined in-almost contnry I
human nachur. Then Ia the EpFln
nni's fafher died an twas found he
saved matter q fs2 N silver. whlc
had took atty year o funs.cuilln'
d. But sheer u was, an when aul
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-09

fire II turns suddenly into gas, and ne
gas needs about 200 times the srace
that the solid powder occupied. The
explosion Of ordinary gunpowder is 90
sudden that for a moment that mart Of
the gun around the powder charge has
10 hold the big volume OF gas souoezed
down under enormous pressure uufil
tne shot can make n start 10 get out OF
the gun ana make room for the gaa.
II, therefore, guupOwdcT could be
made which would burn a little slower
10 that Il would not all BE- burned until
the shot reached the muzzle tina rae
would be more gradually formed and
the strain be distributed all along the
gun such powder was frst made IN
Germany, and was first called cocoa
powder, because Il resemblcd IN color
ana general appearance q cake OF
chocolate. Its method Of manufacture
was kept secret. but other countrleo
Analysed the grains and soon learned
TO make L even better than Germanr.
II Is made partly by changing the pro.
portions " the ingredients. making
lhem about % per cent sal,peter. 3
per cent sulphur and Is per cent char.
coal, thus also giving the powder its
peculiar color thus there arose a a.
vision OF gunpOwdcr Into quick and
slow-burning powders.
II was not alone necessary 10 make
a powder which would burn more
slowly, but II possible. 10 make one
burn so that more gas would be form.
ing when the shot got near the muzzle
than was forming when Il started from
the bfecch, because there Il more room
behind the shot when Il ncars tho
muzzse. and Il therefore takes more
gas 10 keep up the same pressure
against It's base.
To accomplish this. and 10 make the
grains lie 80 that there should be
spaces evenly distributed among them
70 allow the flame % reach every grain
nt once. causing all Of them 10 begin
running together. grains were made
OF Irregular shapes, and each shane
was tried 70 see how nearly Il gave
the desired results Thus there have
been used round grains. square grains.
sphero-hexagonal grains. cylindrical
grains aud prismatic grains. or course
i y Impossible % make n grain which
win have more and more surface %
burn the smaller Il gets. 50 she best
reFuit which has thus FAR been OBJ
tanned j. only an approach 70 u. and
this Is obtained with a hexng0nal pr.s.
matte grain about one inch high and an
Inch and a half In diameter with a
hole. or several holes through it,
"Gunpowder" by Lieut. John NJ. I'LL.
colt, In St Nicholas
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-09
nres INpIcArE rus rran.
Aovei Clock That pnanien Resident.
OF n Missouri Tovsn.

novel Clock That pnunien Residents
OF Missouri Town.
A iewcler lear the Junction has a
novel clock In his show window. Il
puzzles and amuses crowds ever day.
There IS simply a dial a foot and a
half square. apparently lyong on box
an inch Ia depth. Therc are no hands
and no holes In the dial In rpllo OF
this the clock tells time rrrfcciir.
There src two little Mexican bcciiea
Of the grcen.hrOnxc variety thai havo
been more or less popular as scarf
pins, etc. aud they crawl about and
mark the minutes and hOura accu.
rately. one 81 them rests on the culcr
circle % the dial aud moves from ono
dgure 10 another each hour. Tho olhrf
bug marches on the dlal's Inner clrele.
and moves Onc-ffth % the space BE-
tween the figures every minute. What
tells the bugs when and how far %
move Is mystery that ninety nine cut
d every 100 who look at them give up
IN despalr.
The bugs are plainly enough alive.
else how could they Walk And thert
arr no strings ON them. 80 why 10 they
not walk on about their own affairs.
as any ordinary bug would do IN no
timer
THE things simple enough" sali
the man who knows Il all afles Elanc.
ing al the clock yesterday. "rhc buri
are dead as Julius Caesar. Each o,
them Is merely a shell and has a "a,
OF stecl set into Is hasc. The elnck
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-09

you'm my avn wife by law, what
short o God Almighty couldn't take
from me-
"Wr that he ringed the iail bell,
an n brave noise Il made. an chap
opes n little Bit Of a gate In the mid
die Of a big wan an axes Bin his
business.
- wants TO see the head pllce-
man. ser Blll.
"'P'raps. you'd like 10 talk WI the
governor hisselff seq the man.
=" Ess, ] lay hen do scz BIN, not
seeln' the man was lnrnn'.
Well, you caan't, for hem away
today; but praps. when ais said, !
might sarve err SEE the man.
And Vogwell ,secin' the chap was
officer OF some sort. rcckonel he
would do. an set out his business
short and plain.
"'Tls like the ere he said. be
new come from marryln this maiden
against the wish OF her lawful father,
her bein' under age The law be ON
her fathers side like. no 10 save
trouble an gcte the Job out o. hand,
I've coined right along. an II you'm
ready for me. I'm ready Tor you. It's
six weeks Job. an the day beln'
Monday. an the hour noon, maybe
you cudc make note o Il In wan O.
your prison books.
III 1911 had axcd that man 10 hang
un he couldn't looked more sur
prised
III this hant the FUNNIEST start
eyed ! heard tell on Eez the man.
Then he laughs continuous for bout
five minutes. an seq. Sorry enough
20 disobllge you, my son. but you
caan't come In here for the AKIN.
You must be- took up 'cordin' 20 law.
then tried cOrding 10 law. then sen
fenced 'cording 10 law. fore you
comes here. You see. be coniinnys,
us cannt De "a careful bout visitors
In a place Ike this. cause thccr's W
many bad caratcrs about nowadays.
TN we don't want our morals unset
by strangers!
But bless your life. BIN COUNT see
the cove was gettln' AZ him.
i thot 10 come here quiet. an do
the Time an then 90 home along. an
robudy any 'he worse. be- seq.
Caan't b.. sea the man. I wish
could take e In. for I'm sure you'd
DO rs oil a power o good hut you
iaust get the usual lniroductions.
daresay tie maids faiiherl manage
AL that Tor g. right an rvg'lar when
you go home an tell un what you've
done.
'Ess. be- win. SUR 'nourh.' answers
BIN twnly III hoped 10 save un the
trouble Is was gwalne 10 keep the
wedding secret tlll Ia took the punish.
ment % the law on H. Then, when
~ ould man up an said as led send
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-09

Field ana Stream tells Of a curious
way by which Eskimos catch wolves
They plant stake In the Ice. with
sharp picce OF Clint on the end. which
h wrapped with seal or other hluh.
her. Along comes the wolves aud 20
20 licking the frozen blubher. After
awhile they get down to the flnt and
cut their tongues on Il. Being raven
uusly hungry when they taste the
warm blood they fall to and chew the
life out % one another The familiar
trick OF putting a bent piece OF sharp
cncd whalellone Into a ball 81 hlubher
which IN released by the heat OF the
animals stomach. Is much less eflcc.
tive than the ilint stake because near.
~ whole packs OF wolves are killed
by the latter device.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-09

Then. when he knawed the cat was
out the bag. Rlll went straight long
an spoke VI the aud man. an thcer
was fcroclcrs words. Applchlri had
'ou. p,ra au usuM APIS STU No lgai
cause his gal WA under age; hut Tor
All that Blil stuck 20 u, an sworo he
veorn't soln' 10 take no for an an
neer
~ You marrlcs her, youh 70 70
rtl.on fort, though pa every lawyer
IN txeier 20 scni e. said the land.
-ia ne HunllmAn's Rest, dancin'
W wrath TITS against the INV. an
eeh e11eg Tor ~, an whites Yon'm
~ Guns. ~ al slaryo Tor me, 50 now
you khA"a vhter yon stand. An
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-09

Bread Is the most curious material
out Of which = clock has ever been
constructed. There was. and may siill
be. In Milan. a clock made out Of
bread. The maker was q native Of
Milan. who devoted three yeau q bis
time 20 the tnsk. He was very poor
and being without means b purchase
the necessary metal Cor The making
Of clock, be set apart regularly :
portion o. bis brad each day, oallne
the crust and saving Ia aolt nark
/ To solidlfy this he rnde uns - : eer
tain salt. and when IN Ysfiees rieee.
werc dry they becAme pefi1olly hRrl
and lnaoluble II uAtsf. &ta c|oel
was q seed ate, aaQ hsfs fAll fne.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-09

met as planned the ncA, uay, an Ut
they traps u. an thcor weren't no
sort o. difficulty about the job, for
martyrs easy as lynn II you get two
81 mind Then coined the darn
rum thing what Rlll done. he and the
sal, as was his lawful wife. walked
strlght away 20 prison. an a. they
went her grawed fearful an cuddled
Of his arm cloacr'n. closer. an silver.
cd an over when she seod the gurt
walls o chlnk o chlnk a.lowerin' aforo
EN-.
They won't hurt 'eY she said. sob
BIN quiet.
Not them. he said. srbe tlmc'll
pass Nike a dpam Along = lhlnkin
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-09

A wonderful mechanical contrlvance
h announced from Switzerland IN the
shape Of watch that calls cut the
hours In a voice like that Of human
being. This mechanical curiosity Is
the Invention OF one Caslmlr Ilvan,
who based is principles upon his
knowledge Of the workings Of the
phonograph. The case. instead OF
containing striking apparatus. az
some Of the late costly watches do. a
provided with Photographic cylinder
which Is fitted with a sensitive photo
graphic plate, which has received the
impression of a human voice before
being inserted In the watch.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-09

INV ~ WNAAh a. w NANNs
The man who knew went on 20 aay
that the iewcler was a shrew fellow.
See, he said, "hc thought he'd head
% all suspicion % magnets by setting
those fine watches on the four coFnen
Of his mystery. Just note. please. thcy
are uon-magne,ic. will youi on. h'u q
'inch how the thing worksg'-kansaa
City World.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-09

The great trouble with powder In
cAAAon WAS soon found to b. that Il
szsrssd an Us force 40 suddenly. -
that al the strain came on one end q
~ san. when sunpowder i ST On
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-09

Pop what do you mean by a well
krovn mann"
a vcil srpwr nan. uy sou. q tho
one Ia the vmwd that everybody anks
who 10 lsf'-Nonl9u Statesman
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-09

First Cannihal-That new mission.
ary's very fresh individual
Second Ditto That's on right: weil
just throw an extra pinch OF salt IN
the pot philadelphia North American
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-09
a naaser From nieycle saddles,

4 Danger From bicycle saddles
Every woman and eirl who rides a
bicycle should give heed 20 a warning
which comes from good authority a.
10 the danger which turks In badly
shaped saddle. or In sitting wrongly
On the saddle. Therr are at the base
q the spine four minute vertebrate.
which arc believed by scientists TO b.
the remnant OF a ilourishing caudal
appendagc. once worn by the human
animal Now " the weight OF the
body be rested even partly upon these
little vertebrate. a. Is the case In sit
ting on an ordinary bicycle saddle.
the movable joint bctwlxi them and
the sacrum develops tendency 20 be-
come hardened or osslaed. and the ~
salt is a serious matter. To quote
from the authority mentioned This
doesn't make 80 much trouble Tor men
Tor most men ride with their weight
largely supported by the pedals. AMI
the physical effect ls not SO had N
they don't; but with women Ia the
ease Is different. Women arc apt 10
bear strongly upon the seat of the
machine and. Tor reasons which we
cannot fully explain here. but which
your doctor win tell you all about.
the injury above elluded TO Is very
much gravcr affair In a woman's case
than Ia mans Il Is apt 20 unfav-
orally affect her health throughout
her lie
"For this reason. n set all the good
and none OF the had from wheeling,
see that your saddle supports you
from the sides. and that there h nc
no time any pressure against the hase
nndlng n, II may save you from
trouble and distress az a time when
you win need all your strength and
health. both for your own sake and
the sake of another. whoua, perhaps.
you watch grow up and learn to ride
the wheel as yor Do"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-09

nllly and Nat and the other boys
were ON their way 10 the village 10 buy
fireworks Tor the Fourth when they
saw quecr-look,ng wagon moving to
ward them. Il looked Ike a hen coop
On wheels. but when Il camo nearer
they found 1t was a huge cage with an
eagle In H.
The boys surrounded the wagon az
once. and fired a perfect volley Of
questions az the driver.
Il took that eagle FROM The nest
when II was little" he explained: 'and
| have just been carrying q 10 town
TO sell Il 20 the show; but the show Is
gone. so ! must cart him hack"
Why. you ought 10 LEI him ~"
cried Billy. Don't you know. to-mor.
row Is the Fourth. and I guess George
Washington would not have liked very
well 20 see the American eagle co0nel
up Ike chicken
The man laughed "Neli. nov. N
you boys feel 80. why don't yon buy
him aud let him loose to-lncfrowg lie
would - up like sky--ockec!'
The boys looked at each other.
That's sov' they all cried together.
So bargain was struck. and they
carried the eagle home IN triumph.
That evening the following handful
was posted around Merryviile.
Great sillybrationl the Bird OF h,s
County VII make en- a cent On tho
tih of July at sharp with . lagi
give him Lihha,y or give him Death
admission cents"
quite a crowd gathered The next day
O. sec the novel entertainment. IN,
cage was Get In their midst. and the
case, boys quietly pricd OF tho stout
Nootrl barA Tlen thr beautiful bird
f1r,f CIT with n rush and q whri
a u.lic every enc start lie spread
his gaEd WINGS. nutterin- the iiii.s
flags that were tied % taciT tips and
scared away over the heads o. To
crowd.
They watched him sailing round and
round In great circles. TN AZ last III
was only speck In tie sky, and then
vas gone.
Then Nat BEGAN 90 count their sat
money. while I'm said solcmnly. Bet
ter than rockets Selected.
Arizona republican., 1896-12-20
A WRIGHT LAW DEFECT.

Our delegation at the national irri- gation congress, in Arizona, has made a recommendation concerning the Wright law that we hope to see adopt ed by our legislature. This is that all voting in irrigation districts be limit ed to actual land owners But to make such amendment complete and equit- able these words should be added: Both men and women," or their equiv alent. Land owners" is not compre- hensive enough for the reason that women in this state are not voters, and they are consequently not able to vote on irrigation questions, though any hired man working long enough for them may vote as he pleases, to tax his helpless employer. This is one of the greatest defects of the Wright law. Los Angeles Record.
Arizona republican., 1896-12-20
HO! FOR CALIFORNIA!

Popular excursions to California over the only Santa Fe route, the scenic line of Arizona on December r IS, 19, 20 and 21. The Santa Fe rail- way will send round trip tickets to Los Angeles and intermediate points for $2090; San Diego and return, s25.95. Don't miss this opportunity of visiting California and the coast. For further information call at the Santa Fe ticket office, A West Washington street E. w. Gillett, general agent; George M. Sargent, general passenger agent.
 The Union Pacific nas just issued several new and interesting publica- tions, such as "The National Plat form,' giving the 1896 platforms in full of each party, besides other politi- cal statistics and data; Gun Club Rules" Outdoor Sports and Pas! times" 'Prune Culture in Idaho" '"4e to '96," etc. Call at ticket office, g41 Seventeenth street, and get a copy ot
Arizona republican., 1896-12-20
MARlCOPA & PHOENIX & SALT
 RIVER VALLEY R. R. co.

Through car service via Maricopa Through tourist sleepers for the east pass Maricopa as follows: Sundays to Cincinnati via New Orleans & Queen & Crescent route; Mondays, to Wash ington, D. C., via New Orleans & Pied mont Airline; Tuesdays, to Chicago via St. Louis & C. & A. R. R.; Wednes- days, to Chicago via Fort Worth & C. R. I. & P. R. R.; Wednesdays, to St. Paul via Fort Worth & c. R. I. & P R. R.; Thursdays, to Chicago via New Orleans & Illinois Central. Sunset Limited" finest train on earth; Mon- days and Thursdays. For further par tieulars, call at ticket office No. 20 and 22 North Center street, or at M. & P Depot. R. l.. BLACKMAN,
 Ticket Agent.
Arizona republican., 1896-12-20
MEXICAN CENTRAL RAILWAY.

From the sea to the clouds. Passing modern cities and ancient monuments. Standard gauge in everything man, agement, ideas and treatment of pa irons. The only line in the republic running Pullman palace buffet sleep ing cars between the capital and points in the United States. Cheap rates and prompt service. For full particulars call on or address J. F. Donohoe. Commercial agent. Fl Paso. Texas.
Arizona republican., 1896-12-20
CALIFORNIA EXCURSIONS.
Midwinter Excursions via s. F., P. &
 P. Railway

On December IT to 21, inclusive, we will sell round trip tickets to San Diego, California, at the very low rate of $25.95. Final limit of ticket thirty (3O) days from date of sale. Ticket office A West Washington street. E. W. Gillett, general agent; l.. H. Landis, ticket agent.
 Commencing Monday, october 19, and each Monday thereafter, Pullman tourist Aeeping car will leave Los An geles on train No. 2 and run through to St. Pssul via the Santa Fe to Kansas City, thence via Chicago & Great Western, arriving at St. Paul every Friday, 7:45 a. m. This sleeper passes Ash Fork every Tuesday morning Westbound. this car will leave St. Paul every Tuesday at a. m., arriving at Ash Fork every Friday at 7:15 p. m For further information regarding rates, berth reservations, etc., call at A West Washington street, Phoenix E. W. Gillett, general agent.
Arizona republican., 1896-12-20
MEXICAN CENTRAL RAILWAY.

On account of the American Medical congress will sell round trip tickets to Mexico City November 12 to 16 at rate of $6031, Mexican money, final limit returning December 31, 1896 For any additional information call on or write to J. F. Donohoe, commer- cial agent, Fl Paco, Texas.
Arizona republican., 1896-12-20
One Door West of Postoffice
CALL FOR CITY WARRANTS.

I will pay upon presentation, the following numbered city warrants of the issue of 1895, interest ceasing this 17th day of December, 1896: Nos. 259 to $50, both inclusive.
 l. M. CHRISTY,
 City Treasurer.